Former Belle & Sebastian band member signs YA deal

Hot Key Books has acquired two titles for teens from Stuart David, a founding member of the band Belle & Sebastian. Editor Naomi Colthurst bought world rights for Jackdaw and the Randoms and a further untitled Jackdaw book from agent Joanna Swainson at Hardman & Swainson. Bass player and song writer David was a founding member of Belle & Sebastian, but left the band in 2000. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP members demand halt to rebrand

Members of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) have demanded... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson signs novel from Sloane Crosley

Hutchinson has acquired a debut novel by Sloane Crosley, former publicity director of Knopf in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Bird Street Books Signs with Ingram

Bird Street Books has agreed with Ingram to manage the sales and distribution of their print, ebook, and audiobook titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Amazon Too Much Trouble to Deal With? One Pub Says Yes

Frustrated by what it sees as poor service, independent children's book publisher Barefoot Books says 'life is too short' to deal with Amazon and is cutting its ties. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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INscribe Signs Eight New Publishers

E-book distributor INscribe Digital has added a number of new publishing partners, taking on publishers in the university press, Christian publishing, and Spanish-language areas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piccadilly signs Sloan

Piccadilly Press has won a hotly contested UK auction for Holly Goldberg Sloan’s new novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Orion signs more from Webb

Orion has signed three new titles from bestselling novelist Katherine Webb, whose debut novel,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Aurum signs history of British beer

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Ebury signs Piers Morgan

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Pushkin signs The Fishermen for ONE

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs Venables

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Distribution: Bookmasters Signs TGS International

Bookmasters has signed an agreement with TGS International to distribute their print books and ebooks to major U.S. booksellers for the first time in the United States. TGS International, headquartered in Berlin, Ohio, has been publishing Christian books for almost 30 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple's E-Book Argument: Deals With Publishers Improved Competition

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W&N signs Amy Grace Loyd

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Biteback signs Vicky Pryce book

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Penguin signs A Girl Called Jack

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24symbols signs with Zed

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South Asia Book Awards for Children’s and YA Literature!

"The Rumor" by Anushka Ravinshankar and "Kids of Kabul" by Deborah Ellis have won the 2013 South Asia Book Awards for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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