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The change to Italy's '18App' 'culture voucher' reportedly cost Italy's book business some €62.7 million, per AIE. The post Mauri School: Italy’s Book Trade Down 23.2 Million Units in 2024 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .Friday, January 31, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
First up in the International Prize for Arabic Fiction's 'Creative Writing Nadwa' event series is a workshop on editing. The post In Jordan: A First IPAF Workshop Is Focused on Editing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .Friday, January 31, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
One minute of advertising during the year’s most televised event is $14 million. It is a steal for most corporate advertisers, but for authors looking to spend just a hundred bucks for digital advertising, or even a few grand on print...Friday, January 31, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
Eve Hill-Agnus and Gregory Elliott are the winners of the 2024 Albertine Translation Prize for French-to-English translation. The post The Albertine Translation Prize Honors Two 2024 Award Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .Friday, January 31, 2025 from Children's Book Council
Explore both some familiar and perhaps not so familiar holidays with these new books from our January Hot Off the Press List.Thursday, January 30, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
Scotland's Highland Book Prize longlist features nonfiction, fiction, and poetry this year, an award for trade publishers and authors. The post Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Names Its Longlist appeared first on Publishing...Thursday, January 30, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
1. What inspired you to write this book? I wanted something to change my world, a painting that would make that happen. I wanted something I ’ d never seen before in the art world. I used to sit for hours late...Thursday, January 30, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
Peirene Press and Two Lines Press are teaming up to produce and publish the winner of this year's Stevns Translation Prize. The post A UK-US Translation Prize Opens the 2025 Offer: The Stevns appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
Andy Hunter on ebook sales at Bookshop.org: 'We're focused on keeping bookstores afloat and helping them flourish in the digital age.' The post Bookshop.org, Turning 5 Years Old, Adds an Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing...Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
The acquisition of Libreka by Denmark's WeDoBooks means 'the right combination of price models,' according to WeDoBooks' Lasse Nyrup. The post Denmark’s WeDoBooks Acquires Germany’s Libreka appeared first on Publishing...Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
'Publishers will remain involved throughout the implementation process' of a new German-Dutch Bookwire-CB partnership, the companies say. The post The Netherlands’ CB in Distribution Deal with Bookwire appeared first on Publishing...Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
According to Publishers Weekly , four books sold over one million copies last year. When it published the list of 2024’s Top Ten, I noticed a number of patterns. First, fiction is way popular than non-fiction...Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
The arrival of the Year of the Snake coincides with an upturn in sales impact from Web novels in China's fiction lists. The post China’s December Bestsellers: Web Novels and Colorful Snakes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from Publishing Perspectives
The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature honors Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Arab-African cultural roots. The post Sharjah’s New African Literature Festival Honors Wole Soyinka appeared first on Publishing...Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
1. What are your two poetry books about? In ‘Eloise and Other Verses’ ‘Dance Cockie Dance’, ‘Moving House’, ‘Daybreak’, ‘-----Untitled-----’ and the longer poems are about characters experiencing loss and sometimes about the effect...Monday, January 27, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
Having conducted thousands of book publicity campaigns, a number of marketing truths have repeatedly made themselves apparent, so I would like to share them with you. 1. Repetition gets remembered. Repetition gets...Sunday, January 26, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
1. What inspired you to write this book? I am originally from the Chicago land area. I grew up with plans to play baseball for the Chicago Cubs or White Sox during the season and be an auto mechanic during the winter months in...Saturday, January 25, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
1. What inspired you to write this book? You may find it hard to believe, I admit I am not an avid book reader and sadly most of the 600 plus...Friday, January 24, 2025 from Children's Book Council
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No genre has more popularity than romance books. These books traditionally outsell other novels. It has been that way for many years. From mega-selling authors Danielle Steele and Nora Roberts, to EL James and Beverly Jenkins,...Thursday, January 23, 2025 from Children's Book Council
Q&A with the EVP and Deputy Publisher of Quirk BooksThursday, January 23, 2025 from BookMarketingBuzzBlog
Millions of authors will take a variety of paths this year to market and promote their books. Hope is not a strategy. You need to have a thought-out, actionable approach to selling your book. Some will do nothing and pray...