O'Reilly Media has signed an agreement with global publisher Packt Publishing to distribute Packt's 1,200 ebooks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James will sign copies of the new book in the series, Grey (Arrow), at Barnes & Noble in New York City on the book's release date next Thursday (18th June). It will be the author’s only New York City book signing appearance for the novel, which will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA bestselling author Ally Condie sells a middle-grade novel to Dutton, Princeton University Press buys a comics history, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With 37m YouTube subscribers, Swedish gamer teams up with Penguin Random House for 250-page collection of ‘advice and inspirational quotes’With more than 37m subscribers, Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg is one of the biggest stars on YouTube. Now he’s hoping to take bookshelves by storm too.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into the way Amazon distributes ebooks and its relationship with publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired a memoir by endurance swimmer Diana Nyad. In the 1970s, Nyad set a number of world records in endurance swimming, such as circling Manhattan Island and crossing the 102.5m between the Bahamas and Florida. But one record continually eluded her: becoming the first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin's has signed signed up Dinki for a cookbook called 'Meat on the Side,' which offers recipes that put “meat in the passenger seat.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com’s ebook distribution deals are coming under close scrutiny from the European Commission, which has begun a formal antitrust investigation into the company’s contracts with publishers.The probe will focus on clauses in Amazon’s contracts that require publishers to tell the company... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a 14-hour hearing yesterday in federal bankruptcy court, Family Christian Stores must wait awhile longer for a ruling on whether the struggling Christian bookstore chain will be sold to FC Acquisitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has signed a new deal with author and illustrator Liz Pichon for world rights in two new front-list titles and a companion book in the Tom Gates series. The deal was struck by Scholastic fiction and picture book publisher, Samantha Smith with Caroline Walsh at David Higham Associates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is to publish the life story of an 82-year-old woman chosen as Farming Hero 2015 by BBC’s “Countryfile”. Joan Bomford, who lives near Evesham in Worcestershire, has been farming since the 1930s. She is still active on the farm, driving tractors, feeding the farm’s beef... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia Books has bought a thriller set in the world of Formula 1 racing, originally published by The Hanbury Agency’s White Glove programme Moreton Street Books. Driven by Toby Vintcent was the only work of fiction on the shortlist of the New Writer Award at the Cross British Sports Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin has bought The Wildings, a children’s adventure story about wild cats in Delhi, by Nilanjana Roy. Commissioning editor Daniel Seton acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights from Lisette Verhagen at David Godwin Associates and will publish on the Pushkin Children’s list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager has signed a second novel by Sabaa Tahir, a sequel to her book An Ember in the Ashes. Editorial director Natasha Bardon signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in the as-yet-unnamed novel in a deal with Penguin Random House US, which will be published in 2016. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber has signed a book looking back at the pictures of Observer photographer Jane Bown, who died last year. Jane Bown: A Lifetime of Looking, will collect more than 200 black and white and colour images from Bown's career, putting her portraits of people such as the Queen and Samuel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing has singed a book by TV star Amy Childs, who first appeared on ITV2’s “The Only Way is Essex”. The book will recount Childs’ rise to fame and her business career. Blink’s acquisitions director Clare Tillyer bought world rights to the book from The Can Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Publishing will publish the "autobiography" of “Only Fools and Horses” character Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter, titled He Who Dares. Kelly Ellis, senior commissioning editor, acquired world rights in all languages from the John Sullivan estate. The comedy character, a South London... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press has acquired the autobiography of Irish footballer Packie Bonner. Deputy publisher Andrew Goodfellow bought world all language rights to The Last Line from Kevin Pocklington at Jenny Brown Associates. Bonner was a goalkeeper who played for Celtic, winning four Scottish Cups and one... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo Editions has bought the debut short story collection from the winner of the inaugural White Review Short Story Prize, Claire-Louise Bennett. UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Ireland, were bought from Stinging Fly Press via Peter Straus at RCW. The collection, titled Pond,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yumi Sakugawa sells an illustrated life and design book to St. Martin's at auction and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corvus has signed a novel by Irish author Catherine Ryan Howard. Editorial director Sara O'Keeffe signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in Distress Signals in a deal with Jane Gregory at Gregory & Company. The book is described as The Girl on the Train meets Murder on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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