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'
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Kobo is to join the ranks of physical and online booksellers licensed by Pottermore to sell Harry... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The cookbook has been republished after an initial run in 1947, and her great-granddaughter Elizabeth Gilbert ('Eat Pray Love') reintroduces Potter in the forward. The cookbook is insightful and funny, weaving together practical advice and recipes.At Home on the Range Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Susie Harries' Nikolaus Pevsner: The Life (Chatto & Windus) and Professor Alexandra... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Kloves, the screenwriter who brought all seven Harry Potter books to the big screen, is in talks to direct a live action remake of The Jungle Book. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ebook editions of J K Rowling's Harry Potter series are now available in French, Italian... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael Joseph publisher Sam Humphreys has won a five-way auction for world rights to three... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked current chair of the Arts Council Dame Liz Forgan to step... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch’s son, James Murdoch, has stepped down from his position as executive chairman of News International, News Corporation’s UK publishing unit that has been rocked by a phone hacking scandal and police investigation. James Murdoch will focus on expanding News Corp.’s international... Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore has entered into an exclusive worldwide ebook and digital audiobook distribution... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluff Media has been acquired by horse racing and entertainment company Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) for an undisclosed amount. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has confirmed the publication date of Joanne Harris' next novel, to be called... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a b-to-b twist on the e-commerce craze, Penton launched an online auction site that can scale across all the verticals the company targets. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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John Sutherland, a former judge and chair of the Man Booker prize, is to chair the judging panel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bodley Head has secured the rights to academic Lewis Dartnell’s new title after an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year, when we asked publishers for their five bestselling ebooks over Christmas, we received lists full of frontlist bestsellers, with a handful of backlist hits in the mix. This year, we again approached publishers for the same lists—in most cases sales are only for December 25 and 26,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bangor Metro, a six-year old business, lifestyle and opinion magazine serving the Bangor, Maine region, will be sold next month to a group of investors within the city—principally Jack Cashman of Cashman Asset Management, a long-time Bangor businessman. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The editor of the London Evening Standard, Geordie Greig, is to chair the panel of judges for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate has acquired the story of a young Irish traveller after a four-way auction. Claire... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Falco creator Lindsey Davis has become the new chair of the Society of Authors, vowing to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 07:45 Viking has won a five-way auction for a debut novel about British explorer George Mallory's final doomed attempt to be the first to scale Mount Everest. Viking publishing director Venetia Butterfield won the auction,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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