International bestselling author Freida McFadden signs a major deal with Sourcebooks; Pantheon lands a graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a major deal in the educational wholesaling business, Mackin Educational Resources has acquired Booksource. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a major deal in the bargain book business, Book Depot, the bargain book distributor based in Thorold, Ont., has acquired American Book Company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Books UK has bought comedian Josh Widdicombe’s first book, billed as part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of 1990s television and culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-07 23:03:11 UTC ]
Eight of Barbara Taylor Bradford's novels are to be made into TV dramas after the author secured a major deal with independent film company The Forge. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 19:48:57 UTC ]
Headline's Wildfire imprint has acquired two new books from Harriet Tyce in a "major deal". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-12 16:59:45 UTC ]
Michael Joseph editorial director Jillian Taylor has acquired a story of "love, hope, and the extraordinary capacity of human beings to connect" in a "major deal" from a Curtis Brown Creative novel course graduate. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 20:34:51 UTC ]
Penguin Press has snapped up the latest book from George Monbiot in a "major deal". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 17:00:27 UTC ]
Transworld will publish a leading researcher on near-death experiences Professor Bruce Greyson, m.d. of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, as part of a major deal at auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere fiction publisher Catherine Burke has pre-empted The Whisper Network in a major deal, just 24 hours after submission. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling YA author Clare's new fantasy series for adults, Sword Catcher, sold in a rumored seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
In another major deal in the run-up to next month's Frankfurt Book Fair, an industry insider has sold his first novel, a work of psychological suspense called 'The Woman in the Window,' for a rumored seven figures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A two-volume Italian bestseller, which is being compared to work by Elizabeth Gilbert ('Eat, Pray, Love'), lands a major deal in Germany; a French debut novel about the Rwandan genocide picks up more sales; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has struck a major deal with the New York City public school district to provide ebooks to its students. The deal is reported to be worth $30 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher pulls off its first major deal since it was spun off from its TV divisionThere are signs of a new round of consolidation in the US newspaper market with Gannett’s acquisition of the Journal Media Group for $280m (£183m).It adds the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel plus 16 other daily papers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the third major deal for an indie author in the run-up to next week's London Book Fair, Grand Central's Forever imprint has inked Meredith Wild to a five-book, seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
After selling more than 2m ebooks under her own steam, the DIY star has now sold ‘dark, sexy’ Madame X trilogy to Berkley BooksRomance novelist Jasinda Wilder has become the latest self-published writer to land a major deal with a mainstream publisher, after her “dark, sexy” Madame X trilogy was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury Press is to publish the memoir of Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of The Pretenders, acquired in a “major deal”. Publisher and deputy m.d. Jake Lingwood bought world English and translation rights, excluding North America, while Gerry Howard, v.p., executive editor at Doubleday, Penguin Random... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a major deal in the printing industry today, Quad/Graphics has reached an agreement to acquire Courier Corp. in a deal the companies valued at $260 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a deal closed shortly before the fair got underway, Trident Media’s Ellen Levine sold a debut novel to Farrar, Straus & Giroux’s Jonathan Galassi for a figure rumored to be in the substantial six figure range. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]