Frankfurt: 2024 Guest of Honor Italy Presents Plans

At a press conference on Thursday, 2024 Guest of Honor Italy previewed its Frankfurt Book Fair plans featuring 120 authors and artists. The post Frankfurt: 2024 Guest of Honor Italy Presents Plans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-19 15:10:39 UTC ]
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Houellebecq Ranks In France, Italy

New titles swept the top of France’s fiction bestseller list in January, led by Marc Levy’s "She and Him." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 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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Flipboard moves to the web with plans to host some news publishers' content

After attracting more than 50m monthly readers on tablets and smartphones, US startup smashes down its walled garden and hopes partners will see the potentialFlipboard came to prominence as a news-reading app for tablets and smartphones, attracting more than 50 million monthly active readers by... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library protests planned for Cardiff while Lincolnshire confirms cuts

Protestors in Cardiff will use National Libraries Day this weekend to raise awareness of cuts facing the city's library service. Campaigners in Birmingham have already announced their own plans to protest on the day, forming a human chain "hugging" the threatened Library of Birmingham.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Blizzard Snarls Plans for Publishers Attending ALA

A blizzard that dumped 19 inches of snow on Chicago on Sunday disrupted the travel plans of publishers in town for the library conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How 5 Major Publishers Plan to Use Snapchat's New Channels

With Snapchat Discover launching earlier this week, publishers now have a new way to tease their content on social media and find backing from brands. The new offering allows marketers to directly sponsor stories on the platform, getting their names in front of a younger audience. We spoke to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rankin reveals Rebus plan

Crime writer Ian Rankin is working on a new Rebus novel. The author gave hints about the new book to his Twitter followers, writing: “So much *plot* in this new book I'm doing, I'm having to focus on that so it doesn't wriggle away from me. Character/nuance/etc for later.” He continued: “Once I... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's book start-up Lost My Name plans global expansion

British children’s book start-up Lost My Name is planning to expand into several new territories in 2015 after claiming it outsold Julia Donaldson’s Superworm in 2015.   The company sells personalised picture books via its website www.lostmy.name. Customers create a book by entering the name... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams plans school helicopter tour for WBD

David Walliams will mark World Book Day (5th March) by touring the UK’s primary schools in a helicopter. Primary schools can compete to take part in the #WalliamsWhirlwind tour by registering on the author’s website, explaining in fifty words why they should receive a visit. The competition is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker partners with Italy’s minibombo

The Walker Books Group is set to release picture books from Italian children's publisher minibombo after the two companies signed a partnership agreement.   Walker Books Group, which comprises Walker Books UK, Candlewick Press in the US and Walker Books Australiahas acquired the English... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair Takes Publishing Course to Singapore

The Frankfurt Book Fair is taking St.Gallen International Publishing Management Course, a 10-day executive training program, to Singapore in August. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Takes Publishing Course to Singapore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reedsy Debuts Skills Market, Plans Curated Imprint

Reedsy is a self-publishing startup that currently offers its users access to a marketplace of skilled freelance book-production professionals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Plans New Print Magazine for Early 2016

Hearst Magazines, publisher of glossy titles like Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping, is planning to introduce a new print magazine in early 2016, according to David Carey, the company's president."We're in conversations now with possible joint-venture partners," said Mr. Carey in a memo to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 2024

You send a command from your smartphone and your house automatically decorates itself with a holographic Christmas tree complete with decorations and a suitably conifer-like smell. Sound like science fiction? Maybe, but this is among the predictions by the authors of a new book that looks at how... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan signs radio presenter Matt Edmondson

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a novelty picture book from Matt Edmondson, presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast Show.  The Greatest Magician in the World is described by MCB as “an enchanting quest” to find said greatest magician in the world and will be published in autumn... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony Hires Rubenstein, Plans Sharpton Meet, Threatens Press

Sony Pictures' studio chief made plans to meet Al Sharpton after the exposure of a racially tinged e-mail exchange, even as the company asked news outlets to stop publishing material from the hack that revealed that exchange and hired Rubenstein Communications to handle its broader PR... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair Partners with World Cookbook Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair and the World Cookbook Fair have partnered to strengthen the international culinary and wine publishing community starting in 2015. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Partners with World Cookbook Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Cookbook Fair Coming to Frankfurt 2015

In 2015, the Frankfurt Book Fair will be staging The World Cookbook Fair, which promises to, according to the Frankfurt Book Fair, "bring the very best publishers and authors of the culinary sector." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK isolated on ebook VAT as Italy and Malta cut rates

The UK is looking increasingly isolated in charging 20% VAT on ebooks after two more European countries lowered their rates to be in line with print books. Italy has ruled that VAT on ebooks will be cut from the standard 22% to 4% so it matches the rate imposed on printed books. Meanwhile,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker plans 80 indie Christmas displays

Walker Books has secured window displays in independent bookshops this Christmas, including London’s Dulwich Bookshop and Tales on Moon Lane. The shops, which are in the UK and Ireland, will be based around Walker’s Christmas books, such as Jingle Bells illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat, as well... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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