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H&S wins auction for Joey Essex

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired an autobiography from The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) star Joey... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Author Fair’s Debut: Change Agents

Porter Anderson reports on the inaugural London Author Fair conference in Covent Garden and looking at the role agents might play for self-publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vook Debuts Free E-book Sales Tracking Service

Vook, a digital publishing and distribution platform, is launching Author Control, a new data service that allows authors and publishers to track ebook sales and unit downloads across every major retail channel. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meat Industry 1, Obama Administration 0

This essay is excerpted from The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business, by Christopher Leonard, published by Simon & Schuster. Read another excerpt from The Meat Racket, about how Tyson keeps chicken prices high. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Signs Library E-Book Deal

Under the new partnership the publisher will provide ebooks directly to the Douglas County Libraries at a flat discount, which will then own, and host the content on its own proprietary system for ebook lending. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont buys two from Heathfield

Egmont has bought two YA novels by Brighton-based author Lisa Heathfield. Fiction editorial... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram Buys CourseSmart

In deal that unites two of the largest players in the digital college textbook field, Ingram’s VitalSource Technologies has acquired the assets of CourseSmart. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Startups Tackle Ebook Gifting, Data Mining

Tech is returning dividends to publishing, with Valobox's 'Gift an Ebook' program and Bookseer's advanced social media data mining and price analytics. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hungry Girl Diet' Tops Amazon a Month Before Pub

The upswing in preorders followed a promotional email sent by St. Martin's to the Hungry Girl subscriber list of 1.2 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Osprey creates games division

Military history publisher Osprey Publishing is to create a dedicated games division to develop... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: March 3, 2014

Sanj Kharbanda has been promoted to senior v-p, digital markets for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chalice Press Acquires Book by Minister Defrocked for Marrying Gay Son

Chalice Press has acquired a book by United Methodist pastor Frank Shaefer, who was defrocked in December for officiating at his gay son’s marriage six years ago. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Bradbury quits BBC's Countryfile for ITV show

Presenter says she has been heavily involved in development of new five-part series about Britain's landscapeCountryfile presenter Julia Bradbury is quitting the BBC Sunday evening show and has signed up to join a rival ITV show.Bradbury has presented Countryfile for nearly five years, helping... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher's disputed will could affect the newspapers she loved

A legal battle is being fought over the will of the late newspaper publisher, Deirdre Romanes, that could affect the future of the titles she loved. Romanes, who was chief executive of the Dunfermline Press group, died in 2010 with an estate estimated, according to HoldTheFrontPage, at £4.6m.In... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F+W, Hubert Burda Media in Joint Venture

F+W Media Inc. and the Germany-based Hubert Burda Media have entered into a 50-50 joint venture to run the brand Burda Style in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the U.K. digital activities of Burda Style. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon signs Michele Gorman

HarperCollins' Avon imprint has signed two books by Michele Gorman. Senior commissioning... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friends of St. Mark’s Launch Indiegogo Campaign

The East Village bookstore is stepping up its fundraising efforts for the store's impending move and transition to a nonprofit event space. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finalists Named for PW Bookstore of the Year

Booksellers from the Midwest and the West Coast dominate this year's shortlist for the 22nd annual award. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bibliomotion Partners with Think Tank

The Boston-based startup announced a partnership with charitable think tank, Insight Labs. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Do Data Brokers Know About Me?

This essay is excerpted from Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance, by Julia Angwin, published by Times Books. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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