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English-language markets are, in many respects, leading the way when it comes to digital content and book publishing innovation. Find information about trends, new developments and issues in these areas.

Success with Erotica, 3D Sex App Leads Publisher to Meet the Queen

Hazel Cushion started the company as a single mother of triplets.

Welsh publisher Xcite Press offers short, erotic fiction that has found great success targeting older women — and has even been honored by the Queen.

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In Publishing Novel, London Science Museum Applies Practice to Theory

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Tony White discusses the inspiration and workflow behind his new climate change novel published for mobile and other platforms by the Science Museum in London.

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Amazon’s Huge London HQ Says “Publishing Revolves Around Us Now”

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Amazon’s massive new HQ in historic central London is nothing short of symbolic, and will overshadow neighboring Penguin, Faber, S&S UK, and Bloomsbury.

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Penguin Random House, the “Following Four,” and the Future of Competition

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When Penguin and Random House merge, the company will publish half the trade books in the USA. How can the rest of the industry compete? And what will be the impact on Amazon?

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As BookExpo America Opens, Industry Concerns Remain Largely Unchanged

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The opening keynote of BookExpo America suggests the top concerns facing the US book market in 2013 remain much the same: ebooks, self-publishing, and how to win readers.

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Putting the Brand Before the Book Produces Profits

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Helen Nathan came up with a brand and marketing plan before for her series of baking books for kids before the books were written. Today, licensing deals yield 4x her book royalties.

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How Do You Like Your Classic Lit: In a Ball Gown or Lingerie?

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Penguin and Clandestine Classics have very different takes on how to lure buyers into buying new editions of classic literature: one amps up the class, the other, the crass.

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El Paso’s Cinco Puntos Breaches Border with Bilingual Books

Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a mainstay of the catalog.

The El Paso-based publisher of this year’s PEN/Faulkner Award, has carved a niche as a purveyor of bilingual books in translation by focusing on the US-Mexico border region.

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At LBF, Authors Encouraged to Think Like Entrepreneurs

Polly Courtney is best known for "firing" her publisher Avon for their "demeaning" book covers.

Self-publishing has taken hold in the UK and two authors at the London Book Fair encouraged writers to consider DIY, offering observations and advice applicable to all.

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There’s No Such Thing as “Normal,” say UK Publishing CEOs

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Several UK CEOs set the agenda going into next week’s London Book Fair. Top of the list: communicating with consumers and coping with the relentless pace of change in publishing.

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