A forthcoming biography of Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen from Siltala Publishing in Finland is generating big buzz—and big deals—at the London Book Fair. The post Finland’s Biggest Rights Deal Ever? Literary Sports Biography Generates Buzz at LBF appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid the splendour of La Mamounia in Marrakesh, one of the world's most historic and beautiful hotels, Rachid O received the fourth annual Prix Littéraire de la Mamounia with Analphabètes (published in France by Editions Gallimard). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Redmayne and David Young have both joined The London Book Fair Advisory Board, one of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone has signed a six-figure deal for a début novel about a Mormon family in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Music licensing on YouTube was thrust into the spotlight last month after the National Music Publishers Association filed a lawsuit against YouTube content network FullScreen over copyright infringement. As Brandon Martinez, co-founder/CEO of the digital music-focused INDMUSIC put it so... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many of novelist Stephen King's books and short stories have found their way to the screen either through a movie or mini-series. Some, like The Shining, have become classics in the eyes of fans, while others...well... This season a King novel has returned the author to prominence on the small... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta and Portobello have signed up two new books for publication in spring 2015. Portobello... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Human Kinetics and the International Monetary Fund have signed a deal to make their content available in China. The agreement is a result of Publishing Technology’s local alliance with CNPIEC, the China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation, and its new CNP eReading platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The federal judge presiding over the U.S. electronic books case against Apple has barred the company from striking deals that would ensure that it could undercut prices of other retailers in the ebook market.(macworld.com) Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple says it will appeal against a court ruling that bans the company from entering into deals with publishers that could allow ebook prices to be fixed or inflated. The case was raised by the Department of Justice and judge Denise Cote's decision is very much in line with what they were... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A man who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon bombings but managed to help identify the perpetrators is working on a memoir.Jeff Bauman has a deal with Grand Central Publishing for "Stronger," scheduled to come out in April, one year after the attacks that killed three and injured many others.... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a ceremony at the 2013 Beijing International Book Fair, Guinness World Records (GWR) and China’s Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing (FLTRP) signed an agreement for the publication of the 2014 Chinese-language edition of the Guinness World Records annual book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft Xbox corporate VP Phil Harrison isn't worried that making publishing open on Xbox One will flood the console's storefront with junk. In fact, he welcomes the impending flood. "I hope we have to deal with tens of thousands of games," Harrison told Engadget in an interview this week... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast has announced a big deal with Amazon that will let people buy and renew print and digital subscriptions to its magazines on the e-commerce giant. The new service, which Amazon is billing as the first of its kind with a publisher, also enables customers to get immediate access to their... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s hard to imagine someone more out of place at Comic-Con than a politician. But Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis took the pop culture and comic convention by storm with an autobiographical graphic novel and a new arena to deliver his message of tolerance and acceptance. It... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast has struck a deal with Amazon that will give the Vogue, Vanity Fair, and New Yorker publisher access to 200 million potential new subscribers who are already spending money shopping on Amazon, according to a Reuters exclusive. The deal, the first of its kind, will allow Condé Nast to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America announced the winners of the 2013 PEN Literary Awards, a list that includes both notables and newcomers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Frankenstein’s monster never looked so good. A few months back, we wrote about a project called Recovering the Classics, which planned to crowdsource enticing new covers for 50 literary classics--great books like A Tale of Two Cities, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Frankenstein, and Pride and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Atomic Fez Publishing, a Vancouver-based publisher of genre-crossing fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Autumn will be a strong season for history, sport and fiction, book retailers are predicting.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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