“A blended field … Digital now part of our day-to-day thinking and planning” – Philip Jones, The Bookseller
Online sales are the enemy, and those readers who erred from the true path of righteousness and...
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We have laboured under a “prevailing myth” that publishers needed to move around (to) meet colleagues across the world – Philip Jones
“The importance of these spontaneous conversations that have always been a welcome byproduct of...
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UK: Bloomsbury hits 30% digital with 60% profits boost. The Bookseller, dismayed, says, “There is an upside”
“Swing that pendulum back to the 1980s immediately! We can’t have publishers...
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“’#fakefurt’ risks becoming just a moment that over time becomes a season and then a continuum” – Philip Jones, The Bookseller, on the digital Buchmesse
We should also be clear that the virtual Frankfurt is no fake, but rather the new reality. Even if...
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Audible UK doubles profit as audiobook sales slow in 2018. But claims the ebook bubble has burst is just wishful thinking from the UK Booksellers Association
After a 47% increase in sales in 2017, Amazon-owned Audible UK saw a rise in sales of only 38% in...
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Boldwood Books goes energetically global with simultaneous ebook, audiobook and POD, but will they still be leaving money on the table?
With a name like Boldwood Books one really wouldn’t expect anything less than a bold launch of a...
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Ireland: “A buoyant time for publishing. One of today’s most vibrant book markets.”
The Bookseller reports new appointments at the HarperCollins Dublin offices, as part of the...
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UK’s Bradford Lit Fest and USA’s Washington National Book Fest see record attendance
The UK’s Bradford Literature Festival launched in 2014 with a two-day event that attracted...
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UK small publishers find new ways to survive as chain bookstores turn them away
The Bookseller reports today that British and international smaller publishers are finding many UK...
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British publishing needs more working class stories, more diversity and more colouring books. Apparently.
Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller, blogs this week on the British Christmas trade. I stress...
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Waterstones to open five new bookstores in time for Christmas. Barnes & Noble, please take notes
As Barnes & Noble continues to struggle, management will be looking on enviously as its...
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Trad published author caught in KU scam. Amazon pulls her book and leaves fakes up
It seems rarely a month passes without David Gaughran exposing how scammers are milking...
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