Arriving at FBF: The Thunder Girls

Raised by a cult-following father who banned reading, homeless on London’s streets as a teen: Melanie Blake’s life story is remarkable—but it’s not the one she decided to commit to the page, and she is now intent on getting into readers’ hands. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Harry Potter E-Books Finally Arrive on J.K. Rowling's Pottermore

Pottermore was due to go live in October, but it missed its launch. The is expected to open to the public early next month. Continue reading at PC World

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Shining Girl Beukes lands at HC

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 21/10/2011 - 10:42 HarperCollins UK and Australia have won out in a five-way auction for hotly tipped Frankfurt Book Fair title The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. HarperFiction crime and thriller publisher Julia Wisdom, together with Shona... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Economy sharpens focus at FBF

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 14/10/2011 - 09:30 Delegates have reported an “engaged” mood at Frankfurt Book Fair 2011, with tough economic conditions fuelling a more focused approach to the fair, plus a flurry of indie business acquisitions. FBF has seen O’Brien Press... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF Day 2: rights round-up

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 15:15 Yet more rights deals announced at Frankfurt Book Fair today, including Piatkus' foreign rights team is having a runaway success with début novel The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne—which they are likening to Nicci French and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF: Bricks and mortar shops need own e-readers

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 08:57 Retailers will need to develop and market their own dedicated ebook readers if they are to compete with Amazon, delegates at Frankfurt Book Fair have been told. Speaking at a Google panel about ebooks, Bloomsbury executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EAG launches carbon footprint tool at FBF

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 12:33 The Booksellers Association/Publishers Association’s Environmental Action Group (EAG) has launched Book-carbon, a tool for publishers and printers to measure the carbon footprint of a book’s production. The online web... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF: UK worst country for protecting chains

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 09:02 The UK is the worst country for protecting its high street chains, which are essential for the long-term health of the book trade, the chief executive of Hachette Livre has claimed. Arnaud Nourry was speaking yesterday (12th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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FBF: content not royalties are key

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 15:25 Authors will benefit from increased pricing on digital content, rather than by raising royalty rates, the global c.e.o. of HarperCollins has claimed. Brian Murray said authors were getting a better digital royalty than on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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FBF Day 1: rights round-up

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 14:00 A flurry of rights deals have been announced at Frankfurt Book Fair, including a memoir by BBC Radio 2 DJ Jeremy Vine and the history of Britain told through postal stamps. Michael Joseph has acquired world English-language... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content Marketing Has Arrived. Should Publishers Be Worried?

September 6th was a coming out party for content marketing. Over 600 marketing professionals came together in Cleveland from 18 different countries for Content Marketing World to learn how to create and grow their own publishing and storytelling platforms. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Children's publishers positive about FBF deals

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 08:05 Children's publishers are upbeat about this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, despite the turbulent impact of the uncertain financial markets across Europe. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Steve Jobs Biography Arrives in October, a Month Early

Steve Jobs's death has prompted Simon & Schuster to move up the publication date for his much-anticipated biography by Walter Issacson. The CBS-owned publishing unit has moved up the release date for "Steve Jobs" from Nov. 21 to Oct. 24. Not surprisingly, preorders for the book are... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Girl With iPad Head Helps Launch 'Cosmo for Guys' App

Hearst's first iPad-only magazine, CFG: Cosmo for Guys, has just been released. And to promote it, they released this little video of a girl walking through Bryant Park in New York with her head replaced by iPads. It's a pretty nifty setup, with four iPads surrounding her head, all projecting... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Templar hits the right notes with Drummer Girl

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 13/07/2011 - 07:44 Templar Publishing has bought world English language rights to a "gritty yet glamorous tale of murder, romance and rock ‘n’ roll". Helen Boyle, commissioning fiction editor, bought the rights to Drummer Girl by Bridget... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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QuarkXPress 9 Arrives in April 2011

Quark has announced the latest version of QuarkXPress, QuarkXPress 9. The newest version of QuarkXPress will allow designers to publish directly to digital devices. It also contains new features which will allow design automation. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late Arrival of New Apple iPad?

The new iPad may be late to its own coming out party. Yuanta Securities Co. reports iPad manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is experiencing “production bottlenecks”. The shipment of the new version of the tablet might be pushed back from April to June. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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