Alltimes moves to Hachette amid changes to children's division

Ruth Alltimes is moving from HarperCollins to become m.d publisher of three arms of the Hachette Children’s Group to help spearhead the company’s “ambitious plans for growth”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Hachette will close the credit control department at Littlehampton Book Service (LBS) following a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shortlist revealed for radical children's fiction prize

Titles from Frances Lincoln, Templar, Walker and Random House UK have been shortlisted for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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StorEbook reads children's books, even does the funny voices

We've come a long way since an IBM 704 first croaked its way through Daisy Bell. Now we've got Siri copping an attitude when we ask a stupid question and Google Now feeding information in an incredibly realistic sounding voice. AT&T has its own initiative, dubbed Natural Voices. At this... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC and Hachette UK refine agency model

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentine Isol Takes Home World’s Largest Children’s Lit Prize

The Argentine illustrator known as “Isol” has won the world’s largest award for children’s literature, the SEK 5m (roughly $766,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holroyd: PLR move 'both relief and irritation'

Biographer Michael Holroyd has described the government's compromise over the future of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Have We Moved Beyond Church And State? Top Publishers Discuss The Reality Of Native Advertising

Co.Create joined The Atlantic Digital, Vice, Gawker, and College Humor in a talk about how publishers are approaching native advertising. “The truth is, it’s messy shit and there’s no easy way through it." That’s Vice Chief Creative Officer Eddy Moretti talking about the realities of creating... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Nonfiction Publishing Comes of Age

Once an afterthought, children's nonfiction publishing is experiencing a revolution, especially in the US, where the segment grew by 5% in 2012. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Children’s pre-empts SF action-adventure series

HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired new science-fiction action-adventure series,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Death row tale wins children's prize

Annabel Pitcher's Ketchup Clouds is named winner of this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Celebrates 50 Years

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Hodder Children’s acquires new Fletcher series

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic. Carlton, Faber in latest children's turnaround

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books Ireland Reveals 2013 Shortlist

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pitcher wins Waterstones Children's Book Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette appoints consumer insight director

Hachette UK has appointed current vice-president of global consumer insight at EMI Music, Louisa... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK moves into narrative non-fiction

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pomegranate Press Makes the Move From California to Oregon

After 45 years in Northern California, Pomegranate Press is moving its warehouse and offices to a 100,000 sq. ft. building in Portland, Ore.— both as a cost-saving measure and as a means of returning to an urban environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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