Alun Wyn Jones goes to Pan Mac in eight-way battle

Pan Macmillan has triumphed in an eight-way auction for the autobiography of Alun Wyn Jones, the captain of the Welsh national rugby team. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Is a Battle Between Amazon and HarperCollins Looming?

Business Insider, reports that the contract between Amazon and HarperCollins is close to expiring, and HC is balking at Amazon's current offer. The post Is a Battle Between Amazon and HarperCollins Looming? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macdougal joins Tibor Jones

Laura Macdougall has joined literary management company and arts consultancy Tibor Jones & Associates after five years at Hodder & Stoughton.  In her new role, Macdougall will be creating her own list of authors while working closely with Kevin Conroy Scott on the management of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail Online censured over Liz Jones article – but print version is cleared

Mail on Sunday insists press watchdog Ipso should consider online version of column separately as they are under independent editorial controlPress watchdog Ipso has upheld a complaint about a column by Liz Jones posted on Mail Online – but rejected criticism of the same article when it was... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should Europe Develop a Pan-European Ebook Platform?

Is a pan-European ebook platform still a viable option? Or has ebook platform development progressed so far that it has rendered the point moot? The post Should Europe Develop a Pan-European Ebook Platform? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC reveals Tom Jones biography

HarperCollins non-fiction will publish a biography of Sir Tom Jones ahead of his 75th birthday this year. Natalie Jerome signed rights to the biography and a further book from Sean Smith in October, but did not reveal the subject of the book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Does Battle Over Redeployment

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Redeployment, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iPhone, Mac and App sales fuel Apple profits

Apple has recorded a quarterly net profit of £18bn for its first fiscal quarter, said to be the biggest ever for a public company. The company’s results, for the quarter ending 27th December 2014, also showed quarterly revenue of £74.6bn, up 29% from $57.6bn in the same period the year... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst UK chief Anna Jones on the enduring power of print magazines

Ahead of an appearance at this year’s Changing Media Summit, Anna Jones talks to the Guardian about the future of magazines, Hearst’s role in the run-up to the 2015 general election and why the portrayal of women in Esquire is changingChanging Media Summit 2015 programmeIf a 169-year-old,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Terrible Two' writers Mac Barnett and Jory John embark on a whirlwind book tour

The writers reportedly visited 22 schools over the course of one week for their children's book. 'Two' centers on prankster rivals living in the town of Yawnee Valley. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Long live the ebook – it’s a champion of the printed word | Philip Jones

With the public promiscuously hopping from one format to another, reports of the e-reader’s death look distinctly prematureWe have barely stumbled into 2015 and already some commentators are calling time on the ebook. The analysis was provoked by Waterstones’ managing director, James Daunt, who... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of 2014: Seven authors reflect on battles close at hand

A Monitor book critic recalls seven of his favorite author interviews from 2014. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Aiken Updates on Battle with ALS

On his blog, Paul Aiken, former executive director of the Authors Guild, revealed that he has found success in using corticosteroids to combat his ALS/MND symptoms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon goes head to head with Wattpad in battle for fanfic writers

The retail colossus is aiming to recruit fan fiction writers with their own ambitions to sell, but Wattpad is winning users who want to shareIt’s a cheerful orange giant stuffed with fan fiction and smileys which can garner a billion reads for an erotic One Direction story – scoring 25-year-old... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Publishing Exec Donald W. Jones, 92

In 1996, the Association of American Publishers awarded Jones a lifetime achievement award for his work in the higher education publishing field. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook courts publishers in looming YouTube battle

Facebook wants to compete with YouTube in the premium video space, so it's asking for a little help from its media company friends -- and even a few YouTube stars. The post Facebook courts publishers in looming YouTube battle appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan buys “enchanting” fantasy read

Pan Macmillan is to publish Uprooted, the new novel from fantasy writer Naomi Novik. Editorial director Julie Crisp acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Del Rey, part of Penguin Random House in the US. Novik is the author of the Temeraire series, published in the UK by Harper Voyager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Russia, 'smaller battles' being waged are signs of hope, says David Greene

David Greene reported from Russia for NPR for two years. He and his wife, Rose, found life there to be frustrating and complicated – even as it was remarkable and unforgettable. Recently Greene returned to Russia, traveling its enormous expanse by train. He recorded his experiences and... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Jones made Lion Hudson m.d.

Christian publisher Lion Hudson has appointed Nick Jones as its new managing director. Jones... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Character Loses Battles, but the Writer’s Won the War 

In Moranthology, Caitlin Moran’s 2012 compendium of her decades of brash, personal columns for the British press, Moran jokes that as a teenage girl living in public housing in Wolverhampton, England, her career options were limited to “prostitution,” “working the checkout at the Gateway... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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