Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 14/06/2011 - 08:50 Intellectual property agency 1454 has developed a new interactive children's adventure series that will be published exclusively on the Kindle worldwide. It is thought to be the first time a children's series has been produced... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 15:17 Allison & Busby has acquired two books by crime writer Jacqueline Winspear, with the author moving from John Murray to the independent. Publishing director Susie Dunlop bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 15:20 Law publishers Jordan Publishing has appointed Will Ricketts to the role of c.e.o., based in the company's London office. Ricketts took up the role on 1st June following the departure of Caroline Vandridge-Ames who had... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
WS Publishing Group, formerly known as Wedding Solutions Publishing, is moving to Perseus Distribution for sales and distribution in the U.S. and Canada as of July 1. Best known for its wedding planning and wedding related books, WS Publishing also publishes in the categories of baby and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 15:13 Little, Brown imprint Orbit has acquired a new urban fantasy trilogy which has already attracted attention in the US. Editorial director Anne Clarke bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the first three books through Evan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailing for $185,000, the Espresso Book Machine, developed by On Demand Books, costs more than the annual revenue of some independent bookstores. But with a new partnership with the American Booksellers Association to help get frontlist and midlist titles from mainstream houses (something that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 09:00 Foyles bookshop is to open its seventh branch near the site of the 2012 Olympics in the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre. The family-owned bookseller, which has its flagship store on Charing Cross Road, central... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 14/06/2011 - 09:00 Intellectual property agency 1454 has developed a new interactive children's adventure series that will be published exclusively on the Kindle worldwide. It is thought to be the first time a children's series has been produced... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 08:55 Emma Henderson's Orange-shortlisted Grace Williams Says It Loud and the latest novel by American thriller writer Dennis Lehane have been picked for the summer season of "The TV Book Club". Returning on Sunday 26th June on More 4, with repeats on Channel... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google is in talks to buy AdMeld, a display advertising company, for $400 million, according to the New York Times. TechCrunch first reported the acquisition, but inside sources told the Times that the deal hadnt been finalized and that negotiations could still fall apart. An acquisition of... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maybe Apple isnt so untouchable after all. The device maker, which has been locked in a battle with publishers, made a surprise concession recently, dropping a pricing requirement for its App Store that irked publishers. Before, publishers couldn't undercut the subscription price they offered... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 08:14 An up-and-coming children's illustrator has warned that new British talent is being forced to go abroad in search of work as the UK picture book market becomes increasingly conservative. Frann Preston-Gannon, who was recently... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 08:22 Fat Duck chef and kitchen wizard Heston Blumenthal's latest title from Bloomsbury, which is due to be published on 3rd October, will aim to transfer his technical talents into the home, with editor Richard Atkinson... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 10:44 BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen is to write a book on the recent uprisings in the Middle East for publication in autumn 2012 by Simon & Schuster. Editorial director Mike Jones bought UK and Commonwealth rights excluding... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 10:32 Simon & Schuster has bought a non-fiction title dissecting all aspects of taste, from art appreciation to culinary dissection. Non-fiction commissioning editor Colin Midson bought UK & Commonwealth rights to You May... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
By restricting purchases unnecessarily, ebooks and e-readers are a bad deal, says free software guru Richard Stallman. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple's contact information page in the iOS 5 address book has a field not just for Twitter, but also offers space to add friends' handles on Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn and Myspace. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 08:30 Penguin has defended the £30 r.r.p. price of Jamie Oliver's new cookbook as "fantastic value" after retailers accused the company of "profiteering". Many booksellers have noted the price of potential bestselling hardback books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 10:45 Orion Books imprint Swordfish has acquired two books by Guardian columnist and TV presenter Charlie Brooker, signing the titles through Jo Unwin at Conville & Walsh. Publisher Rowland White bought world rights in all... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 14:53 The newly crowned children's laureate Julia Donaldson has given her support for National Libraries Day, the new initiative set to carry on the success of last February's Save Our Libraries Day. Donaldson said: "Hooray for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]