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17May | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 5/13 – 5/17

By Lena Morris | Published: May 17, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. **** Amazon workers in Germany set to strike for pay and benefits after trade union Verdi refused to impliment a collective agreement on employee conditions. E-Book sales, (especially in the romance genre, given that it was The Year of Fifty Shades), significantly boosted ... Read more

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10May | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 5/6 – 5/10

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: May 10, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. **** Rumors fly that Microsoft might acquire the rest of the Nook business; Barnes & Noble stock subsequently becomes a bestseller. Amazon blazes trails eastward (or, given that they’re in Seattle, westward?) to China The US Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, ... Read more

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3May | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 4/29 – 5/3

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: May 3, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. **** A little bit of closure (or at least settlement) for Macmillan, that underdog of the Big 6′s battle with the DOJ. Simon & Schuster turns out to be a comeback kid: despite ongoing strife with B&N, they pulled up their profits ... Read more

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26Apr | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 4/22 – 4/26

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: April 26, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. **** The Senate moved forward with the Marketplace Fairness Act, a.k.a. the Tax Laws Apply to Online Retailers, Too Act. Canada has (very politely) approved the Random Penguin merger. Avon Romance joins the gang of romance publishers making it easier for aspiring ... Read more

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19Apr | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 4/15 – 4/19

By Marnise Tucker | Published: April 19, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. ****  Simon & Schuster has decided to give chicken libraries a chance, and announced the launch of a one-year ebook pilot program with three New York library systems. Higher learning for the shorter reader: The University of South Carolina Press has launched a ... Read more

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12Apr | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 4/8 – 4/12

By Marnise Tucker | Published: April 12, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.  **** Publisher Peter Campbell-Copp  of Historical Pages, received 6 months in jail for book fraud having plead guilty to 16 felonies and 4 misdemeanors. 0.O William Morrow, publisher of the late, award-winning writer and cultural icon Ray Bradbury, announces the release of 16 of Bradbury’s classic ... Read more

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5Apr | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 4/1 – 4/5

By Marnise Tucker | Published: April 5, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.  **** The EU says it’s a G-O, approving the Random House/Penguin merger. A good week for young, self-starting digital authors: Chronicle Books signed a first-time 22-year-old author for The Great Tumblr Book Search and Random House Children’s Books will publish 17 year-old Beth Reekles’ YA novel, The Kissing ... Read more

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29Mar | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 3/25 – 3/29

By Marnise Tucker | Published: March 29, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.  **** The leading book-centric social media network, Goodreads, has been acquired by Amazon. This comes 7 weeks after Bookish, the book discovery and e-commerce website launched in February. If your looking for a Simon & Schuster title, Barnes and Nobles might not be the best place ... Read more

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22Mar | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 3/18 – 3/22

By Marnise Tucker | Published: March 22, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.  **** Bowker announced a new study with the spoiler-alert title: “E-Reading Habits Drive Market Share Growth of e-Retailers,” with data on both the U.S. and U.K. book markets. It’s a book! It’s a website! It’s a longform! Amazon has released the new ‘Send to Kindle’ Button. ... Read more

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15Mar | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 3/11 – 3/15

By Marnise Tucker | Published: March 15, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.  **** University Press of Florida has purchased  Seaside Publishing  known for it’s travel and cooking novels. After Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) major criticism of Random House’s contracts RH has made changes to their Hydra, Alibi, LoveSwept and Flirt imprint contracts, offering two formats he original profit ... Read more

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