DK, a division of Penguin Random House UK, will next month launch a series of braille books for children. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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As millions of children celebrate World Book Day, Tim Muffett has been looking at what makes bedtime reading a best seller. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Minneapolis literary nonprofit is Brooklyn-based Emily Books to launch the Emily Books imprint. The partnership, according to Coffee House's Chris Fischbach, is paving the way for Emily Books co-founders, Emily Gould and Ruth Curry, to eventually launch their own press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Already dubbed by the media as a serious contender for Amazon, the new German online bookshop Genialokal.de will finally be launched on March 12th, the first day of the Leipzig Book Fair. The e-commerce platform promotes localism under the banner “fantastically local” and is an initiative of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter on Monday began giving publishers the ability to embed Twitter video on their sites, meaning YouTube and Facebook now have some new competition in the category. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels in a debut crime series by journalist Michelle Davies in a three-way auction. Editor Catherine Richards bought UK and Commonwealth rights for the novels from Jane Gregory. The first, Gone Astray, follows Lesley Kinnock and her husband Mack, who win £12m on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online writing site Wattpad is launching a free app that offers romance writing for adults, called After Dark. After Dark gives readers access to thousands of romance stories written by published authors and popular Wattpad writers. It contains content-specific channels such as LGBTQ, Urban,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Physicians' Life—an upscale lifestyle title for doctors—will be launching in May. The magazine is backed by Slack Inc., a publisher that's noted for its professional medical media, not consumer titles. The post Medical Publisher Launches Lifestyle Magazine for Docs appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has hired Nia Roberts as art director, where she will be responsible for the cross portfolio design strategy. She will also develop the picture book list. Roberts is currently art director at Simon & Schuster where she has worked with authors and illustrators... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Tokens is this week launching a pilot of a series of ebook gift cards, which it says will be an “innovative step forward that will help evolve ebook gifting”. The cards will be for six genres - literary fiction, mass fiction, crime and thriller, sci-fi and fantasy, romance and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sue Buswell, deputy publisher at Random House Children’s, will step down from her role at the end of March. Penguin Random House said Buswell decided to leave the company, where she worked with authors such as John Burningham, Nicholas Allan and Emma Chichester Clark over a period of five... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s publishers and agents have said that the maturation of many book markets globally, in addition to the economic downturn, has meant that the number of deals made with international publishers is slowing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones’ flagship Piccadilly store is expanding its children’s section after a sales increase of 20%. London regional manager Luke Taylor said the company decided to re-think the space after “the recent explosion in children's sales”, driven by reference, games and educational related... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books is marking the 15th anniversary of Anthony Horowitz’s first Alex Rider novel by releasing new editions of the entire series. The publisher has also organised a writing competition with the NLT to mark the anniversary. All 10 books in the spy series, which started with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan will this autumn launch a children’s book imprint within Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB), to be run by Suzanne Carnell. Carnell is currently publishing director of picture books and pre-school of the MCB Under 6 division. Under the new imprint, which is yet to be named, she will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pharrell Williams is transitioning from pop singer to children's author. Will the cross-over translate into success? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The finalists for this year's Children's Choice Book Awards have been announced, in seven categories, which young readers across the country will vote for online from Tuesday, March 17through Sunday, May 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz has acquired three new novels from fantasy writer Michael Moorcock, the author’s first full novels in almost 10 years. Commissioning editor Marcus Gipps acquired the rights to the three books, a series beginning with The Whispering Swarm, from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein on behalf of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV presenter and Tudor specialist Lucy Worsley has written her first children’s novel set during the reign of Henry VIII. The book, currently titled The Other Elizabeth, is centered around a young handmaiden at court but explores the story of Katherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife. It will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Chronicles of Shannara' will be based on the book series by fantasy writer Terry Brooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has announced that its annual scholarship program, which supports booksellers and their families. The post Binc Foundation Launches 2015 Scholarship Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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