OpenBook data reveals China's bestselling authors of 2018, growing online book sales, and the strength of backlist titles. The post China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has bought Benjamin Myers’ backlist titles from Bluemoose Books in support of the publication of his new novel The Offing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has closed a deal with historical novelist Philippa Gregory for full audio rights for nine of her backlist titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft, which was Barnes & Noble's original partner on the Nook (before ending the relationship in 2014), is now back in the digital book market. According to reports, the tech giant's new online bookstore will sell hundred of thousands of frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scribner UK has acquired the rights to four backlist titles from Booker-prize winner Graham Swift. The recently revived Simon & Schuster imprint has bought the books from Picador and PRH’s Hamish Hamilton and will publish them later this year. This follows the success of Mothering Sunday,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks has struck a deal with March 4th that will add 25 frontlist and backlist titles from March 4th's Little Pickle Press imprint to its children's nonfiction publishing program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The sad news of Muhammad Ali's death, which broke late last week, has resulted in publishers rushing to get their new Ali titles into stores, and a run on available backlist titles about the iconic boxer and activist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Melville House has formed a UK retail partnership with British music company Rough Trade. The collaboration will see Rough Trade stores in London and Nottingham featuring dedicated Melville House displays. These will include both new and backlist titles, with prominent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American flagship store of the British music company is featuring a branded book space for the indie press' frontlist and backlist titles, a monthly book club, and other book-related events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK is to publish the new novel by Isabel Allende, as well as four backlist titles by the author. Fiction editorial director Rowan Cope acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Simon & Schuster US division Atria, where v.p. and executive editor Johanna Castillo acquired... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here are the reviews of adult titles that were read the most on publishersweekly.com this year—an intriguing mix of backlist titles and contemporary hits. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Backlist is more important than ever for the publishing industry and the opportunity to use backlist titles to drive the sale of frontlist titles is, according to publishers, “one of the true excitements” of the new era of digital publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has partnered with Scandinavian ebook subscription service Mofibo to make its backlist titles available to readers in Denmark and Sweden. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Backlist titles from novelists David Nicholls, Jeffrey Archer and Robin Hobb will be among six e-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dark Horse has acquired several backlist titles by comics writer Brian Wood originally published by Vertigo and Minx, DC’s now defunct graphic novel imprint for teen girls, with plans to publish new editions in the fall and in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Picador has acquired three backlist titles by Emily St John Mandel, whose Station Eleven is being... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The release of the latest Hunger Games film, backlist titles such as Harry Potter and success... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning January 1, 2013, Columbia University Press began to distribute frontlist and backlist titles from Transcript and, in a separate deal, Jagiellonian University Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has entered into an agreement with Good Books for the sales, distribution and fulfillment in the United States, Canada and open market of all of its frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, when we asked publishers for their five bestselling ebooks over Christmas, we received lists full of frontlist bestsellers, with a handful of backlist hits in the mix. This year, we again approached publishers for the same lists—in most cases sales are only for December 25 and 26,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]