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A New Playbook At First Book
The D.C.-based organization is looking for ways to keep up with demand for the books it's been putting into the hands of children in need since 1992.
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Inside National Geographic's Explorers’ Archive
National Geographic boasts a library bursting with information on exploration.
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The Making of ‘The Presidents’
C-SPAN used a team approach to release its 10th publication, which was published in April.
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Looking Beyond Books In the Nation's Capital
Washington, D.C., publishers are embracing multimedia, with books at the center.
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Looming Tariffs Cloud Printing Picture
With a public hearing set for June 17 on proposed 25% tariffs on $300 billion of goods—including books—imported from China, the publishing industry is gearing up to make its case to exclude books from the tax.
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Dutton Will Drop Linda Fairstein
The PRH imprint and author have terminated their publishing relationship, a representative of the imprint has confirmed.
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Ramin Named Brandeis University Press Director
Sue Berger Ramin, former associate publisher at David R. Godine, has been named to the newly created position of director of Brandeis University Press.
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Viking, Penguin, Pamela Dorman Team to Offer Lifestyle Books
The Penguin Random House units will team up to create a new publishing program across all three imprints specializing in inspiration, lifestyle, healthy living, and personal development books.
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In Sourcebooks, PRH Finds a New Way to Grow
In taking a 45% stake in the Illinois publisher, Penguin Random House can let a good thing be and benefit at the same time.
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Kickstarter Campaign for Book on Abortion Surpasses Goal
Haymarket Books will publish an anthology of fiction, poetry, and literary essays in 2020 after a successful Kickstarter campaign enabled its editor to pay the permission fees required to reprint iconic writings about abortion.
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Chronicle Books Forms Chronicle Chroma
Beginning this fall, Chronicle Chroma will publish books on the visual arts and pop culture, and will be headed by Steve Crist and Gloria Fowler.
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Amazon Publishing Turns 10
Since its launch in 2009, Amazon’s publishing group has developed a backlist of 10,000 titles, and 40 of its authors have reached more than one million readers each.
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'Mueller Report' Has Third Bestseller
Melville House’s mass market paperback edition of 'The Mueller Report' sold 13,538 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to NPD BookScan, easily making it BookScan’s top-selling mass market paperback last week.
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Michael Wolff Returns With a Sequel to 'Fire and Fury'
Henry Holt will publish 'Siege: Trump Under Fire' on June 4.
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FSG Nabs Chelsea Manning's Memoir
Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish Chelsea Manning's memoir in winter 2020. Acquiring editor Colin Dickerman said the memoir “will, for the first time, allow readers to experience the full depth, breadth, and weight of her journey."
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Big Trade Houses Start 2019 Strong
Four major publishers posted first-quarter gains—and some of them were huge.
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Patreon Looks to Satisfy Creators and Investors
The membership-powered crowdfunding website has added new service tiers and pricing beginning this month for new members, including new pro and premium levels designed for high-volume creative projects.
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Publishers Turn to Chapbooks to Create Buzz
In an increasingly digital era, a handful of publishers are opting for a decidedly analog marketing tool for some of their bigger titles: the chapbook.
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Rhode Island ACLU Sues Over Tax Law that Discriminates Against Nonfiction Authors
The suit revolves around a 2013 law designed to help creative workers in the state by offering authors, composers and artists in Rhode Island a sales tax exemption. But in a bizarre twist, the state’s tax officials have ruled that the tax break applies only to authors of fiction, because nonfiction is not “creative and original.”
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New Owner and Management Team for David R. Godine
Longtime Boston publisher David R. Godine is stepping down at the end of the year from his eponymous publishing house, and new owner William N. Thorndike is already beginning to shape the press.
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