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Richard Nash and Emily Cook Unveil New Company
The pair of publishing industry veterans have launched Cursor Marketing Services, which caters to international publishers distributing in the U.S.
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Southern Novelist Plans Bourbon Soaked Book Tour
Decatur Book Festival executive director Daren Wang's book tour for his debut novel has also become an excuse to seek out the best bourbon cocktail in the South.
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From MOOC to Bestselling Book
Professor Barbara Oakley's massive online open courses complement her books—and vice versa. Here's how.
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Startup OptiQly in Collaboration with Ingram
OptiQly, a marketing technology services startup provides “actionable intelligence for online retail.”
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Indie Pub Debuts Audiodrama Promoting Books
'Rewrites', a seven-episode audiodrama about a reality TV show which pits novelists against one another in a literary competition, will debut next week. Produced by the founders of the indie publisher Story Plant, the show was created to promote the house's books.
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How 'Diary of an Oxygen Thief' Went from Self-Published Obscurity to Bestsellerdom
The anonymous author of word-of-mouth hit 'Diary of an Oxygen Thief' created buzz for the book with a savvy marketing campaign.
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New PRH Website Will Match Books with Current Events
The new consumer-facing website from Penguin Random House pairs current events with relevant books from PRH as well as other publishers.
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Rodale Books Launches Week-Long Online 'Greatness Summit'
The health and wellness publisher has partnered with 'The School of Greatness' author Lewis Howes to offer free online content from 28 experts in subjects ranging from career to family to personal health.
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PBS Beefs Up Book Programming
After launching in November 2014, 'Book View Now,' the PBS show dedicated to all things books and publishing, is ramping up and diversifying its coverage of the industry.
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Harlequin Teen Gets Creative on Social for 'Legacy of Kings'
For 'Legacy of Kings,' the first book in Eleanor Herman’s new series, Harlequin Teen wanted to engage readers in a creative way. The result is something the publisher has dubbed a “digital oracle” that delivers nuggets of wisdom to readers via Twitter.
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At PW Event, Panel Argues that Libraries Are Vital Marketing Partners
At the PW discussion series event The Case for Libraries, moderator David Vinjamuri and a panel of experts argued that publishers and libraries are ideal marketing partners for books and authors.
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Book Publicity After Jon Stewart: A Vast PR Wasteland?
Jon Stewart’s decision to step down from the Daily Show later this year hit few people harder than book publicists.
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Chronicle Donates 10,000 Books in Record Time
Chronicle Books completed its third annual #GiveBooks campaign over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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HarperCollins Debuts Global Podcast Network
HarperCollins has launched HarperCollins Presents, a global podcast network that incorporates the publisher’s existing podcast programs such as BookD and HarperAudio Presents.
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All About ‘Gone Girl’
Last month, as fans eagerly awaited the October 3 premiere of David Fincher’s adaptation of "Gone Girl," they took to social media, making Gillian Flynn’s 2012 megabestseller the most buzzed-about title online in September.
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S&S Launches Books Category on Milq
Simon & Schuster is teaming with Milq, a new social media platform, to launch a Books category on the content curation venture.
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Rick Riordan's ‘Blood of Olympus’ Tops Social Media Book Chatter In August
In the run-up to its October 7 release, Rick Riordan’s "Blood of Olympus" was the most-talked-about book on social media in August.
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Harper Has New Indie Marketing Fund
HarperCollins has started what it is calling the HarperCollins Promotional Fund (HCPF), a program which will provide additional funds to help independent retailers market HC books.
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‘Fifty Shades’ All The Rage, Again
When the first trailer for the much-anticipated adaptation of E.L. James’s "Fifty Shades of Grey" dropped on July 24, it took the Internet by storm, becoming the most-watched YouTube preview of the year thus far.
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RWA Releases 'Novel Engagement' Romance App
In a move targeting the ever-booming market for romance fiction, the Romance Writers of America is releasing an app called Novel Engagement.