Egmont launches Blyton in ebook

Publisher Egmont has launched 76 of its Enid Blyton titles in ebook format. The titles, which... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont rebrands Magorian titles

Egmont Publishing is redesigning its Michelle Magorian titles with new front covers, with the first two reissues due for release at the end of the month. The covers, created by illustrator Lucy Davey and in-house designer Andrea Kearney, reflect the “historical period and themes of Michelle’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook Pricing in Australia, Germany, India: Infographic from ePub Direct

How much does an ebook cost in Australia, Germany or India? EPub Direct offers an infographic with key statistics on ebook pricing and more. The post Ebook Pricing in Australia, Germany, India: Infographic from ePub Direct appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PP for Italy’s Giornale della Libreria: Ebook 2.0

Publishing Perspectives’s latest column for the Italy’s Giornale della Libreria is a translation of Benjamin Denckla's article, "If Ebooks are Software, It’s Time for Version 2.0." The post PP for Italy’s Giornale della Libreria: Ebook 2.0 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Binc Foundation Launches 2015 Scholarship Program

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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Jeb Bush, the tech-savvy 'e-governor,' releases chapter one of his ebook

The book is an effort to 'tell the story of a life of a governor' through 'the use of [Bush's] emails.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont signs ten foreign rights deals for The It Girl

Egmont has sold the rights to The It Girl, the first in a teen series from debut author Katy Birchall, in 10 languages. The publisher has sold rights in French (to Pocket Jeunesse), German (Egmont Germany), Spanish (Planeta), Catalan (Grup 62) Brazilian Portuguese (Rocco), Dutch (JP... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon tool converts print into ebooks

Amazon customers in the US can now convert their print titles into Kindle books with a software package called Kindle Convert. Currently available in the US for computers running Windows 7 and 8, the software helps users to scan in pages of their print books, converting the image into usable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why local papers count - one story launches a care home campaign

A newspaper story on Marion Brown’s plight fuels a grassroots campaignA speech last week by the BBC’s head of news, James Harding, was badly received by newspaper publishers, as I reported, because he thinks the corporation needs to fill a reporting vacuum created by a dwindling industry.This... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Hill to launch children’s imprint

Author Susan Hill will this summer launch a children’s imprint to publish books for readers aged seven to 11.   Hill said she decided to launch Little Barn Books after the successful relaunch of her children’s Christmas poem Can It Be True? last year under the adult publishing imprint she runs... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Convert turns paper books into ebooks, if you're patient

Got books to digitize and plenty of patience? Amazon's Kindle Convert software will let you scan them at home. As spotted by The Ebook Reader, Kindle Convert is a $50 PC application that turns printed pages into Kindle ebooks. It should work with most scanners, provided they support at least... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founders of Electric Lit; Black Balloon Launch New Publishing Venture

Catapult will launch in fall 2015, with Padgett Powell's story collection, 'Cries for Help, Various.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers

As error-prone as OCR-produced ebooks are, could the book world benefit by offering consumers more information about how an ebook is produced? The post It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley partners with ebook bundling BitLit

Vancouver-based BitLit has added Wiley to its growing list of ebook-bundling partner publishers, offering deeply discounted DRM-free ebooks to print-book owners. In this newly announced partnership, readers who own Wiley print books, including Wrox and Sybex imprint titles, will be able to use... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Launching Platform-Building Imprint

North Star Way will offer workshops, apps, and original videos and audiobooks, among other services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Italian Ebook Market Estimated to Grow 30-40% in 2015

Marcello Vena of AllBrain's recent survey of the Italian book market estimates Italian ebook sales nearing €60m, and growing 30-40% in 2015. The post Italian Ebook Market Estimated to Grow 30-40% in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diana Gabaldon, Poisoned Pen Launch Writers' Program

The bestselling author has partnered with her local bookstore on a writer-in-residence program in Scottsdale, Ariz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zed's free ebook for Greek finance minister

Radical publisher Zed Books is to publish extracts from Yanis Varoufakis' The Global Minotaur as a free ebook tomorrow (28th January), after the author's appointment as finance minister of Greece. Varoufakis has been given the post by new prime minister Alexis Tsipras, following the electoral... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches Kindle Textbook Creator

Amazon has launched Kindle Textbook Creator in the US, allowing academics to turn their textbooks into digital editions.  KDP EDU, a new segment of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), gives educators and authors the online tools to prepare, publish and promote e-textbooks and other educational... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six jobs to go as Egmont USA closes

Six Egmont employees will lose their jobs at the end of the month following the closure of the US office, the company has confirmed. The company also said it will publish its spring 2015 list and books will continue to be available via Random House, but it did not say what would happen to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform

ePubDirect has developed a proprietary digital ebook platform especially for its local primary school, St. Columba’s, in Cork, Ireland. The post ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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