David Walliams' Slime (HarperCollins Children's) has ended the reign of Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light (Fourth Estate) in the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction number one spot, as Mrs Hinch's The Little Book of Lists (Michael Joseph) sweeps into the Most-Sold: Non-Fiction top spot. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Distinguished children’s author Allan Ahlberg [pictured] has declined the inaugural... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite sounding like a rogue militant organization from G.I. Joe, Hatchette is actually a book publishing group. Tame as that may sound, Hatchette is currently engaged in a high-stakes game of Chicken with a juggernaut in the book sales world:... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook sales for the Conservative MP in May topped 100,000, ahead of John Green and Jo NesboDigested read: The Four Streets by Nadine DorriesExtract: The Four StreetsNadine Dorries' first novel, a "heartbreaking family saga set in 1950s Liverpool", has sold more than 100,000 copies, according to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com Inc. is offering authors caught up in its dispute with Hachette Book Group all of the proceeds from the sale of any digital book, seeking to bypass the publisher and appeal directly to the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com Inc. is offering authors caught up in its dispute with Hachette Book Group all proceeds from the sale of any digital book, seeking to bypass the publisher and appeal directly to writers.Amazon sent a letter to authors, including Douglas Preston, proposing to extract them from the spat... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Al Manhal, the UAE-based Arabic digital education publisher, is now offer paperback editions of its work worldwide via Amazon marketplace. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com Inc. is offering authors caught up in its dispute with Hachette Book Group all of the proceeds from the sale of any digital book, seeking to bypass the publisher and appeal directly to the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The stand-off between the internet retail giant and the publishing corporation has drawn both sides into open contention over commercial termsThe extraordinary stand-off between Amazon and Hachette saw battle lines further entrenched on Tuesday as both parties took to the public arena to insult... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The acrimony between Amazon and Hachette does not appear to waning. And their battle, over ebook sales terms, continues to play out in newspaper headlines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The war of words between Amazon and Hachette US escalated overnight, after Amazon offered authors... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As things stand, Hachette is making ebook discounts impossible, and almost everybody else stands to lose, writes Hugh HoweyNews: New Amazon terms amount to 'assisted suicide' for book industry, experts claimHow much should an ebook cost? And how should that money be split? These two questions... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some 'old guard' authors are joining forces in a letter criticizing Amazon, even as a cluster of self-published authors is rallying around Amazon, charging that traditional publishers like Hachette mistreat authors and readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Some 'old guard' authors are joining forces in a letter criticizing Amazon, even as a cluster of self-published authors is rallying around Amazon, charging that traditional publishers like Hachette mistreat authors and readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The judges have winnowed down 10,000 entries to the top five. Consumers vote on the grand prize winner from today through July 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the gulf between Amazon and Hachette widens in their publisher-versus-retailer heavyweight fight, frustrated authors caught in the middle have begun to weigh in—some in better spirits than others. In the spoof video above, Outliers author Malcolm Gladwell meets with Amazon's vice president of... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Bressler has been hired as editorial director at Penguin Random House's paperback imprint, Plume. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One one side are established authors including Stephen King, John Grisham and James Patterson. On the other side are self-published authors. They're taking sides in the weeks-old dispute between Amazon.com Inc. and Hachette Book Group. King, Grisham and Patterson have signed their names to a... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon senior vice president of Kindle content Russ Grandinetti told The Wall Street Journal that Amazon is acting 'in the long term interest of our customers.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young adult novels reigned over the top halves of the print and Kindle bestseller lists for the first six months of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the WSJ, Amazon's Russ Grandinetti 'defended the company against criticism that it is using its growing clout in electronic books to bully a major publisher.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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