Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 08:15 Stephen Kelman's Pigeon English (Bloomsbury) has made the shortlist of the £10,000 Guardian First Book Award, equaling its achievement on the Man Booker Prize this year, with Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Notes in the margins of ebooks could be the next platform for social interaction. At least that's what Amsterdam-based *openmargin is hoping. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 10:59 Oneworld has acquired a book called Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War by Ben Rawlence. Senior commissioning editor Robin Dennis acquired world rights from Sophie Lambert at Tibor Jones. Dennis said:... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:25 The former owner of Maher the Bookseller, which went out of business in June after 16 years trading, has opened another bookshop selling titles for up to 50% off r.r.p. Tony Maher, who used to own his former business in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the e-reader tablet wars heat up this holiday season, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other companies will be selling their wares to a consumer market that is growing increasingly comfortable with digital reading. According to BISGs final report in volume two of its Consumer Attitudes... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
For decades, Georgia native Lewis Grizzard was a Southern institution, penning a beloved column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and turning out 25 books of his patented down-home humorincluding Elvis Is Dead and I Dont Feel So Good Myself and If I Ever Get Back to Georgia, Im Gonna Nail... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
We believe contextualized commerce is the future, says Michela OConnor Abrams, president and publisher of Dwell. We believe everybody, no matter from which point theyre starting, now is going in that direction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:02 Agency Greene & Heaton has reported a run of deals post-Frankfurt, as well as success during the Fair, with HarperCollins snapping up a debut at auction. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:35 The Booksellers Association is calling for the end of tax and business rate concessions for charity bookshops, saying that they represent "unfair competition" to high street booksellers. The call comes amid claims... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:18 Katie Allen, web editor at www.thebookseller.com, is to write a craft title for Hardie Grant. Paper, Scissors, Rock: 25 Spectacular, Crafty Gifts Made by You! will feature projects from greetings cards to tote bags and iPad... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:30 Return to Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan (Simon & Schuster Children's Books) has been awarded the Guardian Children's Book Award, beating off shortlisted titles including David Almond's My Name is Mina and Simon Mason's Moon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House of Canada is experimenting with a different kind of book tour this fall--one that guarantees book sales from every person attending a launch. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:19 Simon & Schuster has bought world rights in an outstanding literary début by comedian Russell Kane. Fiction editorial director Maxine Hitchcock acquired The Humorist from Avalon Management for an undisclosed sum and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazons Kindle may have launched the ebook boom were seeing today, but Barnes & Nobles NookColor brought on a new generation of 7-in. multimedia tablet devices priced to undercut the 9.7-in. iPad. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:16 William Heinemann has acquired two novels and a non-fiction work by David Vann, author of Legend of a Suicide and Caribou Island, with the author moving from Penguin. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:40 Publishers are rethinking their format strategies as Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt's avowed fondness for the hardback creates an impetus away from paperback-first publication. Daunt has spoken publicly about... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of its recent announcement to convert to an all-digital portfolio, Ziff Davis Enterprise realigns its eWEEK editorial staff. This translates to the division of eWEEK editor-in-chief duties between two staffers: Scott Ferguson and Chris Preimesberger. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:33 Blackwell and Waterstone's have unveiled two charity campaigns in the run-up to Christmas. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 15:52 Tony Blair's former chief of staff is writing a book for The Bodley Head about the intricacies of negotiations between governments and terrorist organisations. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
At a time when many magazines are lowering prices or giving content away, New York Magazine is choosing another route. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]