'Harry Potter' chair sold at NY auction

A chair that author JK Rowling sat on while writing the first two Harry Potter books is sold at a New York auction for nearly $400,000 (£283,000). Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre wins six-way auction for debut

Sceptre has won a six-way auction to acquire a debut novel described as "impressive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris in Quercus move

Walker Books sales and trade marketing director Jane Harris is to join Quercus as executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lawson to chair David Cohen Prize again

Broadcaster, critic and writer Mark Lawson is returning for a second year to chair the judging... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NY Times ex-chief Sulzberger dies

Award-winning newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr, who led the New York Times for three decades, dies at 86 after a long illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Patrick Harris will release a memoir in 2014

Neil Patrick Harris, multi-hyphenate entertainer, will release a memoir in 2014 about his career so far. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Herbert's Ash sold for 20p

Readers can buy a digital copy of James Herbert’s latest novel for only 20p, despite the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's literature is a fast-growing genre thanks to 'Potter' & Co.

The success of 'Harry Potter, 'Twilight' and other has created a halo effect for the entire genre. And kids aren't the only ones doing it.For years, the book industry has been mired in debates about the plight of independent booksellers, the rise of Amazon and the fate of print as it struggles... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universities minister to chair Samuel Johnson prize

David Willetts MP will chair the judges for the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, with a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New NY Times CEO could make $10.5M

The New York Times Co. named former BBC director general Mark Thompson as its new CEO earlier this week, and now comes word that he will receive a pay package totaling as much as $10.5 million, including an annual salary of $1 million, according to Bloomberg News. Mr. Thompson, who was... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sci-fi author Harry Harrison dies

American science fiction writer Harry Harrison, best known for The Stainless Steel Rat and the book that inspired Charlton Heston's classic film Soylent Green, has died aged 87. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More ebooks sold than print books

Online retailer Amazon announces it sells more ebooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James 'has outsold Potter' on Amazon UK

E L James Fifty Shades trilogy has out-sold J K Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Day for Transworld after auction

Transworld has beaten off five other publishers in an auction for two novels by debut author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davies made chair of Literature Wales

Professor Damian Walford Davies has been appointed chair of Literature Wales, following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador wins auction for Iceland debut

Picador has won a hotly-contested auction for Burial Rites, a debut novel set in Iceland in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New political thriller from Harris to Cornerstone

Cornerstone has acquired the new novel by Robert Harris, with "The Ghost" director... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Spin Magazine Is Sold to Buzzmedia, With Plans to Expand Online Reach

The sale to Buzzmedia, a portfolio of music and celebrity Web sites, calls into question Spin's future as a print publication. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mollet to chair IP campaign group

Publishers Association c.e.o. Richard Mollet has been elected as chairman of the Alliance Against... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: After Long Resistance, Pynchon Allows Novels to Be Sold as E-Books

Thomas Pynchon, author of “Gravity’s Rainbow” and “The Crying of Lot 49,” characteristically declined to speak about his decision. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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