Playster, a digital multimedia streaming platform, will now sell ebooks from Simon & Schuster on a subscription basis. The post Playster Streaming Service to Offer Simon & Schuster Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hyde Park Editions is launching a new series of children’s books, The Hyde Park Squirrels, written by its m.d. Nick Croydon and illustrated by Petra Brown. The books are about two squirrels: Luke and Holly Bushytail. In the first book, Luke Goes to London, Luke leaves his rural life to go to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ridley Scott is on board to produce a film adaptation of Anita Moorjani’s book about her four-year battle against cancer (Hay House). Scott has teamed with Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi to option Dying To Be Me, which will be produced through Ridley Scott Films and Cara Films Ltd,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
At a press conference at this week's London Book Fair (14th April), Brian May revealed that he will publish a new book of 3-D Queen photos, Queen in 3-D (Autumn 2016), via his own publishing imprint, the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC). Only a handful of the photographs included in the book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first book acquired by Zaffre, the adult fiction imprint of Bonnier Publishing, has been optioned by Columbia Pictures for a film adaptation. Amy Pascal, a producer for the forthcoming "Ghostbusters", "Spider-Man", and Angelia Jolie's Cleopatra movie, is set to produce the film adaptation... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Book Fair underscored how Mexico — the 2015 Market Focus — offers a 'treasure trove' of writers barely known to the English speaking world. The post LBF Emphasizes Mexico’s Under-appreciated Literary Heritage appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booktrust has announced the second round of authors appearing at this year’s Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC), including Darren Shan, Sally Green and Kevin Brooks. Booktrust announced the names of 13 new authors taking part at a London Book Fair seminar entitled YALC: Ten Things We... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Athill will publish Alive, Alive Oh! next year, it is revealed, while O’Brien has a new novel about love on the wayDiana Athill published her previous memoir, a Costa award-winning, and bestselling, reflection on ageing and death, at the age of 90. Intending it to be her final book, she called... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this point, it's almost illegal if you don't describe Scribd as the Netflix of reading, which has just signed a new audiobook deal with Penguin Random House. The agreement gives the service access to 9,000 of the super publisher's library, includi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber creative director Lee Brackstone has secured world language rights to Harry Parker’s début, Anatomy of a Soldier, from Matthew Hamilton at Aitken Alexander. The novel is about the rehabilitation of a soldier following an IED blast, as told through 45 narrators, ranging from fellow... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Grayson Perry will design a collector’s edition tote bag for this year’s Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign. The Turner Prize-winning British artist’s design will be revealed at the BAMB launch on 8th October, which is also “Super Thursday”, the day on which a large number of publishers’ key... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will offer its audiobooks, though not its ebook titles, via the Scribd subscription service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Traditional vs. self-publishing has become a Civil War, says Philip Gwyn Jones, who will the topic at today's London Book Fair. The post Publishing Has Become a Civil War, says Prominent UK Editor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
With no single title emerging as the big book of the fair, we offer a rundown of some of the novels, and big nonfiction titles, people were talking about in London. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Alice Peterson has moved from Quercus to Simon & Schuster in a six-figure deal. S&S publishing director Jo Dickinson bought world rights to two novels from The Agency Group’s Diana Beaumont, in the latter’s first deal since joining the company from the Rupert Heath Literary Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published authors should know their book’s market and their “position in the industry” before pitching to retailers, panelists said at yesterday’s How to Sell Your Book seminar. Retailers Henry Layte, of The Book Hive in Norwich; Sheila O’Reilly, of Dulwich Books in London; and Matt Bates,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liz Thomson, founding editor of BookBrunch, is to step down from her role after the London Book Fair in order to devote more time to her musical interests. Thomson said: "I remain fascinated by the book trade but want to liberate myself from day-to-day news deadline. I've always been more... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has signed six-figure deals with fantasy writer Mark Lawrence and crime author Jane Casey. HarperVoyager’s Jane Johnson signed UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) to a trilogy by Lawrence for a “substantial” six-figure sum, in a deal with Ian Drury at Sheil Land. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Association of Writing Programs and Writers held its annual conference from April 9-11, and effectively took over the city of Minneapolis for four days. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wiley c.e.o. and president Steve Smith [pictured] has announced his retirement, with current chief operating officer Mark Allin set to take over the role. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]