Happy Thanksgiving from Publishing Perspectives
Today is Thanksgiving — the day Americans take time to get together with family, cook an enormous meal, watch football, and (hopefully) take time to reflect ...
View ArticleHo Ho Humbug: Weather Delays German Overnight Book Deliveries
By Siobhan O’Leary Next day delivery nationwide is standard among German book wholesalers, giving small and large brick and mortar stores alike a chance to ...
View ArticleWhat Literary Charities Are You Supporting This Holiday Season?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story offers a heartwarming example of how one author turned adversity into an opportunity by donating her going-out-of-print editions to ...
View ArticleAre Seasonal “Pop-up” Bookstores the Answer to Sluggish Sales?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story profiles Berlin’s Dialogue Books, an English-language bookstore that was open for just six months — and then moved online. ...
View ArticleThank You For a Great Year in 2011
Thank you to our readers, colleagues, supporters and friends for making 2011 a success for Publishing Perspectives.
View ArticleWhat’s Your Favorite Book of 2011 That Nobody’s Talking About?
A good book lives on in memory. But isn’t it better if you can get others to read it, too? By Edward Nawotka The end ...
View ArticleIceland’s Jólabókaflóð: The Christmas Book Flood
In Iceland, the holiday season sees more than 800 books published and is responsible for 60-70% of all book sales in the country. The post Iceland’s Jólabókaflóð: The Christmas Book Flood appeared...
View ArticleRichard Charkin: Don’ts for Publishers in 2019
Change 'may be neither necessary nor useful,' Richard Charkin says, in contemplating the coming year for publishing companies. Skip the strategy meeting. The post Richard Charkin: Don’ts for Publishers...
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