A Glorious Picture Book Free-for-All: Spring 2020 Edition (shelftalker)

Booksellers talk color trends, tell terrible jokes, and happily sort through stacks of new books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Children's book marketing competition launches

Children’s book publicists are being called on to submit a low-budget marketing campaign they are proud of to a competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic book success

How Comic-Con has become an annual festival of costumes and comic books - and a multi-million dollar industry. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Board Books Have Big Week

A spike in sales of board books helped to drive up unit sales of print books 5% in the week ended July 16, 2017 over the comparable week in 2016 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acclaimed Iranian artist refused visa to attend Edinburgh book festival

Children’s book illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi says Kafkaesque reasons given for refusal An acclaimed Iranian illustrator has been denied a visa to attend the Edinburgh international book festival amid growing criticism of the UK’s handling of Iranian visas.Ehsan Abdollahi, described by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 24, 2017

This week: a utopian society gone wrong, plus the brilliant short stories of Fleur Jaeggy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Topic: World War II Books

In the spirit of Christopher Nolan's new film, 'Dunkirk,' here are three new titles in which everyday people fight to survive and commit unsung acts of heroism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawkins tops poll of inspiring science books

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins has topped a public poll of the most inspiring science books of all time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 24, 2017

Louise Penny re-ups with Minotaur, Kensington nabs a Zsa Zsa Gabor bio, Haymarket scores a Super Bowl champ, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Watermarking Actually Cut Down on E-book Piracy?

A discussion on how watermarking ebooks plays into publishers' overall DRM strategies, and its effectiveness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking Nabs Former Intelligence Director James Clapper's Book

The yet-to-be-titled book is scheduled for publication in 2018 and will trace Clapper's career in the military and his six and a half years as President Obama’s senior intelligence advisor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Field up twice for Sainsbury's Children’s Book Awards

Sainsbury’s has announced the Children’s Book Awards shortlist which features Adrian Edmondson, Quentin Blake and Oliver Jeffers, with illustrator Jim Field appearing twice. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Book Writers society launches BAME scholarship

The Society of Children’s Book Writers (SCBWI) and Illustrators will launch a BAME scholarship sponsored by the Bent Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Brexit will have a major impact on the book trade'

Former Europe minister and author Denis MacShane outlines some of the effects that Brexit may have on the book trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Airline easyJet launches children's book club

Budget airline easyJet has launched a “flybrary” in its entire UK fleet with 7,000 classic books selected by Jacqueline Wilson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books unveils £25k new website

Goldsboro Books has invested £25,000 in a new website, offering an expanded range designed to let online visitors feel “as if they are actually visiting our physical bookshop”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best Practices For Authors Who Want Their Book In Bookstores

One of the most thrilling experiences an author can have is walking into a bookstore and finding their book on the shelves Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2017-07-18 13:39:29 UTC ]
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Wholesaler American West Books Acquired

The Calif.-based company, which is the exclusive wholesaler to Whole Foods, was acquired by industry veteran Christopher Robbins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harassment suit puts book by John Doerr, BetterWorks CEO on hold

A book co-written by John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and BetterWorks Systems Inc. CEO Kris Duggan has been put on hold in the wake of a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against Duggan. “We and the authors have agreed to defer publication of 'Measure What Matters' at the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Portobello wins nine-way auction for bias book

Portobello Books has acquired The End of Bias, a "ground-breaking" book by American journalist Jessica Nordell following a "heated" nine-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scott Pack joins Eye Books

Scott Pack has joined independent publisher Eye Books as editor-at-large, and will commission works for readers "hungry for more adventurous titles". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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