Written By: Philip Jones and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 11:53 J K Rowling has confirmed that she will release paid-for ebook versions of her incredibly successful Harry Potter books from her new website Pottermore "in partnership with J K Rowlings publishers worldwide". The news was unveiled via YouTube and at a press conference held today (23rd June). Her UK publisher Bloomsbury will receive a share of the revenues, which put out a Stock Exchange announcement to make clear the revenue was already in its forecasts. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now more than ever, the publishing industry finds itself on a quest for more effective ways to make money. For the past few years, the industry has been working through a regular cycle of taglines and keywords: ‘metered models,’ ‘memberships,’ ‘registration paywalls,’ dynamic paywalls,’ and so... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
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TEN Publishing will shutter 19 of its 22 automotive print magazines by the end of the year, leaving MotorTrend, Hot Rod and Four Wheeler as the only three titles that will continue to be published in a physical format in 2020. According to a memo sent to staffers at MotorTrend Group Friday... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Irish press Little Island Books has sold North American rights to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for Meg Grehan’s The Deepest Breath. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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JPay made ebooks from Project Gutenberg free to incarcerated people who have their tablets last month. But...where did the money they collected for all of those Project Gutenberg books go? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-05 11:39:33 UTC ]
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Coty, the owner of a host of household names including Covergirl, Gucci and Sassoon Professional, has confirmed it is conducting an overhaul of Beamly, an ad-tech and digital media operation it purchased in 2015, which could involve the effective shuttering of the unit. The developments have... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Springer Nature is selling its publishing services enterprise SPS to content technology and solutions business SPi Global, in a deal expected to conclude by the end of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The MILD Group, run by Susie Nicklin, has sold South London indie Dulwich Books to store manager Cathy Slater. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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US publishers are still fighting to see books produced in China excluded from tariffs, even as a new tariff affecting books is expected to come into force on 15th December. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 14:22:15 UTC ]
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In UK audiobook statistics, Harris Interactive sees younger, higher salaried men leading listeners. Orion's Katie Espiner talks about women in publishing. The post More From FutureBook Live: Harris on Audio, Espiner on Management appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-26 09:30:58 UTC ]
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American YA author Tomi Adeyemi talks to us about the follow-up to her bestselling fantasy début, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, and shares an exclusive extract from the book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bloomsbury is selling reference guide Whitaker’s assets, including the current edition, the online database, and backlist editions dating back to 1869. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Following Bernardine Evaristo’s historic Booker Prize win, translation rights to her novel Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton) have been snapped up in 21 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 06:13:51 UTC ]
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Check out an exclusive excerpt of Mayra Cuevas' #ownvoices YA novel SALTY, BITTER, SWEET! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-14 11:34:19 UTC ]
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Tickets for Elton John's book signing at Waterstones Piccadilly sold out in less than 10 seconds when they went on sale yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Amazon has opened a storefront and publishing platform for people to buy and sell K-12 educational materials. People who create such resources can upload them for others to purchase. Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-11-12 15:32:00 UTC ]
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On the sidelines of the just-closed 2019 Sharjah International Book Fair, the IPA and Emirates announce a new partnership for travel in coming events. The post Emirates Airline Becomes IPA’s Exclusive Carrier in New Sponsorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-11 22:01:26 UTC ]
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Eric Carle, the author and illustrator behind such children's classics as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has decided at the age of 90 to sell his company to Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 09:00:10 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has confirmed it is pushing ahead with publication of A Warning, the new tell-all about Donald Trump's administration by an anonymous senior official, despite the US Department of Justice warning Hachette that the author may be violating "one or more" NDAs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 14:37:22 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Macmillan's embargo on new ebooks impacts public libraries, now scrambling to make materials available to patrons. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-01 10:32:08 UTC ]
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