Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner Elliott Investment Management is buying the assets and operations of US stationery and gift retailer Paper Source, with James Daunt overseeing the chain. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-11 23:30:36 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has bought two more titles in The Nothing to See Here Hotel series written by Steven Butler and illustrated by Steven Lenton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RBmedia, one of the largest independent publishers and distributors of audiobooks, has been acquired by yet another private equity firm. Monday morning KKR and announced it bought the company from Shamrock Capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today’s consumers expect access to content, whenever and however they want, putting media and publishing companies under extreme pressure to meet this demand cost-effectively. Faced with diminishing revenues from traditional advertising and subscriptions they must find new ways to drive revenue... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books' executive editor Sara Sargent says she's 'combining a non-traditional way of sourcing books with traditional storytelling' with Wattpad. The post Sourcing Content: Sara Sargent of HarperCollins Children’s Books on Working With Wattpad appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We’ve narrowed it down to four books. Now help us pick the one book we’ll all read this summer! Summer is the perfect time to unplug and lose yourself in a good book. The best books change the way we view the world, how we interact with others, and maybe even the direction of our lives. And... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House hosted its second annual Company Week last month, from June 18-22, holding 65 events including talks, panels, workshops, and other activities for its employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House India has acquired Hindi-language publisher and "cultural icon" Hind Pocket Books for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House India has acquired Hind Pocket Books, one of the oldest and best-known Hindi-language publishers in the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publishers want to launch linear TV channels and are willing to give them away for free, but that move carries some risk. The post Digital media companies chasing TV hope for carriage fees, but it’s no guarantee appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Her debut novel was rejected by publishers multiple times before winning the Desmond Elliott Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Preti Taneja has won the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for her "awe-inspiring" retelling of King Lear in We Are That Young. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novel We That Are Young takes £10,000 award after early struggles to find a publisherPreti Taneja’s debut novel We That Are Young, a reimagining of King Lear set in contemporary India that was rejected by multiple major publishers as commercially unviable, has won the £10,000 Desmond... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books, part of Bonnier Zaffre, has acquired a graphic novel about 150 years of feminism. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish We Need New Stories, a "vital" book about dangerous myths that are maintaining the status quo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing's non-fiction imprint 535 has acquired an exploration of what happens to our bodies when we drink too much by Canadian journalist Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translation funding for international publishers interested in Scottish writings and a call for papers and presentations for the January Future!Publish conference in Germany are open and have deadlines in place this summer. The post Deadlines: Call for Papers in Germany, Translation Fund... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, we have views from the corporate headquarters of Kinokuniya, showing off its 30th world bookstore location, just opened in May as the company's first store in Cambodia. The post Friday Photos: Japan’s Kinokuniya Company Opens Its First Bookstore in Cambodia appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's vp of news says the company wants to enable the success of news publishers, but that direct payments come with pitfalls. The post ‘I feel optimistic about the future of news’: Google’s Richard Gingras says the company’s success depends on the health of publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Salt has raised more than £7,500 after appealing to its supporters to purchase "just one book" to help save the struggling business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since nearly doubling the size of the company, Omeda is positioning itself to better serve a range of publishing partners in a variety of ways. The post Omeda’s Aaron Oberman On Data, the State of Publishing and His Company’s Outlook appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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