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Kobo Teams with Bella Andre for French Translations

Author Bella Andre has struck a deal with Kobo that will give the e-bookseller exclusive rights to the French translation of some of her titles for a three month period. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Birds Maker Hatches In-Game Video Ad Plan

Angry Birds is getting ready to introduce in-game digital video ads in an expansion of its advertising products that the company will unveil soon, according to Michele Tobin, Rovio’s head of advertising. Tobin told Adweek today that the company’s games provide premium inventory for video... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys Johnny Rotten memoir

Simon & Schuster has signed the world rights to a new autobiography by Sex Pistols singer... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Decline Slowed in 2013

Bookstore sales fell to $13.19 billion in 2013, down 1.6% compared to 2012, according to preliminary estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King to publish two novels in 2014

Revival will see horror master return to his signature genre after excursion into crime fiction, Mr MercedesNot content with making his first excursion into hard-boiled detective fiction this summer, Stephen King has announced that he will publish a second novel in the autumn.The 66-year-old... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury buys last three Throne of Glass novels

Bloomsbury has acquired the world rights to the final three titles in Sarah J Maas’ Throne... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Releases 'House of Cards' Today

Sourcebooks has acquired U.S. rights to the 1989 political thriller novel "House of Cards" by Michael Dobbs as well as two sequels. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing's advances move ahead of the market

The web giant's books imprint flexes its muscles after scoring an ebook No 1, but the little guy may yet win the dayA good month for Amazon's fledgling publishing business – the imaginatively-titled Amazon Publishing – just got better, after the imprint won the rights to Cath Quinn's historical... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pinter made permanent at MUP

Frances Pinter has been appointed as chief executive officer of Manchester University Press,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail tops the league of press regulation code breaches

The Press Complaints Commission has published the statistical breakdown that was requested when its chairman, Lord Hunt, appeared before the commons media and culture select committee two weeks ago.The PCC has put up two tables on its website. One shows all recorded breaches of the editors' code... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children are Welcome at the Angoulême Comics Festival

When comics fans invaded the town of Angoulême, France, two weeks ago for the Angoulême International Comics Festival, children were well represented. That's not surprising: Children's comics are big business in France. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's withdrawal of The Hindus causes international outcry

Major writers including Arundhati Roy and Neil Gaiman condemn 'egregious' suppression of Wendy Doniger's book under pressure from Hindu nationalistsMajor authors from Arundhati Roy to William Dalrymple and Neil Gaiman have condemned Penguin's controversial removal of Wendy Doniger's book The... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Travelers Can Now Pay For Flights Via Social Media

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said the decision to add payment via social media came from customer requests.Passengers can now pay for their flights via social media on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The company announced Tuesday that passengers will be able to use Facebook and Twitter to book flights,... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK advertises for 'privacy adviser'

Publisher of the Sun and the Times places advert for position requiring knowledge of privacy issues in the digital eraNews UK, owner of the Sun, the Times and Sunday Times, is hiring a "privacy adviser" two years after the hacking scandal threatened to engulf the company.It has advertised the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawn O'Porter up for kids' book prize

Nominations for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize include journalist Dawn O'Porter's teen novel Paper Aeroplanes and books by an actress, a performance poet and a screenwriter. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second 2014 novel for Stephen King

Hodder & Stoughton will publish Stephen King’s second novel of 2014, Revival, in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week in Children's Apps: February 13, 2014

This week in children's apps, we feature one app that allows kids to travel the world with an international adventurer, two apps that explore the world of the dinosaurs, and another that takes users for a ride with a very famous cat. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster now offers all-you-can-read children's books, including Disney titles

Got a kid with an insatiable appetite for books? You may want to sign up for Oyster, then. The subscription ebook service has just launched a children's section, giving young readers all the titles they can handle. The deal also brings Disney... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid Controversy, Penguin India Recalls Western Book on Hinduism

Penguin Books India has recalled American Indoligist Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History, sparking a debate about publishing freedoms. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FHM circulation drops below 100,000

Men's Health remains number one paid-for title in the men's print market as rival Bauer Media title reports sales of 96,452FHM, which in its pomp as the UK's most popular men's magazine sold more than 600,000 copies a month, has now slipped below a monthly circulation of 100,000.In the latest... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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