BookBub Ebook Deals Site Closes in on 1.5 Million Subscribers

With the simple concept of alerting readers to a curated list of discounted ebooks, Bookbub has attracted nearly 1.5 million users in just a year. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Former Goldman Executive Is Said to Complete Book Deal

Greg Smith, the former Goldman executive who wrote a widely read Op-Ed in The New York Times about the changing culture at the Wall Street firm, has reported made a deal with Grand Central Publishing, part of Hachette. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australia and India join ebook adoption race

Australia and India have joined the UK and the US as world leaders in ebook adoption rates,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film deal for Wilbur Smith Somalia novel

UK-based Reelart Media has bought film rights to Wilbur Smith's Those in Peril (Pan Macmillan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter ebooks now available to muggles

The Hunger Games may have had a heck of an opening weekend, but let's not forget who the top box office spot belongs to: a certain bespectacled boy wizard. Roughly a decade and half after the publication of the first book in the series -- and after several months of promises -- the ultra-popular... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-figure debut deal for Quercus

Quercus has paid a six-figure sum for two books by debut novelist Paul Lynch, beating off five... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic to close Horrible Histories virtual world

Scholastic Children’s Books has announced plans to close its existing Horrible Histories... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter ebooks on sale today

The Harry Potter ebooks will go on sale exclusively from the Pottermore website from midday... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Potter' ebooks go on sale on Pottermore

The "Harry Potter" series, which has conquered mediums from books to movies, is finally available in ebook format. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobiles24 removes ebooks channel after Hachette action

Mobiles24 has removed all ebooks from its website after Hachette UK obtained a court order... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell and Bertrams in bid for £1.25m uni deal

Blackwell and Bertrams will go head-to-head with two other library supply services to bid for a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Major change" predicted for French ebook market

An advisory body to the French prime minister has predicted that ebooks are about to shake up... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agate Publishing and Chicago Tribune Enter New Ebook Partnership

Evanston, IL—Agate Publishing Inc., the Evanston, Illinois-based independent press, has entered into a partnership with the Chicago Tribune to produce ebooks created from Chicago Tribune-owned content. The ebooks will appear as pa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA calls for abolition of 20% VAT on ebooks

The Publishers Association is calling for the government to abolish the 20% VAT rate on ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS to run events for 1,000 children

Schoolchildren will be encouraged to cash in their World Book Day vouchers by visiting W H Smith... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salon du Livre closes with pledge for indies

The four-day Paris Book Fair closed on Monday (19th March) with a pledge made to defend... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fleming estate signs 007 deal

Ian Fleming's James Bond back catalogue is getting a relaunch after his estate signs a new book deal. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Amanda Knox's Ex-Boyfriend Signs Book Deal

Raffaele Sollecito, the Italian student who was dating Ms. Knox when they were both charged with murder in 2007, will write his own memoir, for an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-figure Ozeki deal for Canongate

Canongate has acquired a new novel by film-maker and author Ruth Ozeki, completing a six-figure... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU hints at possible deal over agency model

EU regulators have hinted that they are open to a deal with European publishers over the agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-figure E L James deal for Cornerstone

Century and Arrow have acquired bestselling romance trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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