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E-Books Accelerate Paperback Publishers' Release Dates - 1 views

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shared by arnie Grossblatt on 01 Aug 11 - No Cached

arnie Grossblatt on 01 Aug 11

E-books competing with paperbacks.

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The Long Goodbye? The Book Business and its Woes - 0 views

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shared by arnie Grossblatt on 04 Jun 09 - Cached

hree centuries ago, John Locke agreed that we shouldn't base our freedom to read books on the proclaimed good offices of the business itself. "Books seem to me to be pestilent things," he wrote in 1704, "and infect all that trade in them...with something very perverse and brutal. Printers, binders, sellers, and others that make a trade and gain out of them have universally so odd a turn and corruption of mind, that they have a way of dealing peculiar to themselves, and not conformed to the good of society, and that general fairness that cements mankind."
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arnie Grossblatt on 04 Jun 09

Book publishers have always predicted that the end was nigh. When it does come they will have only themselves to blame.

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What Scholarly Publishers Can Learn from Bookish - 0 views

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shared by Ryan Holman on 14 Feb 13 - No Cached

Ryan Holman on 14 Feb 13

Bookish is a new online service for discovering and purchasing books. It's a joint venture of three of the largest trade publishers: Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Penguin. (Penguin will shortly be merging with Random House.)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bookish is a new online service for discovering and purchasing books. It's a joint venture of three of the largest trade publishers: Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Penguin. (Penguin will shortly be merging with Random House.) </div>

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Survey Shows Publishing Expanded Since 2008 - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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arnie Grossblatt on 10 Aug 11

a large survey conducted by two major trade groups, revealed that sales of e-books and juvenile and adult fiction have helped the publishing industry expand.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a large survey conducted by two major trade groups, revealed that sales of e-books and juvenile and adult fiction have helped the publishing industry expand.</div>

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E-Sales Resume Uptrend with a Vengeance | - 2 views

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shared by arnie Grossblatt on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached

Trade eBook sales were $40,800,000 for July, a 250% increase over the previous July’s $16,300,000. The previous high was $31,900,000
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arnie Grossblatt on 21 Sep 10

E-books monthly sales up 250% over same month last year, and highest monthly sales ever recorded.

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Newest Aptara Survey Charts Changes in E-book Market - 0 views

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shared by Matt Mayer on 22 Sep 11 - No Cached

Matt Mayer on 22 Sep 11

Aptara Corp.'s third annual e-book survey of book publishers found a rapid increase in sales and title output, especially among trade houses, but questions still need to be resolved about e-readers, formats, and standards.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Aptara Corp.'s third annual e-book survey of book publishers found a rapid increase in sales and title output, especially among trade houses, but questions still need to be resolved about e-readers, formats, and standards.</div>

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Perseus Signs with Espresso - 0 views

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shared by Davia Grant on 22 Nov 11 - No Cached

Davia Grant on 22 Nov 11

The Perseus Books Group will make "a wide array" of its titles available through the Espresso Book Machine, and its 250 distribution clients will also be able to offer titles through the machine. Perseus follows HarperCollins as the second major trade house to offer a selection of its titles through EBM.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Perseus Books Group will make "a wide array" of its titles available through the Espresso Book Machine, and its 250 distribution clients will also be able to offer titles through the machine. Perseus follows HarperCollins as the second major trade house to offer a selection of its titles through EBM.</div>

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AAP Reports 2.8% Decrease in Book Sales in 2008 - 0 views

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shared by arnie Grossblatt on 01 Apr 09 - Cached

arnie Grossblatt on 01 Apr 09

No industry is recession proof, but a decline of 2.8% looks fairly modest by comparison to other industries. Caveats for this report - it's based on 81 publishers, and includes segments that had solid growth (paperbacks).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">No industry is recession proof, but a decline of 2.8% looks fairly modest by comparison to other industries. Caveats for this report - it's based on 81 publishers, and includes segments that had solid growth (paperbacks).</div>

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Rowman & Littlefield Launches Web site Covering All Imprints - 0 views

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shared by Davia Grant on 22 Nov 11 - No Cached

Davia Grant on 22 Nov 11

The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc. (RLPG) has launched a new Web site to encompass all of its publishing programs: www.rowman.com. The site features the company's ten main imprints: AltaMira Press, Bernan Press, Government Institutes, Ivan R. Dee, Jason Aaronson, Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield Education, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Scarecrow Press, and Taylor Trade Publishing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc. (RLPG) has launched a new Web site to encompass all of its publishing programs: <a href="http://www.rowman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.rowman.com</a>. The site features the company's ten main imprints: AltaMira Press, Bernan Press, Government Institutes, Ivan R. Dee, Jason Aaronson, Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield Education, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Scarecrow Press, and Taylor Trade Publishing.</div>

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'Cuckoo's Calling' Reveals Long Odds for New Authors - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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shared by arnie Grossblatt on 30 Aug 13 - No Cached

arnie Grossblatt on 30 Aug 13

Interesting piece on the challenges for first time authors

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