Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 14:00 Titles from Frank Cottrell Boyce, Dick King Smith and Arlene Phillips are among the choices in Richard and Judy's second children's book club. The selected titles are available from today in a 3 for 2 offer through W H Smith. The books are organised across three categories; Read Together, Read Yourself and Fluent Reader and the club is run in association with the reading charity Booktrust. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Kinney has notched up the biggest weekly sale for a children's book in over a year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilton Als' 'White Girls' is a magnificent collection of essays that mixes criticism and memoir, fiction and nonfiction.Hilton Als' "White Girls" is as much about white girls as the author's previous effort "The Women" was about femininity — which is to say quite a lot and not at all. Like its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A kid-friendly tablet often isn't enough by itself to keep little tykes happy -- you have to get the content they want, too. Polaroid is counting on this formula to lure parents to its newly available Kids Tablet 2. The 7-inch slate comes preloaded with the full versions of 70-plus apps and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As USA Today celebrates the 20th anniversary of its bestseller list, the organization says romance novels, children's books, and inspirational books defined the last two decades of reading. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDonalds is giving away 20m copies of four original children's books about nutrition, while a similar giveaway in the 1970s focused on classics—reflecting a change in cultural priorities. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadcasters Sue MacGregor and Trevor Phillips and Robert McCrum, associate editor of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The harmonisation of VAT across print and digital books could move a step closer this week with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith's website is back online following an earlier suspension over abuse and rape themed ebooks found on its site. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith’s website has gone live again after nearly four days without trading. Smith'... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has said it expects its website to “be live again shortly” following its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has said pornographic ebook material appeared alongside children’s literature on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith takes its UK site completely offline while it removes pornographic abuse-themed ebooks from its product listings. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDonald's just might become the country's largest children's book publisher for the month of November.The chain, which typically offers toys in its kids meals, will package four original children's books carrying a nutritional message Nov. 1 through Nov. 14 with its Happy Meals, the beginning... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley president and chief executive officer Stephen Smith told the Contec digital conference... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams' new children's novel, Demon Dentist (HarperCollins), has become the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dutch bookshop chain Ako could be sold to W H Smith, according to a report in De Telegraaf.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kidd designed some of the most iconic book covers in circulation, and now he wants to impart lessons to youngsters. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The best-selling author behind The Shining has returned to its central character, 36 years after the book was first published, for his latest novel. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Press has acquired two books from US author Andrew Smith. The publisher signed UK and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For 35 years FSG's Roger Straus would swagger into the Frankfurt Book Fair acquiring the works of the most famous authors in the world, leaving an inimitable legacy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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