Britney Spears’s ‘brave’ tell-all memoir out in October

The Woman in Me, which will cover pop star’s conservatorship experience among other topics, is set for release later this yearBritney Spears will release her tell-all memoir, The Woman in Me on 24 October, the publisher announced on Tuesday.The Woman in Me will be “a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope”, according to a press release from Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, which acquired the memoir in a bidding war. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-07-11 16:02:28 UTC ]

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One power cord to rule them all: Standards group pushes for universal laptop charger

A Switzerland-based standards group wants to stop the madness of having a different charger for every laptop, and will publish a technical specification for universal laptop chargers early next year. The specification from the International Electrotechnical Commission will cover “a wide range of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Teams With HuffPo, AARP on Memoir Contest

Simon & Schuster has teamed with AARP and The Huffington Post on a contest open to memoirists 50 and older. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Fires Up “Hot Bed” Tumblr for New Adult Fiction

Simon & Schuster has launched a new social media community, The Hot Bed, to promote the "New Adult" genre complete with a "chili chart" to gauge hotness. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers get together for Movember fundraiser

Staff from Simon & Schuster, Pan Macmillan and Red Lemon Press are calling on employees from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horobin and Corbett promoted at Simon & Schuster

James Horobin has been appointed as group sales, marketing and publicity director at Simon &... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-winning author, has died at 94

Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing died at her home in London on Sunday, her publisher announced. She was 94.Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing died at her home in London on Sunday, her publisher announced. She was 94. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster to publish YouTube hit The Fox

Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is to publish a book based on internet sensation The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TOWIE's Arg to Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster has acquired a memoir by James ‘Arg’ Argent, star of reality TV... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third-quarter rise for Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster has reported a third quarter revenue rise, said to reflect the rise in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press in Deal for Worldwide EBook Distribution

Earlier this month, Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press announced a new distribution and publishing agreement that will expand the availability of electronic editions for works in Mandarin for readers worldwide. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S to Distribute Chinese Language Ebooks from Yilin Press

Simon & Schuster will distribute Yilin Press ebooks to Chinese readers around the world. The distribution agreement was signed at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toon turns to YA for Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster has signed a two-book deal with Paige Toon for her first YA novels. Toon... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book publishers side with Apple, ask DoJ to scrap new price-fixing rules

Apparently Apple isn't the only company thinking the US Department of Justice's recently imposed remedies against it were "draconian." US publishers HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and others have also ganged up on the DOJ with a legal brief opposing the punitive restrictions. In... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Rhonda Byrne for November

Simon & Schuster is to publish Hero, a new book by The Secret author Rhonda Byrne on 19th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Journalist to Write Book on Surveillance

Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who first reported on a trove of classified documents leaked by Edward J. Snowden, will write a book about National Security Agency surveillance, his publisher announced on Wednesday. Mr. Greenwald’s articles ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple violated antitrust law in ebook pricing

Apple Inc., the world's biggest technology company, violated antitrust law by engaging in a scheme to fix the prices of electronic books, a federal judge ruled in a suit brought by the U.S. government.U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who tried the case without a jury, ruled against Apple in a... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press Release: William Lynch Out as B&N CEO, New Execs Named

William Lynch has resigned as CEO of Barnes and Noble, while Michael Huseby has been appointed CEO of NOOK Media LLC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Algonquin sets suite deal for book lovers

Travelers with a literary bent may find the Algonquin Hotel quite compatible. The storied property has teamed with publisher Simon & Schuster to offer a package befitting its literary history. The newly dubbed Simon & Schuster Suite, with prices starting at $459, is stocked with classic... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press Release: CEO Markus Dohle Announces Penguin Random House Global Leadership Team

Following the completion of the merger between Penguin and Random House, CEO Markus Dohle announces the global senior executive team for the new Penguin Random House, which now controls around 25% of the trade book market in the US. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daring World War II memoir may be a little too Hollywood

An investigation by historian Guy Walters in the Daily Mail published last week says author Joe Corry's memoir "simply isn't true."A sensational upcoming British spy memoir of World War II is replete with derring-do worthy of “Inglourious Basterds”: battlefield bravado, concentration camp... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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