Connect Books m.d. Justin Adams has promised it will be "business as usual" at the distributor as its acquisition by private equity company Aurelius is completed, and has said the well-funded buyer's "firepower" can support the business' future plans. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Baggaley at Picador has acquired world rights and audio from Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown for a new book by Adam Kay, author of hit bestseller This is Going to Hurt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling's endorsement of a petition fighting to protect libraries by ringfencing government funding has prompted an additional 10,000 signatures to be added in just four days. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remaining 'committed to keeping this important topic on the publishing agenda,' the trade show and publishers' organization will stage a third inclusivity conference on November 27. The post London Book Fair and the Publishers Association Plan a Third Inclusivity Conference appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Goddard Riverside Book Fair, an annual fund-raising event organized by the New York City book publishing industry, helps support a wide range of social services. Here's how. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix is planning on raising $2bn (£1.5bn) through a bond offering to fund content growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In connection with International Open Access Week, five quick takes to help publishers navigate an ambitious European plan to require open access by 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking will be selling copies of Michelle Obama’s upcoming autobiography, Becoming, to PRH UK staff for £5-apiece on publication day to raise money for the Advocacy Academy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) has welcomed proposals from Ofsted to place less emphasis on exams, saying the move would encourage more schools to take up creative subjects. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memorial fund supporting BAME internships in publishing and the theatre has been launched in memory of Mo Siewcharran, the former Nielsen Book director of marketing and communications. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Frankfurt, academic publishing experts expressed their many concerns about 'Plan S,' an new open access strategy announced by research funders in Europe. The post What is ‘Plan S’ and Why Are Many Publishers Worried? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic imprint Alison Green Books will next year publish a children’s book featuring artwork from 39 illustrators to support Three Peas, a charity that helps refugees. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attendance at the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers conference was up from last year, with the emphasis remaining on encouragement for both aspiring and established authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The legacy newspaper publisher intends to launch a membership product in 2019 focused around experiences and services, rather than a paywall. The post The New York Post plans paid membership program appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is preparing a new publishing programme next year to celebrate 20 years since the publication of Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’ picture book, Giraffes Can’t Dance, and bring the book to an audience of new readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SPD and CLMP have formed the Indie Booksellers Council, a group of 14 indie booksellers organized around boosting the sales and support of small press literary works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s authors Judith Kerr and Michael Morpurgo will next week launch a campaign to fund a new gallery at Seven Stories, the Newcastle-based National Centre for Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH's Ebury Press is publishing a book of recipes by women displaced by the Grenfell Tower fire, with a foreword by the Duchess of Sussex. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Ireland and Publishing Ireland are launching Irish Book Week, a new nationwide celebration of Irish books and bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booker Prize Foundation has launched an online celebration for the Man Booker Prize’s 50th anniversary, charting key moments in the prize’s history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired two new books by Adam Rutherford, British geneticist, broadcaster and author of A Brief History Of Everyone Who Ever Lived. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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