Fourth Estate acquires title by key Egyptian protestor

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 15:25 Fourth Estate has bought a book by a former Google executive credited with being among those who helped mobilise the revolutionary Egyptian protests by using social media. Publishing director Jenny Heller and Press Books m.d. John Bond bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Revolution 2.0 by Wael Ghonim from LAW and InkWell management. The book will be published in January 2012 to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the uprising. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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