Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 23/09/2011 - 10:45 Canongate has bought a collection of stories by a US marine and veteran of the Iraq war. Senior editor Francis Bickmore pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to the untitled collection by Phil Klay through by Cathryn Summerhayes at WME on behalf of Eric Simonoff. US rights were pre-empted by Scott Moyers and Andrea Walker at Penguin US. Canongate and Penguin will publish in 2013. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#iraq war
#phil klay
#cathryn summerhayes
#eric simonoff
#andrea walker
Google is in talks to buy AdMeld, a display advertising company, for $400 million, according to the New York Times. TechCrunch first reported the acquisition, but inside sources told the Times that the deal hadnt been finalized and that negotiations could still fall apart. An acquisition of... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2011-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#venture capital
#weather channel
#hearst television
#neal mohan
#display advertising
#people connect
Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 10:36 Octopus has acquired a vegetable cookery title by chef, eco-restauranteur and star of "The People's Supermarket" Arthur Potts Dawson. Publishing director Stephanie Jackson acquired world rights to Eat Your Veg from Sophie Laurimore of Factual... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#factual management
#mitchell beazley
Northstar Travel Media has acquired PhoCus Wright, Inc. a b-to-b information company serving the travel and meetings industries. PhoCus Wright offers the annual PhoCus Wright Conference, which serves global travel industry leaders. PhoCus Wright founder Philip Wolff will become chairman of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#northstar travel
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 15:01 Tif Loehnis, the founder of Janklow and Nesbits UK office, is joining Canongate in September as a senior editor. Canongate publishing director Nick Davies said: "She has great taste in books, a genuine and straightforward... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publish books
#join canongate
#senior editor
#great taste
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 09/06/2011 - 15:14 Quercus has acquired an authorised biography of WBA world heavyweight boxing champion David Haye. Non-fiction publishing director Richard Milner bought world rights in Making Haye: The David Haye Story by sports writer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#authorised biography
#david luxton
#luxton harris
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 03/06/2011 - 14:47 Canongate is planning to give a limited number of free ebook copies of Grow Up, the debut novel by 19-year-old Ben Brooks, ahead of its paperback publication in July. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ben brooks
#limited number
#paperback publication
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 03/06/2011 - 09:59 Constable & Robinson has acquired a non-fiction title about looking on the bright side by University College London neuroscientist Tali Sharot. Commissioning editor Jamie Joseph, who is building the publisher's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#non-fiction title
#bright side
#psychology list
#sophie lambert
Is the time ripe to place a bet on a brighter and profitable future for the grand dame of the publishing world? Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing world
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 09:20 Angry Robot has bought two "supernatural urban fantasies" by author Chris Holm. Publishing director Marc Gascoigne bought world rights across all formats from Jennifer Jackson at the Donald Maass Agency in New York. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jennifer jackson
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 09:39 Pan Macmillan has acquired the novelisations to Danish TV series "The Killing", shown on BBC4 in the UK this spring and which triumphed at last nights Baftas. Senior commissioning editor for fiction Trisha Jackson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 16/05/2011 - 15:19 HarperCollins Children's Books has bought two books from Silver Smarties Prize-winning author Jeanne Willis. Editorial director Harriet Wilson bought world rights, including TV, film and merchandising, from Catherine Clake at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#including tv
#ed vere
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 16/05/2011 - 09:03 Faber has acquired a non-fiction title by novelist Rachel Cusk, about contemporary mid-life femininity. Publishing director Hannah Griffiths bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Tracy Bohan at the Wylie Agency. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#faber buys
#faber plans
#non-fiction title
#tracy bohan
#wylie agency
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 13/05/2011 - 10:47 Canongate has bought a foul-mouthed gift book for exhausted parents, which has been the subject of intense hype in the United States. M.d. Jamie Byng and senior editor Francis Bickmore bought UK and Commonwealth rights,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jamie byng
#adam mansbach
#akashic books
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 15:30 Transworld has acquired three historical crime novels by Andrew Swanston, former Waterstone's director and chairman of Methven's. Assistant editor Emma Buckley bought world rights in the trilogy directly from the author.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#trilogy directly
#17th century
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 06/05/2011 - 16:30 Independent non-fiction publisher I B Tauris has bought fine arts publisher Philip Wilson Publishers (PWP), after handling its sales, marketing and distribution over several years. I B Tauris m.d. Jonathan McDonnell promised... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing strategy
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 05/05/2011 - 15:40 Bertelsmann has acquired digital media agency Smashing Ideas, with the aim of beefing up Random House Inc's digital offerings. The terms of the acquisition were not made public. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#random house
#digital offerings
#made public
Random House has acquired Smashing Ideas, a digital media agency, in an effort to strengthen its digital publishing side, the publisher said on Thursday. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#media decoder
#random house
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 26/04/2011 - 08:47 Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut could reportedly buy Waterstone's for £35m. The oligarch could close a deal for the British high street retailer as soon as this week, the Sunday Times reports. There are also reports... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 20/04/2011 - 07:54 Former Borders UK owner Luke Johnson has warned Tim Waterstone off trying to buy back Waterstone's. Waterstone is believed to be the sole frontrunner for the bookseller and has teamed up with Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Here's a clever idea from Chris Dixon: The investor and entrepreneur has turned his well-read blog into an ebook. Dixon, who runs Hunch and helps steer Founder Collective's bets when he's not blogging, has taken a couple years' worth of posts and compiled them into "Startups; Dixon's proceeds... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#couple years