Want More Info on Irish Publishing?

In Global Trade Talk by Hannah Johnson

By Hannah Johnson

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Your in luck because Eoin Purcell, blogger and publishing consultant, has just launched a new Web site called Irish Publishing News. The new site will aggregate links about publishing in Ireland and “feature news stories, interviews and thought provoking essays,” according to Purcell.

You should start with the analysis of Ireland’s book sales, which concludes that the top 1,000 bestselling titles in Ireland “accounted for only .36% of the books available to buy [but] represented 33.6% of the Volume and 32.2% of the value.”

Purcell also gives us the week’s bestsellers in Ireland and says that O’Brien Press will begin a marketing initiative with Kelloggs to promote its books on cereal boxes.

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About the Author

Hannah Johnson

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Hannah Johnson is the publisher of international book industry magazine Publishing Perspectives, which provides daily information and news about book markets around the world. In addition to building partnerships with international cultural and trade organizations, she works with the Frankfurt Book Fair to organize and support a number of its overseas initiatives. Hannah has also worked as the managing editor for an online media company, The Hooch Life, focused on craft distillers and cocktail experts. Prior to that, she worked as a project manager for the Frankfurt Book Fair’s New York office, managing various business and marketing activities.