BBC Bitesize promotion will 'kill start-ups and destroy jobs'

Educational publishers have raised concerns over the BBC’s revision platform Bitesize, after the organisation launched a free app with cross-promotion on BBC TV and Radio. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Living in a Booktopia: Nash reveals how his retail start-up grew to defy Amazon

Booktopia co-founder and c.e.o. Tony Nash, who will be interviewed as part of this year’s FutureBook Conference, discusses how he spotted a gap in the online retail marketplace, and helped Australian publishers resist Amazon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 10:37:03 UTC ]
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Paul Newman’s memoir—which he started writing in the 80s—will finally be released next fall.

If you’re like me and have a deep appreciation and love of classic Hollywood, then you’ll be delighted to hear that Knopf plans to publish Paul Newman’s memoir in the fall of 2022. The actor, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, began working on his memoir in the 1980s; according to the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-03 14:46:35 UTC ]
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Osei promoted to junior agent at The Good Literary Agency

The Good Literary Agency (TGLA) has promoted Gyamfia Osei to junior literary agent to build a commercial and upmarket fiction list alongside one for non-fiction authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 05:38:45 UTC ]
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HarperFiction promotes Shea and Clarke

HarperFiction has announced two promotions in its marketing team with Sarah Shea and Fleur Clarke both stepping up. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 09:04:55 UTC ]
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How did our national parks come to be? A new book explores their rocky start.

Dennis Drabelle’s “The Power of Scenery” chronicles Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating gems like Yosemite Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Third time lucky as Caldwell wins BBC National Short Story Award

Lucy Caldwell has won the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University, a prize she has been nominated for three times.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 02:07:31 UTC ]
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S&S Children’s Books promotes Wersocki Morris, Horrox and Wilson

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has announced promotions for Eve Wersocki Morris, Olivia Horrox and Danielle Wilson in its sales, marketing and publicity teams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-19 18:19:02 UTC ]
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Headline promotes Yule and Packer as non-fiction strategy expands

Joe Yule and Katie Packer have been promoted as part of Headline Publishing’s strategy for non-fiction expansion.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 02:18:24 UTC ]
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BBC and 9 Story Media Group bring A Kind of Spark to UK screens

Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark (Knights Of) will be brought to UK screens in a live action series, following a partnership with BBC Children's and 9 Story Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-10 20:11:31 UTC ]
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Access Denied: disabled employees and job seekers reveal their stories

An in-depth report into the publishing industry, and how accessible it is to those with disabilities, shows there is much work to do to make the book trade truly reflective of society Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 08:40:19 UTC ]
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Scholastic Has Good Start to Fiscal 2022—with a Caveat

Scholastic reported higher sales and a smaller loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and while it said business is improving, it did point to some “headwinds” which all publishers are facing: rising costs and disruptions in the supply chain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Man Who Died Twice makes a killing

Richard Osman's The Man Who Died Twice (Viking), the sequel to his blockbuster debut The Thursday Murder Club, has thundered into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 114,202 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-21 06:44:44 UTC ]
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Yiyun Li on Starting a Virtual Book Club During the Pandemic

When I first meet a writer on the page, I pose a simple question: What don’t you ask permission for? In Yiyun Li’s case, the answer is her freedom. Individualism might seem inevitable for a woman who was born in China and whose early work responds to authoritarianism, but—reading Li—one senses... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
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String of promotions at Borough Press as imprint expands

HarperFiction literary imprint The Borough Press has announced expansion plans and a string of promotions within its editorial team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 07:36:01 UTC ]
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Caldwell shortlisted for BBC National Short Story Award for third time

Lucy Caldwell has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award for the third time, in a year dominated by new voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 09:37:40 UTC ]
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BBC Books lands Match of the Day Top 10 book

BBC Books is releasing Match of the Day: Top 10 of Everything by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards, to accompany a new 30-episode series of the hit BBC Sounds podcast. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 02:05:35 UTC ]
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Hill and Saward promoted at Orbit

Jenni Hill and Nadia Saward have been promoted in the editorial team at Orbit.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-08 01:43:55 UTC ]
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Are the Navy SEALs actually awful at their jobs?

Eddie Gallagher isn’t the only example of the elite force’s problems, David Philipps writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-24 07:41:36 UTC ]
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Kate Byrne promoted to editorial director at Headline

Headline's Kate Byrne has been promoted to editorial director with immediate effect, and is to take on the responsibility for the Headline Accent imprint, alongside Headline Eternal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 03:38:21 UTC ]
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Cole and McKinley promoted at David Higham

Allison Cole has been promoted to head of children’s rights and Christabel McKinley has stepped up to an agent role at David Higham Associates.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-05 08:18:57 UTC ]
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