The UK arm of Bookshop.org, the online retailer that partners with indie bookstores, has a new initiative on the way: it’s launching a series of online events for its customers as well as customers of unaffiliated indies. For the first event on March 23rd, Bookshop is partnering with Faber to host a conversation with Kazuo […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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NowThis, the 4-year-old news and entertainment digital video service, has tapped a news progeny for a new series. Allison Williams, star of Girls and daughter of MSNBC news anchor Brian Williams, will take part in a multi-episode series about education called Edify. NowThis president Athan... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books is launching its new 7+ series fiction, Secret Princesses, at Bologna. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. self-publishing platform Reedsy launched the Reedsy Book Editor, an online editing and typesetting tool, and the site reports growing membership and new partnerships with Ingram and Kobo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has launched a "Creative Responsibility Manifesto", which includes a formal programme to improve diversity, in a bid to become a “force for good in society above and beyond” the books it produces. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has launched a new short story series, 4th Shorts, which is intended to “introduce curious readers to 4th Estate’s rich back catalogue on an easily digestible scale.” Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK, a division of Penguin Random House UK, will next month launch a series of braille books for children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flooded bookshops The Book Case in Hebden Bridge and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth are to receive a £5,000 grant each from the James Patterson fund. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller reports a jump in the average price of books in the UK last year, as well as a boost in print book sales — especially at indie bookstores. The post UK Print Book Sales Pop in 2015, Indie Bookshops Get a Boost appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassava Republic Press, a leading Nigerian publishing house, will launch a full range of titles in the UK market starting in 2016. The post Nigeria’s Cassava Republic Press to Launch in the UK appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SilverDell Bookshop is to close after 15 years operating as a bookshop and ice cream store in Kirkham, Preston, but its owner Elaine Silverwood is set to continue as a freelance events organiser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has unveiled a new line of curated science fiction and fantasy titles. The eponymous line will be overseen by one of the editors of the publisher's Best American series, John Joseph Adams. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Society is launching a new series of books called Folio Collectables. The series will feature soft-bound covers and bold new designs of best-loved classics. The range is intended to be highly collectable - and giftable - available in time for Christmas 2015, selling for an r.r.p of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walt Disney will next month launch a an app-based subscription service in the UK, offering books as well as films, TV and music, for £9.99 per month, called DisneyLife. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate is to launch RE4DINGS, a new video series featuring authors reading extracts of their work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books owner David Headley is to launch an international online bookseller next spring, funded by “significant investment” from Headley and his business partner Lee Wilson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon could be on the cusp of launching a grocery delivery operation in the UK after leasing a warehouse from Tesco, it has been reported. Retail Week reported the e-commerce giant has agreed a 10-year lease with Tesco for a warehouse in Surrey, which is currently being revamped by Clegg Food... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mentioning no names, but aren't some bookshop events in London - and increasingly elsewhere - succumbing to the over-heated London price overdrive, leaving many of us reeling as it separates the rich from the poorer? £8? £10? £15? Why even stop there if the market can take it? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James will be holding a live Q&A from the Twitter head office in London's Piccadilly next Monday (29th June). The bestselling author of the Fifty Shades of Grey series will hold the live #AskELJames Q&A at 6pm. The five best questions on the day will win a signed copy of the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has acquired a new series by Rachel Renée Russell, author of the Dork Diaries series. The Misadventures of Max Crumbly is about a boy called Max and his dailyups and downs at South Ridge Middle School. After being home-schooled by his grandmother Max begs to go to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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