Fay Evans alleged similarity between the 2019 Excitable Edgar TV campaign and her self-published book A self-published author who sued John Lewis over its 2019 Christmas advert about a trouble-making dragon has lost her case.Fay Evans brought a case for copyright infringement, alleging that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-03 12:29:46 UTC ]
Tina Brown sells a book on the House of Windsor to Crown, Tor buys a self-published book from Olivie Blake, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
In Michaela Coel’s excellent BBC TV series “I May Destroy You”, her character Arabella’s journey concludes in a bookshop with the launch of her self-published book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 06:11:20 UTC ]
ENTER NOW! DEADLINE: 4/10/20 Writer’s Digest’s Self-Published Book Awards is currently accepting submissions. This is the only Writer’s Digest competition exclusively for self-published books. The post Self-Published Book Awards by Tara Johnson appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2020-04-06 13:03:26 UTC ]
As reported in The Republic, Columbus, Ohio’s Mason Engel had already tried to get his self-published reboot of Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, into the hands of New York literary agents—like, right into their actual hands. After reaching number one in Amazon’s dystopian fiction category,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-25 15:11:55 UTC ]
Popular novels, technical tomes and self-published books are pirated and sold on Amazon. That may actually be helping the company extend its grip on the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-06-23 21:06:40 UTC ]
Eye Books imprint Lightning has acquired world English rights for the print edition of self-published book The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A backlist memoir by Pablo Escobar's lover heats up; a self-published book by a Swedish doctor about longevity goes global; and a bestselling Italian memoir sparks interest in Spain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published author Adam Croft has been snapped up for a publishing deal by Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer after releasing what he says is the biggest-selling book by a self-published author in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has sold over a million Ladybird parody books in the UK, success that was preceded by a self-published book they once tried to quash. The post The Curious Case of the UK’s Popular Ladybird Parodies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
How a teenager got acclaimed comics artists Jeff Smith, Lucy Knisley and Hope Larson to blurb her self-published book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A self-published author has featured among the regional winners of the Commonwealth Book Prize.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A last-minute addition to the University Press of New England list has become the fastest-selling book in the Hanover, N.H., university press consortium’s 42-year history and its first book to hit Amazon’s top 10. World War II Remembered isn’t even published by one of its regular distribution... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
It may be increasingly common for first-time authors who cant place their book with a trade house to publish themselves. But its pretty rare for a self-published book to sell more than 1.5 million copiesor move to the small screen as an animated film to be aired on CBS in prime time on Black... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]