Allen & Unwin becomes Atlantic's majority shareholder

Australian publisher Allen & Unwin has bought a majority share in Atlantic Books, following a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lily Allen's memoir to Blink

Bonnier Publishing imprint Blink has signed a memoir from Lily Allen to publish in autumn 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Core lessons from CUP's first major 'agile' venture

The development never stops at Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press’ joint platform combining books and journals content, as Benedicte Page finds out. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen Lane gets two on $75k Cundill Prize shortlist

A controversial thesis on inequality, a "myth-shattering" history of Vietnam, and a study of Siberian exile under the Tsars are the finalists for this year's $75,000 (£56,680) Cundill History Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Major Chinese Academic Presses

According to the 2016 China Statistical Yearbook, China has about 110 university presses and 3,650 research and development institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, and China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA Reimagining of 'Cinderella' Sells in Major Pre-Frankfurt Deal

Jennifer Donnelly's 'Stepsister,' which is told from the vantage point of one of the "wicked" stepsisters in 'Cinderella,' sold to Scholastic after a nine-bidder auction. It went for a sum rumored to be in the mid-to-high six-figure range, and a film deal is imminent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Magazine Publishers Flock to Facebook Watch

A look into the original shows populating Facebook's newest video platform. The post Major Magazine Publishers Flock to Facebook Watch appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buchan moves to Atlantic after auction

Elizabeth Buchan is moving to Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books, following a "hotly contested" auction for her next two novels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic's Ward to join HoZ

Nikky Ward, currently senior sales executive at Atlantic, is to join Head of Zeus as digital sales manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Suffers Major Earnings Drop in Q2

Increased investment led to a 51% decline in operating income in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, Amazon reported Thursday afternoon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Major' new history of the world to HoZ

Historian Dan Jones and Brazilian artist Marina Amaral are collaborating on a "major" new history of the world, The Colour of Time, to be published by Head of Zeus. 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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Angela Eagle signs 'major' book with Biteback

Iain Dale, m.d. of Biteback Publishing, has acquired world rights to a "major" new book by Labour MP Angela Eagle and former political advisor Imran Ahmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investment company Chester buys majority stake in Urbane

Chester Investment Group has acquired a majority shareholding in independent publisher Urbane Publications. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major publishers move to defend Greenpeace in dispute with logging firm

Firms including Penguin Random House and HarperCollins have spoken out about timber company’s ‘dangerous’ moves to quash campaigners’ claims The world’s biggest book publishers have been dragged into a bitter dispute between a US logging company and environmental campaigners Greenpeace. It... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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33 Major Publishers Are Promising Advertisers a New Level of Safety and Transparency

The Google-Facebook duopoly has proved to be less than perfect. Google's video platform, YouTube, has struggled to provide brand safety, and Facebook is still recovering--PR-wise, at least--from its late 2016 measurement woes. TrustX, a programmatic platform announced last September that... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Metabooks Brasil Opens to Rapid Adoption by Major Booksellers and Publishers

Creating a standardized platform in book metadata for retailers and publishers, Metabooks Brasil is off to a fast start, based on Germany's Books in Print. The post Metabooks Brasil Opens to Rapid Adoption by Major Booksellers and Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debi Allen joins Curtis Brown

Debi Allen, founder of DAA Management, is joining Curtis Brown as the agency acquires her company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Major' new work from William Keegan to Biteback

Biteback Publishing is to release a "major" new work by veteran journalist William Keegan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Companies Expand Effort to Support Federal Library Funding

The Corporate Committee for Library Investment expands an effort that began last week with a letter to Congress from eight publishers and library vendors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canelo's Cullen buys two 'major' novels for its 2017 list

Canelo has bought two “major” novels for its 2017 list including a debut thriller about a child abduction and a story about a woman whose struggle to conceive leads her to accept an “unconventional offer”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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