Daly named O'Brien Press Bookseller of the Year

Antonia Daly has won The O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year Award, commended for personifying prized qualities including knowledge, passion, courage and an ability to find the right book for customers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 07:20:10 UTC ]
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Into the River named top read at awards

A young adult novel about a dramatic journey that transforms an East Coast boy has taken out this year's New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards tonight. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers divided over RRP

Waterstones managing director James Daunt has come out against the removal of the recommended... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley positive after 'disappointing' year

Wiley reported adjusted revenue growth of 1% to $1.72bn in its 2013 fiscal after stripping out... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Did the Word “Paperback” Precede “Hardback” by 100 Years?

Why did the word 'paperback' appear one hundred years earlier than 'hardback,' when hardbacks had been around much longer? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press gets new Sue Monk Kidd

Headline has bought a new novel by Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees, for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Columbia University Press Signs Two

Beginning January 1, 2013, Columbia University Press began to distribute frontlist and backlist titles from Transcript and, in a separate deal, Jagiellonian University Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scarlett Johansson Sues French Author for Using Her Name in a Novel

It is "so American": actress Scarlett Johansson is suing French author Gregoire Delacourt for describing a character in his novel as her "doppleganger" -- or exact double. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press snaps up second Gwynne guide

Ebury Press has acquired a second book by N M Gwynne, following up on this April's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spin names new editor-in-chief

SpinMedia has named Jem Aswad the new editor-in-chief of Spin, succeeding Caryn Ganz, who was ousted last week.Mr. Aswad was most recently the editor of Billboard.biz and previously held editing jobs at MTV News and Time Out New York. "This is probably the job I dreamed about most when I first... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Funding lifeline for French booksellers

The French government and publishers this week pledged an additional €9m in mainly interest-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackman named Children’s Laureate

Malorie Blackman has been appointed the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2013-2015, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is this the worst book of the year?

There are so many things wrong with the new book The MILF Diet by former Whole Foods chef Jessica Porter it's difficult to know where to begin. But its name is probably the most glaring so let's dive in there. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dutch BA launches Booksellers Barometer

Dutch booksellers are improving their businesses by using an online self-assessment tool... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s plans expansion this year

Blackwell’s plans to expand its store portfolio this year, starting with a site at Derby... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Midpoint and Changing Lives Press Agree

Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Changing Lives Press, a New York-based publisher of self-help titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robson Press clinches Binchy biog

Robson Press has lined up a biography of Maeve Binchy for this August Maeve Binchy: The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free The Press Campaign Trying To Raise $660 Million To Buy Tribune Co.

The folks at The Other 98% really, really don't want to see the Koch brothers to buy the Tribune Company. The non-profit organization has launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo to make a bid for the publishing company, which owns the Chic ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House and Foyles triumph at Bookseller Industry Awards

Random House has won the Publisher of the Year accolade at the Bookseller Industry Awards 2013,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 37 Years, Winton Steps Back

After spending 37 years in the publishing industry, including the last five as chairman, CEO, and publisher of Counterpoint LLC, Charlie Winton turned over the publisher reins at the press to Rolph Blythe on May 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast scraps Easy Living magazine after eight years

Condé Nast's is closing its Easy Living print edition, despite being the only paid-for glossy magazine from a major publisher to increase its circulation in the last six months of 2012. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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