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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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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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8Mar | '13
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 3/4 – 3/8

By Marnise Tucker | Published: March 8, 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.  ****  In a letter to I.C.A.N.N, The American Association of Publishers criticized Amazon’s bid for “.book” domain names. (icannletter) In the can-do story of the week, German booksellers not only say they don’t like Kindle, they start selling an alternative–the Tolino. Mark Suchomel, President ... Read more

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14Dec | '12
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 12/10-12/14

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 14, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and 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 has released their list of 2012′s bestselling books…3 guesses as to who’s first? Barnes & Noble announced the closing of Tikatok, as well as a plan to close approximately 15 brick-and-mortar stores by April 2013. HarperCollins ... Read more

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7Dec | '12
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 12/3-12/7

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 7, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and 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 announced a new Amazon Marketing feature, Amazon Pages, which allows companies to integrate their presence on Amazon into social media & measure Amazon analytics. As per their settlement with the DOJ, Hachette has began to implement ... Read more

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5Dec | '12
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Libraries and Ebooks: An Australian Perspective

By Kate McKenzie | Published: December 5, 2012

  This is the first post by our new blogger, Kate McKenzie, based on research she’s done for her Masters in Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne. While there are differences between Australian and North American library systems and ebook policies, we’re excited to welcome Kate’s account of things in her hometown to help widen our picture of the way people are borrowing and reading around the world. **** Random House, one of the world’s biggest publishing houses, recently said that libraries do, in fact, ‘own’ their Random ... Read more

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30Nov | '12
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 11/26-11/30

By Liz Janetschek | Published: November 30, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and 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 announced the creation of Archway, their own self-publishing unit–to mixed reviews. Amazon Publishing will be hopping across the pond–the company announced the launch of a European division. McGraw Hill Education will be acquired by ... Read more

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12Nov | '12
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Publishing Lingo, Then and Now

By LauraL | Published: November 12, 2012

Every industry pretty much needs its own dictionary.  I have a friend in nursing, who, when talking about her job, could be speaking another language to me as far as I know. And the military is infamous for all its acronyms. Publishing is the same way–it can take several years to really become comfortable with all the new words. Interestingly, though, even though book professionals largely use the same words they’ve always used, the meanings of a lot of those words have changed in the past few years–along with publishing ... Read more

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9Nov | '12
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 11/5-11/9

By Liz Janetschek | Published: November 9, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and 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 experienced major technical glitches on Nov. 8, with almost all the ‘buy’ buttons for the Big 6 publishers rendered non-functional. No matter how you voted Tuesday, you’ve got to admit that this will be good…President ... Read more

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