Bill Bowder thriller goes to S&S UK amid translation rights frenzy and six-figure audio deal

Simon & Schuster UK has landed Bill Bowder's real-life thriller Freezing Order, which has also been at the centre of a flurry of translation deals and secured a six-figure audio deal.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Industry Notes: BookExpo’s Audio ‘Tea,’ Canada’s BookNet-Kobo Contest, and the UK’s ‘Media Medic’

In the USA, BookExpo includes audiobook events. In Canada, ebook design is stressed in a competition. And in the UK, a bookseller features a self-published novel. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Audiobook ‘Tea’: Alda, Patterson, Meyer, Older eedPOP, which is producing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Historic' deal will see Shanghai maths books sold into UK schools

Collins Learning has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to translate an influential Shanghai maths learning series – the first time the publisher has imported a book for use in schools this way. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Property Shriver seals six-figure HC deal

HarperCollins has signed a six-figure deal with Lionel Shriver for world English-language rights to Property. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thriller-seekers strike big deals

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2017: A Few Novels Gain Buzz Amid Restrained Deal-Making

With no single title emerging as the big book of the fair, and gossip still focused on recent reports about the $65 million advance the Obamas landed from Penguin Random House, a number of novels have been the subject of chatter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish debut thriller racks up 10 international deals ahead of LBF 2017

Debutant Elisabeth Norebäck has racked up at least 10 international deals for her debut psychological thriller In My Blood ahead of the London Book Fair, with world English rights pre-empted by Penguin Random House US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wisdom signs six-figure S J Parris deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerry Wilkinson does global rights deal with Bookouture

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Opening Up Our Work’: University Presses and Translation Rights

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Apple end exclusive deal on audio books

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[ BBC World | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishers shy away from 'alt-right' star Milo Yiannopoulos

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Elsevier and Jisc proclaim 'low-cost' UK deal

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Former ABA president Vlahos gets UK publishing deal

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HarperCollins UK and William Morrow buy editor's debut thriller

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matharu signs six-figure deal with Hodder Children’s

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Survey: Translated Fiction Outsells English Fiction in the UK

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