After 600k personalised picture-book sales, London firm secures investment from Silicon Valley firms Google Ventures and GreycroftChildren’s storytelling startup Lost My Name raised its first $100k of funding in 2014 on TV show Dragon’s Den. Now the London-based firm is turning to Silicon Valley for a $9m funding round.The investment – led by Google Ventures with venture capital firms Greycroft and The Chernin Group also participating – follows more than 600k sales of Lost My Name’s first personalised picture-book since its launch two years ago. Related: Nosy Crow talks fairytales, reluctant readers and game-like apps for kids Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OWN IT! has signed a "very special debut" by poet J J Bola entitled No Place to Call Home following a "keenly and closely contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunny Singh, author and chair of judges for the Jhalak Prize, has called the efforts of British publishers "pathetic" due to the "shockingly low" submissions to the prize created to celebrate British BAME writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Hannah Kohler and the writer and film producer Bob Stanley, also a member of the Mercury-nominated pop group Saint Etienne, have been named the joint winners of the 2017 Eccles British Library Writer’s Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shanghai International Children's Book Fair hosts the Golden Pinwheel for young illustrators and the Chen Bochui Awards for children's book authors. The post Two Awards Programs in China: Illustrators and Children’s Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Jones on the financial models underpinning the publishing business and why we should recognise the effort of those in the background of books' success. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why a new era of multimedia storytelling, fueled by smartphones and powerful digital tools, means change for libraries and publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of exhibitors at this year's Shanghai International Book Fair almost doubled over 2015 as organizers strive to make the event Asia's Bologna Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tyndale House is strengthening its children's and young adult division, Tyndale Kids, by adding staff members and increasing acquisitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every Primary-1 child north of the border is to receive three free picture books for Book Week Scotland 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s laureate Chris Riddell has called on education secretary Justine Greening to end the “disadvantageous school library lottery" and ensure every child in the country has access to a school library service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired a new ‘whodunit’ series by debut author Justine Windsor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exeter-based charity Reading List Foundation, in conjunction with Blackwell's, has reached the "major milestone" of providing scholarships to 16 students from lower-income households across England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Children’s is partnering with the NSPCC for the 10th anniversary edition of the picture book Aliens Love Underpants. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and illustrator Cressida Cowell is looking to ancient Britain for inspiration for her new three-book children’s series, with the first, as-yet-untitled book due for release in the UK and the US in the autumn of 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher has a 20-point lead in market share over its closest competitor, HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers across the country held parties as staffers donned costumes based on favorite characters and books. See our collection of photos from the festivities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'New York Times Book Review' has revealed the 10 titles on its 64th annual list of Best Illustrated Children's Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ has snapped up rights to The Songaminute Man, an "inspirational" memoir of entertainer and "viral sensation", 80-year-old Ted McDermott, told by his son Simon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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