Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 08/04/2011 - 08:25 A history of the Royal British Legion and a six-figure deal for a food allergy cookbook are among five acquisitions signed by Collins ahead of the London Book Fair. Publishing director Iain MacGregor bought world rights in all languages to The Royal British Legion's 90 Years of Heroes from Humfrey Hunter. Published in the autumn, it is the official tie-in to the charity, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Adorkable" will be added to the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary, after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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“A magic carpet ride” is how Courtney Collins describes her experience as a debut novelist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Head of Zeus has pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights for a “positively Shakespearean... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Literary agent Deborah Rogers has been named the winner of the London Book Fair's 11th annual Lifetime Achievement Award in International Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of lastminute.com, will speak at the London Book Fair 2014’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Gaming @ LBF is designed to connect the "creative and commercial talents of gaming developers, publishers and distributors with their publishing counterparts." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sixth edition of the conference will take place April 7, just before the opening of the London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday we called the pre-Super Bowl for Doritos, but a lot can happen overnight when you put a Clydesdale and a bunch of Labrador puppies in the same ad. Therefore, upon further review, we're reversing the call: Budweiser's "Puppy Love" is champion the pre-Super Bowl champion, really crushing... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten prominent South Korea writers will attend the Korea Market Focus cultural programme at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Times Newspapers Limited pays out £14m to departing directors, including chief executive Tom MockridgeThe publisher of the Times and the Sunday Times has reported a pre-tax loss of £24m, as payouts to departing directors hit £14m, according to financial filings for the year to 30 June 2013.Times... Continue reading at The Guardian
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News Group Newspapers took charges related to the phone-hacking scandal of almost £90m in the year to 30 JuneThe parent company of the Sun and Sun on Sunday has reported a pre-tax loss of £75m in the year to 30 June, after taking charges of almost £90m in relation to the phone-hacking... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After much talk about the London Book Fair's impending departure from its longstanding location at the Earls Court convention center, the event's operator, Reed Exhibitions, has announced that the fair will move to the ECO venue in the Olympia neighborhood in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair 2015 is to take place in Olympia in West London, allaying fears of a move to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Suzanne Collins says she 'sort of completed' a goal of hers this fall by releasing her children's book 'Year of the Jungle,' which examines war from a child's point of view. Collins wants to write a book about war for every child age group, she says. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Michael O'Mara will publish the autobiography of soap actress Michelle Collins next April.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired a debut project from spoken word poet Steven... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In separate deals with agents at William Morris Endeavor, HarperCollins's Terry Karten acquired North American rights to two of the big buzz books drawing attention leading into the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Redmayne and David Young have both joined The London Book Fair Advisory Board, one of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung announced this morning that it is taking pre-orders on its Ativ Book 9 Lite notebook PC, which was first announced on June 20. One of the most interesting features of the new notebook is the custom AMD CPU, which Samsung is describing as a “white-label” quad core. “It’s something we... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow publisher Selina Walker has bought three crime novels from author and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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