Romcom Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis has led to a global “rights storm” with the biggest German deal of her agent Juliet Mushens' career. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Perform has hired Martyn Jones, the former publishing director for Stuff and FourFourTwo, as its global brand sponsorship director as part of the company's expansion. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2013-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch, who began building his media empire 60 years ago, is relishing the chance “to do it all over again” with his newly streamlined publishing company that has $2.6 billion in cash to fuel acquisitions. The new News ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A list titled LibraryReads will be created monthly by libraries all over the country, compiling 10 picks that staff members would choose for the reading public. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Deen was supposed to release "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up" in October. But Ballantine Books canceled the release, even though it was already No. 1 in pre-orders on Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the completion of the merger between Penguin and Random House, CEO Markus Dohle announces the global senior executive team for the new Penguin Random House, which now controls around 25% of the trade book market in the US. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has secured deals in 25 languages for Sally Green's YA debut Half Bad within 13 weeks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British-based publishers topped the world’s global publishing rankings in 2012, making up... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michele Young is to join Macmillan Children's Books as International Rights Director... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Mollet, chief executive of The Publishers Association, has welcomed the "clarity... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) executive Eddy Cue told a judge he felt extra pressure to reach deals with ebook publishers in time for the introduction of the iPad in 2010 because of company cofounder Steve Jobs’s precarious health. “Steve ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Government lawyers allege the agreements Apple signed in 2010 with five publishers amounted to a conspiracy to get consumers to pay more for electronic books.NEW YORK — Eddy Cue, the Apple Inc. executive in charge of negotiating the company's controversial ebook deals, defended how the tech... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett, best known as the newspaper publisher behind USA Today, is making a big bet on TV: It is paying $1.5 billion, and taking on $715 million in debt, to acquire local station owner Belo Corp. If the deal gets regulatory approval, Gannett will nearly double its portfolio of TV stations from... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A move by academic publisher Cengage Learning to implement a new global pricing structure for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Straightforward, above-board dealings or clever obfuscation? Another one for the judge to decide. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It turns out that Apple isn't the only major ebook retailer that demands "most favored nation" agreements from publishers. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A deal between Apple and publishers to set the price of ebooks cost customers "hundreds of millions of dollars", a government lawyer claims. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Minumsa Publishing Group wins the rights to Haruki Murakami's latest novel, for what is said to be a record-breaking 150 million yen (about $1.49 million). Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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The Rights House co-chief executive Michael Foster has sold his controlling stake in the literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's taken a number of steps to bring different types of content to the Kindle Store, and it's now venturing into an area that has a long history with the internet: fan fiction. The company's today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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