Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 29/06/2011 - 14:20 The O'Brien Press has bought rights to a memoir by "X Factor" contender Mary Byrne. Managing director Ivan O'Brien bought world rights from Will Talbot, at Modest Management. The book, This is My Life, will be published in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Centaur Media has confirmed a wide-ranging restructure of its publishing business that includes axing the print versions of two of its biggest titles, Design Week and New Media Age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 30/06/2011 - 09:27 Macmillan Children's Books is launching a national competition with ITV1's breakfast show, "Daybreak". read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 29/06/2011 - 09:16 HarperCollins has printed its one millionth copy of titles from George R R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series this year, as it announced it has sold 50,000 ebooks of the series to date. A Dance with Dragons, the fifth... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 29/06/2011 - 14:10 Open Road has entered into a partnership with Ed Victor's Bedford Square Books, making the publishing venture's list available in the US as ebooks and print on demand volumes. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
SourceMedia is implementing a digital-centric strategy that includes adding 11 new digitally-based positions over the next two years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 15:11 Dawn Frenchs A Tiny Bit Marvellous (Penguin), the bestselling hardback début novel of 2010, was the bestselling book in the UK last week, while Lynda La Plante, writing since 1983, scores her first ever Bookseller number one.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Atlantic announces its expanded digital presence with TheAtlanticCities.com, headed by newly appointed senior editor Richard Florida, to be launched in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 11:38 Waterstones commercial director Michael Neil and operations director Roger Childs have left the bookseller today (28th June) with immediate effect. Neil joined the company from book wholesaler Bertrams earlier this year and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 08:25 Kirsten Grant, campaigns director at Puffin, will leave Penguin at the end of the month to become a freelance children's marketing specialist. Grant has 15 years of experience in the children's market and has been involved in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A French publishing company has filed suit against Google, alleging anti-competitive practices and claiming 295 million (US$420 million) in damages. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier announced that Sean Holzman is now its chief brand development officer, a newly created role in the company. Holzman comes from Source Interlink Media, where he acted as president of the enterprise division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 09:53 The Women's Institute has launched a Love Your Libraries campaign following a vote to support the beleaguered sector at its recent annual general meeting. It is urging members to sign up to their local library and write to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 11:18 Booktrust has suspended the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Booktrust Early Years Award and Booktrust Teenage Prize for 2011, blaming funding cuts. The book charity said it hopes to bring them "back with a bang next year", so... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 09:15 E-reader ownership in the US has doubled over the past six months, the first time ownership of e-readers has reached double digits among US adults. According to a report carried out by the Pew Internet Project, the share of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 08:40 Group think is overrated in cover design and publishers should only allow a small number of parties to be involved its decision making, a conference has heard. Business psychologist Tony Crabbe was speaking at last week's The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan: "The basic process of writing will stay quite stable, but the authors who will do particularly well are ones who think about how to build a digital audience." Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 08:26 Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy is to collaborate with children's author Lauren Child as a "super geek consultant" on her latest series of books, titled Ruby Redfort. The first book, Look Into my Eyes, will be published in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oakland-based book publicist Lorna Garano has opened an eponymous speakers bureau with business partner Peter Handel, who also has a track record in public relations for Bay Area authors and publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Nearly a quarter of US adults with household income of $75,000 have ebook readers. By ethnicity, Hispanic Americans lead other races. Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]