Canongate Books returned to profit in 2015, after a poor performance led to losses a year earlier. The result comes after a restructuring of the business which saw Jenny Todd right promoted to publisher, the launch of separate live events business Letters Live and a breakout year for author Matt Haig. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW reviewers were impressed with these spirituality and religion books published in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Tim Cook published an open letter in September to address iCloud privacy and security concerns, he said free online services treat you, the consumers, as product. Even newcomer Ello, which is dubbed the anti-Facebook, has a manifesto that ends w... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Tony Black has signed a four-book deal with Scotland’s Cargo Publishing. Helen Sedgwick, joint m.d. of Cargo Publishing, signed world rights to the novels directly from Black. She said: “Tony Black is a writer of enormous skill and depth and we’re absolutely delighted that he’s chosen... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week Barnes & Noble severed its ties with Microsoft, taking another step toward becoming, in the words of CEO Mike Huseby, a “client- and content-focused” company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales in the US jumped 23% week on week in the seven days ending 30th November as 15.8 million print books registered through Nielsen BookScan. It follows two consecutive weeks of volume growth above 5%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon kicked off this year’s cyber Monday by claiming that Black Friday sales of its Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets were up significantly over last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a bestselling US true crime book, which has been adapted for the screen with Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch. Black Mass, by journalists Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, exposes an FBI corruption case centred around John "Whitey" Bulger, the head of the Boston Irish mob,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble will be offering 500,000 copies of signed works by major authors to kick off the holiday shopping season. But will it be enough? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a novel from bestselling Turkish author Ahmet Altan, the first time one of his books will be translated into English. Publishing director Francis Bickmore signed world rights excluding Turkey and Greece from Levent Yilmaz. Rights have already been sold to HarperCollins... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How she dodged the Hollywood complex to make A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.In a world where Hollywood is investing more and more into comic book heroes and reboots, it's perhaps unsurprising that a black and white Iranian vampire western wouldn't be the easiest pitch to studios. Ana Lily... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hachette Book Group has agreed to acquire Black Dog & Leventhal in a deal set to close in the next several months. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N is returning to the downloadable audiobook business with the release of a new nook app for Android devices that offers access to 50,000 audiobook titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a debut novel from Tasha Kavanagh, who has previously published picture books under her maiden name, Tasha Pym. Editorial director of fiction Louisa Joyner acquired world English language rights to Things We Have in Common in a deal with Sue Armstrong at Conville & Walsh. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Backlist is more important than ever for the publishing industry and the opportunity to use backlist titles to drive the sale of frontlist titles is, according to publishers, “one of the true excitements” of the new era of digital publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s laureate Malorie Blackman has launched a fan fiction-inspired project to find the best teen writers and creatives. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s not just Amazon that is testing how early shoppers are willing to get serious about Christmas. B&N is launching Discovery Weekend, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scottish book industry has spoken out in support of the creation of a new centre for children’s literature in Dumfries, due to open in 2017. The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (PPMBT) is hoping to raise £5.9m to open the centre at Moat Brae—a Georgian townhouse, currently in a state of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We need to reflect the reality of our communities, says The Fault in Our Stars writer John Green in video backing social media-led We Need Diverse Books campaignAll readers need to know that they too can be the heroes of a story, according to the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is to take its interactive narrative gaming experience Black Crown offline at the end of this week, with creator Rob Sherman conceding that "the economics do not stand up". The online narrative gaming project, with Sherman's story set in the shady Widsith Institute,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Andrew Wylie told a Toronto audience that publishers need to stand firm in the battle against Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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