Blink signs two more from YouTube star Alfie Deyes

YouTuber Alfie Deyes is to write two more books for Blink Publishing, including a sequel to his bestselling debut The Pointless Book. The sequel to The Pointless Book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies through Nielsen BookScan, will be published in April 2015. This will be followed by a “differently themed concept book” to be released for the Christmas market in 2015. Deyes was the first YouTuber to have a book published, and his deal has been followed by a flurry of acquisitions between publishers and other YouTube stars. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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