News & Events- Interesting Read on one of the bigger publishing companies November 19, 2015http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/68492-six-months-sales-up-at-bloomsbury-but-earnings-dip.html
- Some more stats on self publishing November 14, 2015http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/self-publishing-maturing-up-17-last-year-in-the-u-s/
- Interesting Read on one of the bigger publishing companies November 19, 2015
Category Archives: Book Sales
A History Lesson
By the late 1500s the first widely recognized publishing house, House of Elzevir, arose. Five centuries later, their legacy is still reigns as writers of all backgrounds dump their manuscripts to publishers in a manner that can only be paralleled … Continue reading
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New York Bound Bookshop launches website
I am glad to see that an old favorite bookshop has at least established a virtual presence on-line. The Store: New York Bound Bookshop The New York Bound Books website www.newyorkboundbooks.com is a new resource dedicated to all things New … Continue reading
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62% say Twitter is a Fad - Huh?
Mike Shatzkin, who is always informative as well as entertaining opened the annual BISG Making Information Pay seminar with some results from the survey they sent out to publishing professionals. 62% say Twitter is a fad, soon to pass More … Continue reading
Publishers Weekly Gets Sold
Publishers Weekly has been acquired by PWxyz, LLC, a newly formed company headed by one-time PW publisher George Slowik. The acquisition includes the Web site Publishersweekly.com and Publishers Weekly Show Daily. The new company will retain all of PW’s editorial, … Continue reading
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Publishing Conferences of Note
Making Information Pay 2010 Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET Location: McGraw-Hill Auditorium, NYC URL: http://www.bisg.org/mip Publishing Business Conference and Expo Date: March 8–10, 2010 Location: Marriott Marquis Times Square, NYC URL: http://publishingbusiness.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=1af1c1c1-b104-4d22-9da1-3f27bb48a3e9 BISG & NISO … Continue reading
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association asks Publishers to keep Reps in the Field
The Board of Directors of The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association has written an open letter to Publishers and asked them not to cut Reps
Publishers are cutting field reps because of dwindling sales with independent bookstores. However sales are likely to fall even further if you don’t have a person helping the buyer make sensible decisions for their store. It baffles me that publishers are cutting their sales staff now when a sale is even harder to come by. Continue reading
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Borders Group Changes in The New Year
Borders Group has undergone many changes in the new year that publishers should be aware of. One part is a management changeup, and the other is the sharp decline in their sales. Holiday sales for the nine-week holiday period ending … Continue reading