Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Sun, 29/05/2011 - 12:00 A publishing platform which allows readers to choose what should be published has been launched, supported by Faber and created by "QI" writers John Mitchinson and Justin Pollard, and Crap Towns author Dan Kieran. Launched at the Hay Festival today (29th May), Unbound.co.uk will enable authors signed up to the site to pitch book ideas directly to readers. Readers then pledge their support to an idea, from £10 to funding the whole book. When an idea has attracted enough support, the book will be written. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books – the parent company of Bonnier Books UK – is launching a new publishing house in Denmark early next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 11:11:48 UTC ]
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Republic Book Publishers' goal is to bring conservative voices to the fore in such areas as politics, history, and religion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The veteran editor and publisher is leaving the conservative imprint he founded at St. Martin's, All Points Books, for a currently unnamed new venture. With the move, APB will close in August 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has developed a free online resource on how to get published, offering practical information and inspiration for unpublished writers on the publishing process. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 04:08:02 UTC ]
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Indie publisher Hashtag Press is launching a new imprint to showcase exclusively BME voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 09:53:55 UTC ]
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A newly formed electronic music book publisher, Velocity Press, has launched with a book promising to be “a radical reworking of British dance music’s origin story”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 07:05:53 UTC ]
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The Miami-based Czech news correspondent Jana Ciglerová is the author of the first book to be released in October by the newly established Edice N in Prague. The post Czech Newspaper Launches Crowdfunded Effort in Book Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-31 05:30:45 UTC ]
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Bradford Literature Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival have joined forces to launch a new collaboration to unite publishers from Scotland and the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 18:45:49 UTC ]
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After working for decades with multiple publishers to publish health books for consumers, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is launching its own publishing imprint, Mayo Clinic Press. Its debut title will be released this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP, the library and information association, is going to promote diverse and inclusive children’s literature via a new magazine, Pen&inc. The first edition of Pen&inc launches today (2nd May) with information about 450 titles, submitted by publishers ranging from Egmont and Hachette... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jasmine Richards, formerly a publisher at Oxford University Press (OUP), has launched a fiction development company to create inclusive stories for children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Ventures has collaborated with Le Méridien Piccadilly Hotel to launch an official Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A consortium of independent publishers led by Seven Stories Press has launched Indie Playlist, a program that provides discounts and cash rewards for independent booksellers who order from a rotating list of titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new group for women in publishing, Conduit, has been launched by A M Heath, with the first meeting scheduled for April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viz Media announced plans to launch Viz Originals, a new imprint that will publish original graphic novels by artists inspired by manga and anime. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bella Pearson, the former publishing director at David Fickling Books, is launching her own company in Oxford, focusing on middle-grade and YA fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new imprint will publish English-language translations of picture books from around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad Books will be headed by Ashleigh Gardner and its first list, to be released this fall, will feature six young adult titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press has launched Cambridge Elements, a large-scale programme for research that sits outside the traditional formats of either book or journal article. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leodora Darlington, publishing executive at Bookouture, has launched Owned Voices - a creative writing workshop focused specifically on nurturing writing talent from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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