Imprimatur Publishing Consultants

22/10/2024

Highlighting new indy bookstores

In the Central Eastside Industrial District of Portland, Ore., Patrick Leonard has opened Postcard Bookshop, a store featuring global literature and culture, children’s titles, and sidelines including journals and games for people on the move.

19/10/2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/96251-frankfurt-book-fair-2024-a-feeling-of-optimism.html

In what has been generally a drama-free event, the focus at this year's fair was on doing deals as the international publishing business settles into a post-pandemic rhythm.

05/09/2024

15/03/2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/94590-more-challenges-arise-at-barnes-noble-education.html

Barnes & Noble Education reported higher sales and lower losses in the quarter ended January 27, 2024, but those results were overshadowed by news that the company continues to struggle to find ways to shore up its financial position.

15/03/2024

London Book Fair closes; 30,000 attendees

The administration of the 2024 London Book Fair is reporting some 30,000 visitors for its three-day industry trade show, just closed…

14/03/2024

"Findings showed that as students moved between locations, they also transited across devices, platforms, and formats, making use of different print and digital resources for varied ways of reading. Their ability to ‘style-shift’ flexibly across the boundaries of school and personal spaces, various devices and platforms allowed them to independently optimise reading as a resource for their everyday leisure, information seeking, and learning purposes."

Juggling formats of print vs. digital for books, have developers simply given up on whether there's room to improve navigation and design?

14/03/2024

These Chef de Cuisine interviews have some really nice takeaways

Robert Harington talks to Dr. Amy Brand of MIT Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

14/03/2024

Mx3 Barcelona, a gathering of high-profile media-curious delegates, was an off-the-record event on 12 and 13 March. This format allows media leaders to

14/03/2024

London Book Fair, Day One

The 2024 industry-facing London Book Fair opened on March 12 with busy, boisterous trade-meeting energy and a new emphasis on programming…

04/03/2024

Support our indie bookstores!

Monstera's Books will open tomorrow, March 5, in the old Wyldewood Cellars building at 7930 Floyd St. in downtown Overland Park, Kan. In an

04/03/2024

Robert Harington talks to Niko Pfund of Oxford University Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for- profit sectors of our industry.

04/03/2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/01/1234226098/in-georgia-a-bill-to-cut-all-ties-with-the-american-library-association-is-advan

Several other states have made moves to disassociate from the nation's oldest library professional association. But Georgia's bill, the first of its kind in the nation, goes further than the others.

16/02/2024

For book business lovers! An exceptional, pencil-signed etching by Albert Geudens, of the original book printing press of the Christophe Plantin printing house in Antwerp, Belgium, home to the two oldest book printing presses in the world. Plantin (c. 1520-89) was arguably the most highly regarded printer and publisher of his time, and his family successfully continued his printing business for several generations. The Plantin-Moretus printing establishment in Antwerp, Belgium, became a museum and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Measuring 11.5" x 9" sight and 17.5" x 15" in a simple, aged, wood frame, matte, and behind glass, it is in very good condition for a work well over 100 years old. Note the water stains (see attached photos) in three corners of the matte, none of which impact the integrity of the work or the author signature.

Albert Geudens (January 3, 1869 in Mechelen–March 28, 1949 in Schaerbeek) was a Belgian portrait and genre painter, etcher, watercolorist, pastelist and draughtsman. He was born to painter Jean François Geudens and Anne-Maria-Ludwina (née Polspoel) Geudens.

Geudens was a student of Willem Geets at the Mechelen Academy of Fine Arts from 1890-1891. He continued his studies at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen with Albrecht De Vriendt. Geudens mainly painted views of Mechelen and interiors of churches and béguinages (architectural complexes for lay religious communities), as well as bourgeois salons and portraits. He repeated the same themes in his etchings. He exhibited at art salons in Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Barcelona and Venice. Geudens married Fernande Jeanne (née Warnie) Geudens on October 31, 1908 in Brussels, Belgium. He died on March 28, 1949 in Schaerbeek (Brussels), Belgium.

Though multiple works by Geudens have come to auction since the late 90s, almost all are oil on canvas. None are etchings, making this an unique and rare work. His oils and other paintings have hammered for prices to $3,556 and average $5.76 per sq. inch.

Color: Black, White
Genre: Modern European Art
Media: Etching
Style: Realism
Theme: Historical
Width: 15" (38 cm)
Height: 17.5" (44 cm)
Origin: Belgium • Belgian
Age: Early 20th Century
Item type: Antique

Price: US$225

https://www.rubylane.com/item/2183617-IFA-000363/16th-century-printshop-Plantin-Belgium-pencil?search=1&t=047a2396

10/02/2024

A push to emphasize the Sciences of Reading statewide in NY

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will push for schools to reemphasize phonics in literacy education programs, a potential overhaul that comes as many states are revamping curriculums amid low reading scores

08/02/2024

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/94265-independent-publishers-group-finds-some-new-directions.html

The biggest independent distributor in the U.S. sees opportunity in 2024 both here and in the U.K., where it has finally stabilized its United International Distribution arm—and hopes to fill an Amazon-size hole in the market.

08/02/2024

We'll emphasize once again - have you looked into Spotify Premium audiobooks?

The streaming company says its payout model is competitive, but the Society of Authors has raised doubts about whether authors ultimately benefit

08/02/2024

The last five words of the article title are worth noting. The digital sales also drove down returns, helping them reach the 4% number.

HarperCollins global revenues grew 4% to $550m (£436m) in the three months to 31st December 2023, compared to the same period last year. 

08/02/2024

Really thought-provoking read, especially in light of the recent SAGE Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology journal issues around mifepristone research integrity and the wholly agenda-driven US District Judge Kacsmaryk.

How can we optimize the peer review process, and what role should AI play?