Yawn No More: Americans and the Market for Foreign Fiction

As proven by the conversations at BookExpo America, American publishers, editors and readers may finally be coming around to embracing more foreign literature. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Design and marketing targeted at Creativity Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ chases erotica market

Hot on the heels of Cornerstone’s Fifty Shades of Grey, Penguin’s Michael Joseph has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BMS shortlists for Best Marketing Campaign

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound title on 2012 Fiction Uncovered list

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Orange to cease sponsorship of Fiction Prize

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New York books find foreign audience

TV shows and Hollywood blockbusters aren't America's only cultural exports. The book industry is also expanding overseas, according to a report released Friday by the Association of American Publishers that looks at book exports for the first time. Exports by U.S. publishers, which are dominated... Continue reading at Crains New York

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FSG, ‘Scientific American’ Roll Out New Imprint

Since Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Scientific American, both Macmillan brands, announced in fall 2010 that they were joining forces, Amanda Moon, senior editor of what is being called the Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux imprint, and Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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DeAgostini Publishing Tackles the U.S. Market

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phoenix Yard to expand fiction

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Goldsmith Row Book Market set for Sunday launch

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Sainsbury's ups profit and market share

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PPA Conference: Stylist editor reveals how free title competes in challenging market

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[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curious Fox signs first fiction titles

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The American Prospect Seeks $500,000 to Avoid Closure

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Steve Jobs' and 'The Help' dominate reading lists in many American cities

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Always a Market: BEA 2012

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Cosmo title targets a caliente market

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[ Crains New York | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Market Transformation Equals Challenges and Opportunities: Content Services in India 2012

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