Speaking on the first day of Frankfurt Book Fair, the CEOs of Simon & Schuster and Albin Michel will discuss the evolving world audience. The post Frankfurt’s CEO Talk: Simon & Schuster’s Carolyn Riedy and Albin Michel’s Guillaume Dervieux appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster’s Carolyn Reidy and Albin Michel’s Guillaume Dervieux will be the speakers at the Frankfurt CEO Talk 2017 set for October 11 during the annual international fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debut which made a splash at the London Book Fair this year may be set to make it onto the big screen after the 26-year-old author sold film rights to the title. Catalyst Global Media has optioned The Lido by Libby Page, which sold for six figures to Orion in the UK on the eve of London Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Dangerous' author has filed a $10 million lawsuit against his former publisher, Simon & Schuster. Is it a publicity stunt? Or can he prevail? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rightwinger said his book – self-published after he was dropped by Simon & Schuster – had sold 100,000 copies, but data shows fewer than 20,000 salesRightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos has branded reported low sales of his new book “fake news” after official figures revealed the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rightwing provocateur seeks damages from Simon & Schuster after it dropped memoir Dangerous over contentious remarks – but imprint says suit is ‘without merit’A $10m (£7.7m) lawsuit announced by far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been dismissed by his former publisher as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Potion Diaries author Amy Alward has signed a new series with Simon & Schuster, set in a near-future society where mobile phones have been replaced by “smart pets”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Milo Yiannopoulos has followed up on his promise to self-publish after Simon & Schuster US dropped him. Dangerous is already listed as a "number one Bestseller" on Amazon.com's book chart after the title was registered for pre-orders on Tuesday (6th June). It has list price of $30 and a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has snapped up two novels from Louise Candlish, previously published by Penguin and Little, Brown, in a six-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will open its seventh bookstore on Thursday in New York, the company's first brick-and-mortar location in the home city of America's publishing industry. The 4,000-square-foot store, near the headquarters of publishers Penguin Random House, Hachette and Simon & Schuster, held a soft... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster saw worldwide revenue growth of 11% in the first quarter of 2017, up to $161m (from $145m for the same prior-year period). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster came together to celebrate Philippa Gregory’s 30 years as a published author at the Ivy Club in Soho, with guests including HRH Princess Michael of Kent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster US will publish seven-year old Syrian refugee Bana Alabed’s memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dear World, which will recount the young Twitter activist’s experience of war and flight from her war-torn home, is scheduled for autumn releaseA seven-year-old Syrian refugee whose tweets from war-torn Aleppo won her a global following is set to write a book. Bana al-Abed’s Dear World will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Graham Swift’s Mothering Sunday has topped the Weekly E-Book Ranking, in a first for Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry is publishing his memoir with Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
All our coverage of the controversy surrounding former Breitbart pundit Milo Yiannopoulos's book 'Dangerous,' which was slated for publication by Simon & Schuster, until it was cancelled after video surfaced in which the author appeared to condone pedophilia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster US has cancelled its planned publication of Dangerous by controversial far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. In a brief statement, the publisher said the decision to cancel the book had been made by S&S and its Threshold Editions imprint "after careful... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster pulls forthcoming autobiography, titled Dangerous, for which it had reportedly paid a $250,000 advanceSimon & Schuster has cancelled the publication of Milo Yiannopoulos’ book, and his fellow Breitbart employees have reportedly threatened to quit if he is not fired.A... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
After enduring withering criticism since it was revealed in late December that it planned to publish a book by controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, Simon & Schuster said late Monday that it has canceled the release of 'Dangerous.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]