Hachette's Emerson resigns due to 'personal issues'

Hachette UK’s c.o.o. Chris Emerson has resigned and left the company, it has been announced. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 08:15:51 UTC ]
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Trends in Man Booker Winners: Male and Middle-Aged in Third Person

Rated at a suitable reading-difficulty level in the seventh year of school, Man Booker Prize winning titles are seen in an interactive filtering grid to have authors who are an average age of 49. The post Trends in Man Booker Winners: Male and Middle-Aged in Third Person appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antscherl joins Hachette Children’s

Alex Antscherl will join Hachette Children’s Group as editorial director for Enid Blyton this August, where she will be responsible for developing the Blyton brand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘Offing’ Looks Ahead After Editor Resigns

With a new editor-in-chief at the helm, the online literary magazine will recommit to its mission after a summer submissions hiatus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thrillist is building a six-person Snapchat team from scratch

Snapchat is not the easiest platform for publishers or brands, and it requires considerable resources to do it right, which is why not everyone has found a home there yet. Thrillist, for example, is hiring its first Snapchat team dedicated solely to the messaging and media app. It’s building a... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette releases New Star Soccer app ahead of Euros

Hachette has launched a football-themed app based on the BAFTA-winning and multi-million selling game New Star Soccer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alltimes moves to Hachette amid changes to children's division

Ruth Alltimes is moving from HarperCollins to become m.d publisher of three arms of the Hachette Children’s Group to help spearhead the company’s “ambitious plans for growth”.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hesperus and Hachette reach Jonasson settlement

Hesperus Press and Hachette Book Group have reached a settlement concerning the royalty pay dispute for bestselling author Jonas Jonasson, which became public last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haynes to axe 17% of workforce due to falling sales

Independent publisher of user manuals Haynes is to close its US and Swedish bases and axe 41 jobs due to falling demand for print manuals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodreads Offering Personalized Daily E-book Discounts

Goodreads Deals will offer "significant" discounts on selected ebooks keyed to the books listed in members' bookshelves Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Plucking Stories from Personal Experience

Authors are basically storytellers who do their thing on the printed page (or on your favorite electronic device), instead of around the kitchen table or wherever people gather to swap stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Comedian Tig Notaro Is Just a Person

Ask any writer, actor, or comedian about their lives, and they all say the same thing: it’s all fodder for their art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: YouTube Sensation Hannah Hart: Up Close and Personal

Hannah Hart is the wildly popular, sometimes sober YouTube personality (2.3 million subscribers), and author of the New York Times bestseller "My Drunk Kitchen." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK first quarter sales down 5.2%

Hachette UK sales were down by 5.2% in the first quarter, due to lower ebook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Kadokawa Partner on Manga and Graphic Novels

We take a look inside the manga and graphic novel imprint Yen Press, a partnership between Hachette and Kadokawa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Meg Little Reilly: Tackling Big Issues

Meg Little Reilly describes herself as a “writer, environmentalist, quilter, aspiring banjo player, hiker of mountains and swimmer of lakes.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clays' parent company issues profit warning

St Ives, the parent company of book printer Clays, has warned of lower profits for the final quarter of 2016 and the next financial year because of “global economic uncertainty”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Company Focuses on Diversity for New Personalized Children's Books

Irish startup Writing for Tiny allows users to create personalized books with characters of all sizes and colors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2016: Librarians Respond to Hachette CEO's IPA Speech

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) is pushing back against Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry's suggestion that proposed "vast exceptions to copyright law for libraries," would devastate European publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution Issues, Kwame Alexander Highlight IBPA Meeting

Changes in the distribution landscape and a spirited keynote by Newbery winner Kwame Alexander were among the highlights for the indie presses and self-published authors who attended IBPA's Publishing University April 8-9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese Pub Takes Majority Stake in Hachette's Yen Press

Japanese manga publisher Kadokawa has taken a 51% stake in Hachette's manga imprint. Kodakawa plans to turn the imprint into Yen Press LLC, a joint venture between the two publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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