Green dream for Leventhal as new Jewish-interest kids’ imprint launches

British indie publisher Greenhill Books is to make its first foray into children’s with Green Bean Books, a new imprint of Jewish-interest titles. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Disney to launch UK subscription service

Walt Disney will next month launch a an app-based subscription service in the UK, offering books as well as films, TV and music, for £9.99 per month, called DisneyLife. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Launches Fund for Publishers' Digital News Projects

Google has launched its €150m (£109m) fund for European publishers to tap to develop new digital news projects, with large-scale grants needing approval from a council includingTelegraph chief Murdoch MacLennan.   Google ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google launches €150m fund for publishers' digital news projects

Internet giant says funding will have ‘no strings attached’, with larger grants needing approval from a council including the Telegraph’s Murdoch MacLennanGoogle has launched its €150m (£109m) fund for European publishers to tap to develop new digital news projects, with large-scale grants... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK’s Kids Pub Nosy Crow Partners with British Museum

Nosy Crow has partnered with the British Museum to produce a children’s books that will make art and history more accessible. The post UK’s Kids Pub Nosy Crow Partners with British Museum appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech start-up launches 'Spotify for food'

A new digital resource for foodies, best described as a “Spotify for food”, could soon allow users to discover what the leading names in the food industry have to say about their favourite cookbooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPIBA 2015: Kids' Books Contribute to High-Octane Show

Children's books have long been an integral part of the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Fall Discovery Show, and this year's gathering at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, held October 8–10, was no exception. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate launches author video series

HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate is to launch RE4DINGS, a new video series featuring authors reading extracts of their work. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Active Interest Media Acquires August Home Publishing

With transaction, AIM adds a sixth division called Creative Home Arts. The post Active Interest Media Acquires August Home Publishing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: Books on the Middle East Crisis Drawing Lots of Interest

The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East along with the refugee crisis there and in Europe has been the source of a clutch of manuscripts on offer at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day launches 2016 Patterson school library award

The World Book Day Award 2016 (WoBoD), funded by James Patterson, is offering school libraries the chance to win up to £10,000 of new books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYCC 2015: Publishers Chase Growth in Kids', Girls’ Graphic Novels

Led by girl-focused comics, sales of kids' and YA graphic novels continue to grow and publishers used New York Comic Con to launch a spate of new properties targeting girls and young women. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Unveils Custom House, Geoff Shandler’s New Imprint

The new imprint will publish, HarperCollins said, “Books of lasting significance that inspire conversation." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seattle’s Arundel Books Launches Small Press

The bookstore/art gallery is adding a trade imprint, Chatwin Books, focused on literary fiction and poetry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Museum competition marks illustrated Harry Potter launch

Bloomsbury Children’s Books is celebrating the release of the illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with a new competition, launched in association with children’s charity Kids in Museums. The Harry Potter Spotter competition marks the release of the first illustrated Harry... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Worthy and Museum of the Bible Partner on New Imprint

Museum of the Bible Books will begin releasing materials for all ages ahead of the museum's November 2017 opening in Washington. D.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Trade Sales Up in Six Months, Kids Down

Sales in the adult trade segment were up 3.1% in the first six months of 2015 over 2014, while sales of children’s/young adult books fell 12.3% in the same period, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lots of Offerings for Kids at PNBA 2015

At the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's annual trade show, held this year from October 2–4 in Portland, Ore., Friday evening's celebratory dinner was all about the kids. Or at least, all about books for them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watkins signs YouTube's Cosmic Kids Yoga

Watkins is set to publish a new series of books from YouTube "sensation" Cosmic Kids Yoga. The internet “phenomenon” showcase their “incredibly” popular yoga routines for children on YouTube and are the number one kids’ yoga brand worldwide, with nearly 50,000 subscribers and average viewing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author launches search for BAME children’s writers

Author Leila Rasheed has created a writer development scheme, funded by the Publishers Association and Arts Council England, to encourage writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to write children’s books. Rasheed said she set up the Megaphone project because she... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headley to launch online bookseller Bookman & Black

Goldsboro Books owner David Headley is to launch an international online bookseller next spring, funded by “significant investment” from Headley and his business partner Lee Wilson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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