Stratford Literary Festival and independent publisher The Salariya Book Company are launching a prize for new picture book authors and illustrators. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTube is the content king, discoverability remains kids' publishing's white whale, top brands are so ubiquitous that they are morphing into de facto platforms, and other takeaways from the 2016 Nielsen Children's Book Summit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Taking a holistic approach that might warm the heart of a millennial mom, Nielsen's third conference on the young readers' market looked at their parents, too. The post Children’s Book Summit: Nielsen on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference may have been short, but it was packed with education. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers and publishers alike were inspired by the number of younger booksellers who attended the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont Publishing has acquired world rights to a second picture book text by Sam Hay, author of Do Not Wash This Bear. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Twin Cities is gaining another indie children's bookstore this spring with the opening of Babycake's Book Stack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
What this year's Heartland Fall Forum lacked in terms of bookseller attendance, it made up for in enthusiasm, especially when it came to children's books and authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiction and picture books are likely to take the lion’s share of sales over the Christmas period, although this year’s YA and teen offering is not as strong, according to a number of children’s booksellers. Florentyna Martin, children’s buyer at Waterstones, said younger fiction is particularly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Perceived cultural resistance and inadequate marketing to international audiences can mean that children's picture books lag in translation on the world stage. The post Translation Issues: Why Don’t Children’s Picture Books Travel? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Southern Independent Bookstore Alliance Discovery Show, held September 16–18 in Savannah, Ga., featured several notable children's and YA authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sabina Radeva, a molecular biologist-turned-illustrator, has raised more than £25,000 on Kickstarter to create a picture book adaptation of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species, despite only aiming for £1,900. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On a brisk early autumn evening, the Eric Carle Honors celebrated its 11th year of recognizing instrumental figures in children's literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sigalit Hart, a children’s storyteller and producer, has launched an online TV channel dedicated to children’s books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
With so many new booksellers entering the business and new store openings, NEIBA used its day and a half of educational programming to provide panels with information for newbies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
To offer kids a way to read via Kindle, Amazon is back with another $99 bundle. The Kindle for Kids offer combines the latest e-reader with a cover and a "2-year worry-free guarantee." It's meant to boost reading habits for children complete with too... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Days ago, Bungie released its third expansion, Rise of Iron, for its popular MMO shooter Destiny. A new short single-player campaign, multiplayer mode and six-person raid should keep players busy killing enemy aliens, and each other, for months. Undo... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Louise Chadwick, a former director of programmes at BookTrust, has opened a children’s bookshop in Shrewsbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reading charity BookTrust is giving out 700,000 free copies of Kitchen Disco, a picture book by Clare Foges and illustrated by Al Murphy (Faber Children’s), to every reception age child in England this month. The giveaway will take place up to the end of October as part of BookTrust’s Time to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Flat was the new up between June 1 and August 30 at many bookstores that participated in PW's informal survey of 20 stores throughout the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]