After four years of planning and construction, Hachette’s huge new distribution centre—the most expensive capital project in the firm’s history—was officially opened this week. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has pre-empted a "major", three-book middle-grade series from debut children's author Larry Hayes, in a six-figure deal struck following a "high-speed pitch" via video conferencing platform Zoom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 06:25:25 UTC ]
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Subscribers to audiobook subscription platform BookBeat are growing during the coronavirus pandemic, with bestsellers and well-known authors performing best. The post Sweden’s BookBeat Rides High on the Pandemic’s Audiobook Boom appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-20 13:45:35 UTC ]
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Hearst UK knows readers are longing for positive and uplifting content, akin to another version of Italians singing on balconies. Over Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-16 16:15:52 UTC ]
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The magazine group has been publishing more positive, feel-good content based on audience research. The post ‘Practical, life-affirming, positive’: How Hearst UK is creating more uplifting content appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has acquired three books in the Skunk and Badger series by author Amy Timberlake and illustrator Jon Klassen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 09:03:03 UTC ]
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Court quashed warrant but did not order federal police to destroy material, exposing Annika Smethurst and source to possible prosecutionThe News Corporation journalist Annika Smethurst has won a high court case challenging the legality of the police raid on her home seeking the source of leaked... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-04-15 00:35:17 UTC ]
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Hachette Books Ireland has acquired two books by Irish author and journalist Emily Hourican who was inspired by the real-life story of the Guinness founder's daughters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 12:27:08 UTC ]
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Publisher HarperCollins has confirmed that it is placing a number of staff on furlough, both in its distribution centre and across the broader company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 10:15:57 UTC ]
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Two promotions are to take effect at Scribe UK as editor-at-large Philip Gwyn Jones steps down next month to take up the role of Picador publisher. Sarah Braybrooke is set to become publisher and managing director, while Molly Slight will be editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 05:27:30 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK is the latest U.K. publisher to take cost out of the business in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has revealed it is furloughing "some" of its staff across the business, extending to staffers in its London office. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 23:18:38 UTC ]
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Elsevier, which for the past two years has reported significant median gender pay gaps of 40% and 39.4%, has reduced that number slightly to 37% in its latest filing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 20:51:43 UTC ]
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DK and Walker have unveiled new initiatives to support families, readers, authors and illustrators during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 14:35:29 UTC ]
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Independent publishers are reinvigorating book subscriptions and launching new services, amid disruption to normal distribution. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 10:18:40 UTC ]
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The News Media Alliance and Digital Content Next call on digital advertisers and digital advertising companies to stop using keyword Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-03 21:38:18 UTC ]
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Exclusive data from Blackwell’s, Waterstones and Bookstat reveal that, with most UK readers housebound, educational titles, escapist fiction and soothing self-help is much in demand Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 16:08:12 UTC ]
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Higher paid staff at Pan Macmillan have been asked to volunteer for a pay reduction and employees at its distribution arm will be furloughed as the publisher unveiled measures to help “safeguard” its business during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 10:15:37 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency has confirmed the UK's World Book Night celebrations will go ahead on 23rd April, but will be modified due to Covid-19. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 06:54:47 UTC ]
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In what it's calling a "prestige imprint," Turner Publishing has announced the launch of Keylight Books, which will release 12 titles annually and focus on publishing fiction that can be adapted into TV, film, and streaming content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has announced its intention to acquire Egmont Books UK for an undisclosed sum, alongside Egmont’s book businesses in Poland and Schneiderbuch Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 18:47:00 UTC ]
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