Despite many readers’ disparaging criticism, Harper Lee’s ‘lost’ novel has become HarperCollins’ fastest selling book with 1.1m in first-week sales and preordersCritics dismissed it as a rough draft for To Kill a Mockingbird and readers despaired over an ageing, racist Atticus Finch. But Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is still a million-seller.HarperCollins announced on Monday that Go Set a Watchman in its combined print, electronic and audio formats has sold 1.1m copies in the US and Canada, a figure which includes first-week sales and months of preorders. Related: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee review – ‘moral ambition sabotaged’ Related: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee – digested read Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Children’s Books has sold the North American rights to The Beast Player series by Japanese author Nahoko Uehashi, translated by Cathy Hirano, in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist and journalist shares how living a life of austerity inspired his first professional work, SlumpSubscribe and review on Apple Podcasts or Acast, and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterIn 1982, as mass unemployment gripped Britain, a young graduate with an array of criminal... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter Square Books owners Dina Mardell and David Sandberg are selling half their stake in their Cambridge, Mass., bookstore to their senior staff members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After conducting a survey, the London Book Fair found that attendees preferred that the show be held in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the spring trade-show season heats up, Leipzig announces a second year of the Future! Publish Young Talent Days and a Vancouver-based independent publisher is sending a big contingent to London Book Fair in April. The post Notes: Future!Publish Program at Leipzig; Canada’s Greystone Sends 15... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kids Can Press author Paulette Bourgeois and illustrator Josée Bisaillon have created a book for General Mills Canada's third annual educational campaign for ecological support. And bees may be among the beneficiaries. The post Canadian Honeybee Campaign Will Distribute 100,000 Free Copies of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The debut short story collection by ‘Cat Person’ author Kristen Roupenian has been snapped up in 23 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s much anticipated memoir, 'Becoming,' will be published simultaneously in 24 countries on November 13; the book's release will be supported by a U.S. and international book tour. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shelley spent nine months by Lake Geneva writing the story of the bringing to life of a monster Percy Shelley’s correction of Mary Shelley’s misspelling of “igmmatic” in the notebooks in which she scrawled the story of Frankenstein – “enigmatic o you pretty Pecksie!” he wrote – will be seen in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schools can apply for book donations from authors, bloggers and booksellers via a new scheme set up by Maz Evans, the the author of the Who Let the God’s Out? series (Chicken House). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is out today, with 2017 SI Rookie Danielle Herrington gracing this year's cover. Former SI cover model Tyra Banks first shared the news with Herrington in a video posted to SI.com this morning. This year's Swimsuit Issue is unique in that the first... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten years ago this month, I joined the L.A. Times book blog, Jacket Copy. Blogs were a thing then — they were becoming a cultural force and were beginning to be accepted by institutions, including The Times. It was clear that blogs were a way to get news and commentary onto the internet quickly.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Internet-famous inspirational verse is selling big, thanks to Rupi Kaur and others like her. But is other poetry seeing a bump too? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For advice on selling rights into the Chinese market, we speak with Andrew Nurnberg Associates' Jackie Huang of Beijing, who will address the Taipei International Book Exhibition's Frankfurter Buchmesse professional program next week. The post Selling Rights Into China: Interview with Literary... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having once left the American ebook market largely to Seattle, Rakuten Kobo now is hitching a ride with Walmart back into Amazonian America, selling ebooks and audiobooks through the big-box leader. The post Canada’s Kobo Rolls Into the US With Walmart: ‘A Very Competitive Experience’ appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Later this year, you'll be able to buy ebooks and audiobooks straight from Walmart's website. The big box retailer has teamed up with Japanese e-commerce titan Rakuten to launch a business that can take on Amazon's Kindle offerings. Walmart will give... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While hardly a shock that Google Play has started selling audiobooks, it's a moment to look at aspects of the format's sales-building prominence: the other way of 'reading.' The post Google Play Store Now Selling Audiobooks and Boosting Content on Voice-Activated Devices appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fire and Fury may have missed out on the print number one last week, but after a shortage of hardback copies in bookshops over the weekend, readers hungry to learn all about Donald Trump’s McDonald’s habit turned to the digital shelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several international participants in next week's Children's Books Salon–produced by Frankfurter Buchmesse New York and Publishing Perspectives–speak to us about the children's book sector in their respective markets today. The post Children’s Books Salon Participants’ Insights Into Markets in... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the five top sellers in 2017 in Canada were backlist, which was up 2 percent over 2016. Print unit sales fell 4 percent, value down 3 percent. The post BookNet Canada Sees Print Sales Decline in 2017, Backlist Accounts for 60 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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