Planning on a career as a writer? Getting started can be costly — advances are often elusive — so you’ll often have to dig into your own pockets to cover the cost of doing research. Doing that within your means is the key. He…
Magazine executive John T. Elduff recently paid $2,000 for the trademark rights of the once-renowned weekly Collier’s, which went bankrupt in the 1950s. His plans to bring it back to life as a print publication aim at folks who…
Lost book sales can’t be quantified, making it impossible to calculate e-piracy’s full economic impact. But the sheer number of illegal copies available for download gives an idea of the scope. It translates into a staggering a…
Barnes & Noble had its best holiday season in over a decade with store sales up 9.7% over last year, and online sales soaring a whopping 67%.
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The country’s second-largest book retailer had been counting on a Christmas miracle to rescue it from deep financial doldrums. But the holiday season played Scrooge instead. Now, confronting a liquidity shortfall, a bankruptcy …