The Millbrook, N.Y., bookstore, toy store, and art gallery, which opened on New Year’s Day 1988, is the latest indie to go on the market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Incoming Foyles c.e.o. Paul Currie has told The Bookseller his new role is "oozing with opportunity", with "much more work to be done." Currie, a former Hamleys c.o.o. and Molton Brown retail executive, said he is ready to grow the Foyles business to “realise the potential of its brand” and,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Glen Moreno is preparing to step down from his role as chairman of Pearson after a decade, according to Sky News. Sources told the broadcaster that Pearson's nominations committee had enlisted JCA Group, a City headhunting firm, to oversee the process of recruiting Moreno's successor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Police have raided Amazon’s headquarters in Tokyo following complaints about the wide availability of child pornography on its website. In a statement to The Bookseller, Amazon said it is co-operating fully with the police. “We don’t permit illegal items on our site, and we have systems and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pavilion has signed a book by “The Great British Sewing Bee” finalist Chinelo Bally. Bally was a runner-up in the second series of the show, aired on BBC Two in 2014. Amy Christian, senior commissioning editor at Pavilion, bought world rights from Stuart Cooper of Metrostar Media Limited. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
US marines veteran Phil Klay, whose short story collection about the Iraq war won a National book award, chooses his favourite books about homecoming after conflictI’ve spent years trying to untangle my feelings about returning from war, and I’m hardly the only veteran writer to do so. In his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ever get stuck at the bar waiting for your friends to show up? That’s when I usually whip out my tablet and start catching up on reading. And since Google Play Books lets me upload PDFs and ebooks I’ve purchased elsewhere, I’ve always got something new to read on hand.It’s easy to get your own... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Robert Harris calls on the BBC to give books more coverage "at a time when they're really fighting like crazy for a bit of space". Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
All seven Harry Potter books as well as the Hogwarts Library, the three additional books Rowling wrote about the Harry Potter world, are now available on Oyster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four new books from spirituality and religion publishers address the practical and spiritual benefits of tossing, reordering, and simplifying. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster in the US has launched a new literary fiction imprint called Scout Press. The list will launch with literary agent Bill Clegg’s debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family, set for release on 15th September this year. Scout Press will be part of the Gallery Books Group, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The judges of the 2015 Branford Boase have longlisted 18 "very varied" books for this year’s award, including the YA Book Prize-shortlisted Trouble by Non Pratt (Walker Books) and Half Bad by Sally Green (Penguin). The Branford Boase is given every year to the author and editor of a debut... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has launched a competition for schools to win a workshop with Harry Potter jacket illustrator Jonny Duddle as part of Harry Potter Book Night, which will take place on the 5th February. To win the workshop, pupils must design a new "chocolate frog" card. The cards, which feature... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unlike Blinkbox Movies and Blinkbox Music, Tesco hasn't found a buyer for its underperforming Blinkbox Books service. We expected the ebook platform to quietly fade into the night, along with customers' purchases, but it seems Tesco has a parting gi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk (Jonathan Cape), winner of last year's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, has won the £30,000 Costa Book of the Year Award. The book's triumph was announced this evening (Tuesday 27th January) at a ceremony in central London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin Pro Bull Riders, debuting in May 2015, will feature PBR riders on the cover. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nobrow's first app launches with seven titles, with plans to add two more per month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tesco, the U.K. retail giant and parent company of ebook retailer Blinkbox Books, has reached an agreement that will keep the digital operation in business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eleanor Catton showed "bad form" by speaking out against the New Zealand Book Awards, its organiser says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Macdonald wins the Costa Book Awards Book of the Year 2014 for her book H is for Hawk. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]