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Death row tale wins children's prize

Annabel Pitcher's Ketchup Clouds is named winner of this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diaz wins Sunday Times Short Story Award

Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz has won the £30,000 Sunday Times Short Story Award... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L,B celebrates McCall Smith with digital campaign

Little, Brown is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No 1... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s acquires new Fletcher series

Hodder Children's Books has acquired a new fiction series by author of the bestselling... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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'Significantly lower' bonuses for Scardino and Makinson

Former Pearson c.e.o. Marjorie Scardino earned £6.35m in her final year at the company and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Achebe, 'greatest of all African writers', dies

The death of novelist Chinua Achebe has been confirmed.  A statement from The Wylie Agency... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google reportedly halts print editions of Frommer's guidebooks

Were we really expecting a different outcome? Several months after Google bought Frommer's to bolster its location efforts, Skift hears that the iconic travel guide maker has completely stopped publication of print editions as its focus swings to the online realm. Authors say that many of their... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic. Carlton, Faber in latest children's turnaround

In one of a chain of moves across children’s publishing, Scholastic UK publishing and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Puffin swoops on Half Bad ahead of Bologna

Puffin has made a "major acquisition" ahead of the Bologna Children's Book Fair,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almanac app to chart Gaiman's huge 2013

Neil Gaiman looks set to be one of the busiest authors of 2013, with a host of book publications... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Goblinproofing wins odd title prize

A publication named Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop is named as the winner of the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year Continue reading at 'BBC News'

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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Celebrates 50 Years

A preview of the 50th Bologna Book Fair includes the TOC Bologna program, Sweden as the Guest of Honor Country, and a list of award winners recognized during the fair. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Books + Fast Books (and Diet) = Indie Publishing Success

With The Fast Diet, UK publisher Short Books has the biggest hit in its history. Co-founder Rebecca Nicolson reflects on why, and the role of independent publishers today. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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HC Children’s pre-empts SF action-adventure series

HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired new science-fiction action-adventure series,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Book Discovery and Blind Dates

True online book discovery requires serendipity, which can't be programmed. The process is more going on a blind date and then falling in love with someone else. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Local Newspaper Publisher Sale Approved

Yardley-based newspaper publisher Journal Register Co. Thursday won court approval to sell its assets to an affiliate of its current owner in exchange for $114 million in secured debt and about $6 million in cash, Bloomberg reported. A New York-bas ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

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Randles to leave Scholastic

Julie Randles is leaving Scholastic UK after nearly eight years at the company. Randles' is... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Google Play Books now available in Mexico

Despite going on quite the world tour, Google Play Books hasn't been available as close by as Mexico. That's been rectified: the online bookstore is now open in the country, with both local titles and prices in Pesos. As with some other countries, the expansion also gives Mexicans their first... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman new president of SoA

Novelist Philip Pullman has been elected as the new president of the Society of Authors. Pullman... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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US indie Melville House to open British branch

US independent publisher Melville House is to open a London office with the aim of forming a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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