Bloomsbury wins five-way auction for 'powerful elegy'

Bloomsbury has acquired a “devastating and emotionally incisive” novel and one other book by David Chariandy in a “heated” five-way auction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins auction for Marsh debut

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two books by a debut novelist at auction. Francesca Best, commissioning editor at Hodder, bought world rights to My Everything and one other novel by Katie Marsh from Hannah Ferguson at the Hardman & Swainson Agency. My Everything is about Hannah, an... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon wins auction for .book domain name

Amazon.com has won a private auction for the right to run the  .book domain name, according to Domain Name Wire. The e-commerce giant beat off competition from eight other companies who applied for the domain name, including Google and Bowker, according to the report. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Wins Auction for .Book Domain

Despite opposition from the AAP, Amazon.com has won the right to operate the .book top-level domain name in a private auction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vermilion wins hot FBF title at auction

Ebury imprint Vermilion is to publish GRIT: Passion, Perseverance and the Science of Success, after winning a “hotly contested auction”. The book, by Angela Duckworth, was one of the big books of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Vemilion publishing director Susanna Abbott bought UK and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chatto wins auction for 'life design' guide

Chatto & Windus has won an eight-publisher auction for a book which will give readers “... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac wins Thompson auction

Pan Macmillan has won a seven-way auction for two novels by journalist Kate Thompson. Senior... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S wins Letters auction

Simon & Schuster has won an auction for Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey. Clare Hey, senior... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S wins auction for Joey Essex

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired an autobiography from The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) star Joey... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld wins auction for Disclaimer

Transworld is to publish a debut psychological thriller by Faber Academy alumnus Renee Knight,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B.J. Novak's children's book will try to win kids over to the power of language

B.J. Novak's children's book will be titled 'A Book With No Pictures.' 'I wanted to write a book that would introduce the youngest of kids to the idea that words can be their allies,' the actor said. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson wins auction for ancient world study

Hutchinson is to publish a broad-ranging book on the ancient world by author and broadcaster... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins Ekback auction

Hodder's Kate Parkin has won an auction for two books from debut novelist Cecilia Ekback.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tor wins auction for Peek trilogy

Tor UK has acquired a trilogy by Australian author Ben Peek, in a six-figure world rights deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador wins eve-of-Fair auction for Miniaturist

Picador has seen off competition from 11 other publishers to win a fiercely contested six-figure... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fig Tree wins auction for Emma Hooper debut

In a major deal ahead of London Book Fair, Fig Tree has won a five-way publisher auction for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder, Penguin and Bloomsbury win at BMS marketing awards

The Book Marketing Society's best marketing campaign awards for autumn 2012 have seen wins... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Powers wins Guardian First Book Award

Former soldier Kevin Powers has won the £10,000 Guardian First Book Award for novel The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kevin Powers wins Guardian First Book Award

Author Kevin Powers wins the Guardian First Book Award for his 'unforgettable first novel' The Yellow Birds Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre wins six-way auction for debut

  Sceptre has won a six-way auction to acquire a debut novel described as "impressive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador wins auction for Iceland debut

Picador has won a hotly-contested auction for Burial Rites, a debut novel set in Iceland in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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