Eoin Purcell
So much for our angst
The figures for week 52 of 2008 are in and the good news is that the Irish Consumer [books] Market crushed the 2007 figure both in volume and value terms.
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Eoin Purcell
Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat …
Please look at these two “books every X must read” lists. Both interest both fun and both hopelessly aspirational (though the…
Eoin Purcell
As a little add on to my post on the publishing recession. This is a total guessing game but it is worth a shot.
There are three weeks left in the year. Two of those weeks will be…
Eoin Purcell
First Things First
So I’ll get the shameless self promo out of the way from the get go. I heartily recommend my own addition to the Food & Drink genre, Our Grannies’ Recipes. It…
Eoin Purcell
First Things First
So I’ll get the shameless self promo out of the way from the get go. I heartily recommend my own addition to the Food & Drink genre, Our Grannies’ Recipes. It…
Eoin Purcell
Troubled Times
There is little point denying it, we are in the middle of some big changes in global publishing. It’s moments like this that remind you why working and living in…
Eoin Purcell
With thanks to Flickr user ulle.b & cc
Sensible decision?
I was going to write a post in the CBI Seminar on Children’s Publishing, but I think, David has it…
Eoin Purcell
In what can only be described as the biggest unsurprise of the year, the acquisition pause @ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt brought about a departure at leadership level, (the AP has…
Eoin Purcell
Our Grannies’ Recipes
I edited a book!
I might have mentioned it before, it is called Our Grannies’ Recipes and it has been on the market for 5 weeks. Somewhat…
Eoin Purcell
The New York Times writes on the future of the book
Totally frazzled and worn out after two hectic weeks I had a nice thought reading this today:
What should an old-fashioned…
