Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Tariffs have come to Hogwarts. Who gets to write about certain identities? Does the math behind Macmillan’s ebook embargo work?…Continue Reading
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Tagged #OwnVoices, Bloomsbury, ebook embargo, HMH, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, identity, Kindle Direct Publishing, library ebooks, licensing, Macmillan, tariffs
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. The New Yorker takes a look at the history and persistence of the literary magazine. Is it time to rethink…Continue Reading
With the ever-increasing importance of libraries as a way readers can discover new authors and books, and the growing popularity of digital access, we thought it was time to post a comprehensive update on libraries and ebook licensing. It’s important to recognize that the large majority of libraries license, rather than buy, their ebooks. This…Continue Reading
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PT thanks The Licensing Letter’s Ira Mayer for his reporting. Visiting the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March after an absence of a dozen or so years was a wonderful reminder of how vibrant an art form children’s books are. While the children’s book market is dominated by name brands (Disney, Marvel, Nickelodeon, etc., as…Continue Reading
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Tagged 39 Clues, art, Berenstein Bears, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bratz, Cartoon Network, children's, Chorion, Dark Horse, DC, Disney, Dr. Seuss, Dragon Ball Z, Edizioni Play Press, Egmont, Hasbro, HIT, Horrible Histories, Hyperion, Ira Mayer, Kellogg, Kids Licensing Forum, licensing, Lisa Edwards, Marvel, Mattel, Maurice Sendak, multimedia, Nickelodeon, Paragon, Plus Licens, Publications International, RAI, Rainbow, Ripley, Scholastic UK, Sesame, Sterling India, The Licensing Letter, United Media, Warner
Licensing International Expo 2008 landed June 10 at the Javits Center just in time for the summer’s first heat wave. Outside, temperatures hit nearly a hundred degrees. Inside, brands like Clifford, Goosebumps, and SpongeBob SquarePants were hot hot hot. In a cooling economy, though, how can retailers make sure consumers choose their brands? In his…Continue Reading
