Announcing FutureBook's audio originals writing competition

This time last year, we asked writers to imagine the future of the book, as part of FutureBook's first ever writing competition—this year we are turning the dial louder. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Faceless net giants writing own rule books

Businesses have little recourse - or human contact - when resolving disputes with Google or Facebook, write Julian Lee and Ben Grubb. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sky's Crawford to write Libya story

HarperCollins has acquired an account of this year's Libyan conflict by Sky News reporter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles partners with National Academy of Writing

Foyles has partnered with the National Academy of Writing to host courses for writers seeking to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber, Unbound and Rebecca Smart win at FutureBook Innovation Awards

Faber, Nosy Crow, Dorling Kindersley and Harvill Secker were the winners at the FutureBook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Housekeeping launches £25k novel competition

Good Housekeeping has launched a £25,000 competition for budding novelists in association... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes to Daggers announced as Martin wins Ellis Peters

Andrew Martin’s First World War novel The Somme Stations (Faber) has won this year’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Cuban Takes Shot at Writing an E-Book

Mark Cuban has 335,000 friends on Facebook and 760,000 followers on Twitter. Monday, the Internet billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team will test just how friendly those fans really are. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook Innovation Awards shortlist revealed

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 09:30 Books apps from Faber, NosyCrow, Penguin, HarperCollins and Transworld have been shortlisted for the FutureBook Innovation Awards, while new companies including 24Symbols, Anobii, and Unbound have been shortlisted in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wright’s Media And Penton Media Announce Content Licensing And Reprints Deal

Wright’s Media announced an agreement with Penton Media; this agreement gives Wright’s Media the opportunity to provide exclusive reprint and content licensing services to Penton Media. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian competition body backs TBD takeover

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 08:25 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has joined the UK's Office of Fair Trading in giving the go-ahead to Amazon's acquisition of the Book Depository. In its ruling, it said "the proposed acquisition was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber's Page to speak at FutureBook conference

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 11:40 Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page will be among the speakers at this year's Futurebook Conference, with early bird rates for the digital conference ending today. Page will join Bloomsbury Publishing Group sales and marketing,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phil Redmond writes novel and memoir for Cornerstone

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Tue, 11/10/2011 - 07:50 "Grange Hill" writer Phil Redmond is to pen a memoir and novel for Random House imprint Cornerstone. M.d. Susan Sandon acquired world rights in the two books directly with Redmond, who is best known for creating three of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hive consumer campaign to launch with competition

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 08:20 Gardners will launch its consumer marketing campaign for Hive next Wednesday (October 12th) with an online competition with crime fiction author Mark Billingham. The campaign is called "Have the Last Word", with Billingham... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Armour, CFO of Reed Elsevier, Announces Retirement

Reed Elsevier, a contributor of online professional business information and information solutions, announced today that chief financial officer Mark Armour will retire at the end of 2012. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don't write off physical too early, trade warned

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 30/09/2011 - 08:55 Publishers should not be too quick to write off physical products and should encourage competition between a number of digital players to avoid the mistakes the record industry made, the director general of the Entertainment... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Traits That Make The Kindle Fire Competitive

Low price, Amazon Silk browser and promising ecosystem of movies, apps and books make the Fire stand out in a crowd. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marian Keyes to write cookery for MJ spring list

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 23/09/2011 - 08:35 Marian Keyes is writing a cookery title for Michael Joseph, as the imprint ramps up its spring food publishing list next year by releasing one title every month during the first half of 2012. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get author consent in writing, publisher agents told

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 22/09/2011 - 15:46 Agents who wish to publish their clients’ work must offer them a detailed explanation of what they will personally gain from the arrangement and obtain their full and written agreement, the president of the Association of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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P D James to write Austen murder mystery

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 22/09/2011 - 11:01 Faber is to publish a new detective novel from P D James which combines a murder investigation with the world and characters of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, revisiting Darcy and Elizabeth six years into their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloody Scotland to host crime writing festival

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 19/09/2011 - 08:20 Scotland is to hold its first Crime Writing Festival next year, supported by Stirling Council, Creative Scotland and the University of Stirling, and working closely with Stirling's general literary festival, Off the Page.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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