The first quarter of 2015 sees the publication of several début novels, including books by new voices James Rice, Anna Smaill and Sara Taylor. Kate Howard, editorial director at Hodder, acquired Rice’s Alice and the Fly (15th January, £14.99), on exclusive submission from Karolina Sutton and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A greater percentage of independent booksellers reported that they enjoyed Christmas sales increases in 2014, compared to the previous two years, according to a survey by The Bookseller. In a separate survey by the Booksellers Association of 80 bookshops, 55% reported sales were up—compared... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended January 4, 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cornerstone's William Heinemann imprint has confirmed that its plan to publish Michel Houellebecq's new novel Submission this autumn is "unaltered". The controversial novel, newly released in France by Flammarion, imagines a future France with a Muslim president, and has come into sharpened... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pegasus nabs backlist Korean bestseller and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
July's upcoming book has received many positive reviews, with critics calling it 'compelling' and 'visionary,' though some felt that parts of the story were contrived and that some sections tried too hard to shock the reader. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association (PA) has appointed Brean Horne as policy and communications executive. Horne joins the PA following an internship at the BBC. She studied law at Sussex University, and comes to the PA via Creative Access, which provides opportunities for paid internships in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liu Ruilin discusses her innovative Beijing-based publishing house Imaginist Press and shares her views on design, culture and China's publishing future. The post Liu Ruilin on Imaginist Press and China’s Publishing Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pluto Press has acquired a study of curation by author and critic David Balzer, titled Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else. Editor David Shulman bought World English rights, excluding North America, from Coach House Press in Canada. Curationism is described as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
It was much easier to characterize the bestseller terrain in the two years before 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The future of Blinkbox books is unclear following the sale of Blinkbox movies to TalkTalk today (8th January). Tesco's trading statement for the 19 weeks to 3rd January revealed that Blinkbox had been sold to mobile and internet company TalkTalk, as mooted at the end of December. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corporation says revision began before Paris attack, but David Dimbleby still quotes out-of-date guidelines on Question TimeThe BBC is revising its own rules banning the representation of the prophet Muhammad “in any shape or form”, it has emerged after a Charlie Hebdo cover featured on BBC1’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newton-based TripAdvisor said Thursday it agreed to acquire a leading Dutch restaurant ratings website for an undisclosed sum. According to Dutch reports, the deal for Iens.nl was valued at $11.8 million, Reuters reported. Iens.nl allows people to book reviews through SeatMe, which was also... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Excitement is “already at fever pitch” for Clive Barker’s forthcoming Hellraiser book, Pan Macmillan publishing director Wayne Brookes has said. Brookes acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to The Scarlet Gospels in a joint deal with Macmillan imprint St Martin’s Press in the US through Janklow... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Fall of Language in the Age of English, by the Japanese novelist and scholar Minae Mizumura, has all the ingredients of a rage-read. Indeed, when it was published in Japan in 2008, it infuriated commentators, who dismissed Mizumura as “reactionary,” “jingoistic,” or “elitist” and swarmed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Successful publishing campaigns on Kickstarter raised nearly $22 million in 2014, despite a change that removed journalism projects from the publishing category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although the pace of acquisitions slowed in the second half of the year, 2014 proved to be very active for industry mergers and acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
As we kick off a new year, PW asked audio publishers to share their reflections on successes and trends of 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
As a preview to next week's Launch Kids track at the Digital Book World conference, download this free report on children's ebooks and fanfiction. The post Download this Report on Children’s Ebooks and Fanfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A mild winter in many parts of the country, combined with the lowest unemployment in six years and significantly reduced gas prices, resulted in a strong holiday season at most independent bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]