Sam Edenborough, president of the Association of Authors’ Agents, talks about the next big thing in fiction and more. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With soaring sales, viral hits like Cat Person and a cameo by Tom Hanks, the form seems to be staging a comeback. But did it ever go away?In 2017, almost 50% more short story collections were sold than in the previous year. It was the best year for short stories since 2010. Booksellers are... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple is acquiring Texture, a digital magazine servicedubbed by media industry observers as "Netflix for magazines"that lets users subscribe to more than 200 titles for $9.99 a month.Texture, offered via the app stores of Apple, Google and Amazon.com Inc., bolsters Apple's efforts in online... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Katie Ganshert and editor Shannon Marchese say more readers are open to fiction that takes on today's powerful issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two previously longlisted authors and one twice-shortlisted writer, Kamila Shamsie, are on this year's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist of 16 novels. The winner takes home £30,000 and a bronze figurine, the 'Bessie.' The post Six Debut Novelists Are on the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its latest market report, Slovakia's publishers' association says the overall book market was worth up to €110 million (US$135.3 million) in 2016. Fiction rose to 27 percent of those sales. The post Domestic Fiction Leads Slovakia’s Book Market Growth and Bestseller Lists appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has had some bumpy years. Critics, especially Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, have no intention of letting the crisis go to waste. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just because Facebook is downplaying publishers in your News Feed doesn't mean it's uninterested in giving media outlets a helping hand. The social network's Journalism Project is launching a Local News Subscriptions Accelerator that will help "metro... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jerry Jenkins, co-author of the bestselling Left Behind series and a variety of other novels and nonfiction titles, opens a new fiction series set in Jordan during an archeological dig. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe Sugg, known as YouTube personality Zoella, has moved to Hodder & Stoughton for her first non-fiction book after the publisher won rights at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two debut novels are battling it out on the shortlist for the $50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, including one soon to be published by Oneworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage has acquired a "beautiful, heart-breaking" novel about the life of Jean Rhys by Booker-shortlisted novelist Caryl Phillips. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish novelist Elizabeth Macneal has won this year’s Caledonia Novel Award for her "masterful" historical fiction debut, The Doll Factory, set in Victorian London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2017, the bestselling books in Germany show that readers are interested in translated fiction and thrillers. Nonfiction bestseller lists included more German authors than foreign authors. The post 2017 Bestselling Books in Germany: Translations Top the Fiction List appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Most survey respondents (70 percent) said they have evidence that readers’ willingness to pay for content has increased in the past year. The post European publishers look to digital subscriptions to reduce platform dependency appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd, the online reading service, has, according to its CEO, reached a level of profitability and stability that allows it to return to its original model, which offered subscribers unlimited access to its titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan celebrated female writers at its annual women’s fiction party on Tuesday evening. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lizzy Kremer of David Higham Associates has succeeded Gordon Wise of Curtis Brown as president of the Association of Authors' Agents (AAA). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than a quarter of the roughly 15,000 ebooks available in Czech are on the newly launched Bookport subscription platform, with more titles coming. The post Czech Publisher Grada Opens Bookport, an Ebook Subscription Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2017 bestseller list was dominated by women, with Margaret Atwood at the top, but the Booker still favours menOn the face of it, the revelation that female writers dominated the UK literary bestseller lists in 2017 might seem cause for celebration, a long-overdue correction that seems... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus has appointed Claudia Connal as publishing director to head up a new strand of narrative non-fiction within the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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