Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 15:39 Publishing juggernaut James Patterson's 9th Judgement (Arrow), co-written with Maxine Paetro, was the bestselling book in the UK last week, giving the American novelist his seventh Official UK Top 50 number one of the past five... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 15:36 Publishers called for more retail and library support for children's poetry as Chris Holifield, director of the Poetry Book Society, warned that children's poetry "faced extinction" during a seminar about children's poetry... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since AOL bought Huffington Post for $315 million in early March, the controversy has not let up. In an editorial overhaul constructed by HuffPo founder Arianna Huffington (in her new role as head of editorial operations with AOL), AOL laid off hundreds of workers, 300 of those state side. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 10:36 Barbara Kingsolver's Orange Prize-winning The Lacuna (Faber) has been shortlisted for the 100,000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. The 10-strong list, announced this morning (12th April), also includes three from Irish authors, Brooklyn by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 08:30 Penguin is topping the table with an industry-leading six nominations in the 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards. Following closely behind in the nomination league tables are HarperCollins and Hodder & Stoughton, both listed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:30 Emma Donoghues Man Booker-shortlisted Room (Picador) and three debuts have made it onto the shortlist for this years Orange Prize for Fiction. Announced this morning (11th April) at London Book Fair, the debuts are Grace Williams Says It Loud by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 17:05 Editors from Simon & Schuster, Atlantic, Random House and Meadowside Children's Books have made it onto the shortlist for the 2011 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize. The award recently refocused its criteria, teaming up with the Society of Young Publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:28 Controlling world English-language rights is key to taking advantage of the global book economy for UK publishers, delegates have been told. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 08:00 Beautiful Books has signed exclusive world rights at London Book Fair with The Real Man Pizza Company to produce a series of cookbooks. The deal was signed between managing director Simon Petherick and Real Man m.d. Tom... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is dropping the price of its Kindle e-reader to $114 as it faces increasing competition from Apple, Barnes & Noble and other tablets. The new price point represents a $25 price cut on the Wi-Fi version, but it comes with one major trade-off: ads. The e-reader will be sold by Amazon,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dreamweaver gets HTML5 features, Photoshop SDK allows tablet interaction, and InDesign picks up ebook enhancements Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 14:28 HarperCollins has bought world rights to the memoir of Aerosmith frontman and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler. HarperCollins publisher Belinda Budge bought world rights in conjunction with Harper US from Queen Literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones and Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:15 Publishers are having to spend more money to keep up with the pace of piracy, the chief executive of the PA has said, as robust debates over piracy affecting royalty rates dominated the first day of London Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ad network Specific Media has appointed Fox Networks Group's Graeme Lynch as its new UK publisher services director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams and Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 08:30 World Book Night organisers have unveiled future plans for the event, which is scheduled to take place on 23rd April 2012. Foyles marketing manager Julia Kingsford has been appointed WBN chief executive.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 16:10 A flurry of rights deals have been announced at this year's London Book Fair, with a Condoleeza Rice memoir and four Paullina Simons novels in the works. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Russia the market focus country at the Fair, Russian publishers will be at Earls Court in force and there will be many associated literary and cultural events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 15:45 Sphere believes it has a smashing winner with the acquisition of the autobiography of Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis ace and current world number one. Non-fiction publishing director Adam Strange bought UK and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Because California is losing more Borders stores than any other state in the country, the region's booksellers are uniquely poised to find ways to turn the ramifications of the bankruptcy proceedings to their advantage. "In the long run, the indies will benefit because there will be fewer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 11:53 Arabic will be the focus language of this year's Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize. The award, in its second year, will ask entrants to translate the short story Layl Qouti by Egyptian writer Mansoura Ez Eldin to be in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]