Abrams turns Rosie Revere into middle-grade series

Rosie Revere, Engineer, a bestselling picture book about a girl who dreams of becoming an engineer, will be turned into a series of chapter books this autumn by the publisher Abrams. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Confession of a traditional publisher: Inhabiting ‘that moral middle ground’

Robots haven't completely replaced media salespeople, but they've forced the role to evolve. In the latest in our Confessions series, an anonymous publishing exec says that while it's hard to get print reps with digital skills, too many digital salespeople don't even bother to read the company's... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: The man who turned around Foyles

Sam Husain has fought off the threat of ebooks and online retailers to make Foyles bookshops profitable again. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reader's Digest Condensed Book Series to Get Wider Distribution

The Reader’s Guild has signed a long-term licensing agreement to market and publish Reader’s Digest's Condensed Book series as Reader’s Digest Classic Editions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Udon Turns Literary Classics into Manga Adventure

Can manga-style versions of classics like ‘Pride and Prejudice’ become the Cliffs Notes of a new generation of readers? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs debut crime series

Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels in a debut crime series by journalist Michelle Davies in a three-way auction. Editor Catherine Richards bought UK and Commonwealth rights for the novels from Jane Gregory. The first, Gone Astray, follows Lesley Kinnock and her husband Mack, who win £12m on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker to republish Alex Rider series

Walker Books is marking the 15th anniversary of Anthony Horowitz’s first Alex Rider novel by releasing new editions of the entire series. The publisher has also organised a writing competition with the NLT to mark the anniversary. All 10 books in the spy series, which started with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Michael Moorcock series to Gollancz

Gollancz has acquired three new novels from fantasy writer Michael Moorcock, the author’s first full novels in almost 10 years. Commissioning editor Marcus Gipps acquired the rights to the three books, a series beginning with The Whispering Swarm, from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein on behalf of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Shannara' MTV series adds cast members

'The Chronicles of Shannara' will be based on the book series by fantasy writer Terry Brooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children’s acquires new Lawrence series

Orion Children’s Books has acquired a new adventure series by Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries books, set in Roman Britain. Editor Felicity Johnston acquired the world rights to four books, excluding the US and Canada, from Clare Pearson at Eddison Pearson. The series, entitled... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Focusing on Islam—and on ISIS: Middle East Books 2015

Although radical Islam dominates the headlines, it represents only a tiny fraction of the world’s estimated 1.6 billion Muslims. That deep global diversity figures into several forthcoming titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown Turns Community Site into New Imprint

Launched in 2013, Novl is a community website that was set up to be a central location for the social media activities of authors at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Convert turns paper books into ebooks, if you're patient

Got books to digitize and plenty of patience? Amazon's Kindle Convert software will let you scan them at home. As spotted by The Ebook Reader, Kindle Convert is a $50 PC application that turns printed pages into Kindle ebooks. It should work with most scanners, provided they support at least... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Kalmbach Turned Two of Its Strengths Into a New Magazine

Kalmbach is using existing footholds in tech and hobbies as platforms for a launch. The post How Kalmbach Turned Two of Its Strengths Into a New Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Textbook Creator turns authors into teachers (and vice versa)

While ebooks are everywhere, electronic textbooks never really caught on, despite their potential to bring immersive learning at a lower cost. Amazon is trying to change that with the Kindle Textbook Creator, a free app from its newly formed Kindle ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Birds creator to publish YA series

Angry Birds creator Rovio is moving into the YA publishing sector with a new pirate adventure series. Storm Sisters is described as a “high action pirate adventure with a female twist”. It tells the story of five girls, aged 11 to 17, who sail the seas in 1780s looking for clues to why their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Miniaturist to be made into TV series

TV rights to Jessie Burton’s bestselling novel The Miniaturist (Picador) have been optioned by the company behind the adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall. London-based Company Pictures optioned the TV rights in a deal negotiated by Rich Green at ICM Partners on behalf of Juliet Mushens at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic takes over distribution of Cengage series

Scholastic has taken over from OUP as distributor of the PM reading series by Cengage Learning. The PM reading series is used by schools across the world a to teach children to read. Under the terms of the deal, Scholastic will distribute the series in the UK and export markets in Europe, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Year, New You: Health and Wellness Books Take a Spiritual Turn

Set for a healthier 2015? Religion publishers offer new titles and reissues of bestsellers to encourage both physical health and spiritual fitness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publishers turn to cartoons to cover the news

The future of digital publishing is increasingly borrowing from the long history of newspapers' political cartoons. The post Digital publishers turn to cartoons to cover the news appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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