Business professor's 'dynamic' self-help to Transworld

Transworld has bought a straight-talking self-help book from serial entrepreneur and NYU professor Scott Galloway, author of The Four, about applying simple algebra for a happier life. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Daughter of cult leader to publish memoir with Transworld

Transworld has acquired a "heart-breaking and uplifting" memoir, Caged Bird, by Katy Morgan-Davies, who was born into an abusive London cult and lived in captivity for three decades. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?

It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell. By Stephen BuranyiIn 2011, Claudio Aspesi, a senior investment analyst at Bernstein Research in London, made a bet that the dominant firm in one... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AASL's "Busy and Wonderful Year": PW Talks with Audrey Church

The outgoing president of the American Association of School Librarians discusses standout moments from her time in office and what may lie ahead for AASL members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann boosts education business with WhiteCloud acqusition

Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann has acquired WhiteCloud Analytics, a performance management firm, to boost its education business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekend at the Trade Show: BookCon Busies Up the BookExpo Floor in New York City

Amid cheers for YouTube stars and TV producers, BookCon 2017 pulls a big crowd and gets free books into eager hands, the follow to ReedPOP's BookExpo. The post Weekend at the Trade Show: BookCon Busies Up the BookExpo Floor in New York City appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association blasts delay in business rates support

The Booksellers Association has called for delays in financial support to bookshops to be addressed "urgently" after it has emerged many small businesses are still waiting for help with soaring business rates. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld Ireland publisher McHugh to step down

Eoin McHugh, who has been publisher of Transworld Ireland since the imprint’s creation 10 years ago, is leaving the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Indie Publisher at 50: Kogan Page’s International Language of Business

Thanks to digital initiatives and a strong list of titles, 50-year-old UK book publisher Kogan Page is growing its business, despite more competition. The post An Indie Publisher at 50: Kogan Page’s International Language of Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The future of their businesses is at stake’: European publishers are exploring alternatives to the duopoly

"Publishers everywhere are looking for answers, but this is an area European publishers are leading." The post ‘The future of their businesses is at stake’: European publishers are exploring alternatives to the duopoly appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline's Vicky Palmer moves to Transworld

Headline's head of marketing and digital Vicky Palmer is leaving after seven years with the company to join Transworld as deputy marketing director.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publish or Plug In? Debating Academic Books and Digital Dynamics

'I completely disagree with the phrase "publish or perish," says one voice in academic publishing. So what does the digital disruption disrupt? The post Publish or Plug In? Debating Academic Books and Digital Dynamics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Derek B Miller moves to Transworld for third novel

Transworld is publishing American by Day, the third novel from Derek B Miller, whose first two books were published by Faber. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How top digital publishers are set up to get into show business

BuzzFeed, Bleacher Report, Mashable and Refinery29 want to get into show business. Here's how they are set up to do it. The post How top digital publishers are set up to get into show business appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld scoops The Secret Footballer

Transworld has signed The Secret Footballer, a professional player who writes anonymously about the Premier League in his books and Guardian columns. The anonymous writer will publish a new tell-all exposé with Transworld in May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popular and Prolific Pope Keeps Publishers Busy

Religion and secular publishers look for new ways to set their titles apart from the hundreds of books on Pope Francis that have been published so far. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book People appoints Kittlety as it targets schools business

The Book People has appointed former Troubadour sales director, Rob Kittlety, as managing director of field sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Books in China 2017: Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland: A New Business Model

Located in Beijing’s central business district, the two-story Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland is a full-fledged subsidiary of China Children’s Press & Publication Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair Opens on an Upbeat, Busy Note

With publicity agents churning out releases and publishers' stands hectic with meetings, London Book Fair has opened its crowded three-day schedule. The post London Book Fair Opens on an Upbeat, Busy Note appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld buys critical care doctor's memoir

Transworld has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to In Shock by US critical care doctor Rana Awdish, an account of Awdish’s near-death experience and her transition from doctor to patient. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2017: For Publishers, Business Is Booming, but Brexit Means Uncertainty

For a second year in a row, publishers arrived at the London Book Fair with the wind at their backs. Will Brexit change that? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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