HarperCollins signs World War Two novel

HarperCollins has snapped up a World War Two novel "full of friendship and hope" by Christopher de Vinck, that was inspired by the essayist's family.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Local World profits rise to £43.6m

Daily Mail and Trinity Mirror, shareholders in local newspaper publisher, to share £25m after adjusted profits for 2014 go up 12%Local World reported a 12% rise in adjusted profits last year to £43.6m, netting shareholders the Daily Mail and Trinity Mirror more than £25m to share.David... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin signs YouTuber Santoro

Vlogger Matthew Santoro has signed a global deal with Penguin for a book featuring a “collection of weird, hilarious and crazy facts about the world around us”. Santoro has 4m subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he posts videos featuring collections of facts. In a co-publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World News Media Congress 2015

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebookselling Innovation in the Arab World

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: HarperCollins

HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World's 57 Largest Book Publishers, 2015

The growing complexity of international book publishing is reflected in this year’s ranking of the world’s largest publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: Their Faith, Their Friendship, and the Worlds They Created

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We Review a Self-Published E-Book About a Lady Clone War

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[ Wired | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crisp signs fantasy writer Hawke

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus signs Hothouse's Domingo

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere signs crime from Mark Hill

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Local World strike deal to launch 10 evening editions

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[ The Guardian | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH signs Amazon sales agreement

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EL James heads to Texas for rare signing event as fourth novel, Grey, is released

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[ The Guardian | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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