Higham's history of London's water to Headline

Headline has acquired The Mercenary Stream by BBC journalist Nick Higham, telling the story of a centuries-long battle to bring clean water to London. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Central London 'campus' for Macmillan

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 09:30 Macmillan will be making a "major investment" in a new central London campus for its UK publishing operations, with the move to happen in 2014, or later, and negotiations currently underway with property developers in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stelling sells his football stories to Headline

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 04/11/2011 - 11:01 Headline has acquired the next book by “Soccer Saturday” presenter Jeff Stelling, with the Sky Sports football pundit moving with his editor Jonathan Taylor from HarperSport. Publishing director Taylor bought world... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish Mark Mills

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 08:29 Headline has acquired two novels by Mark Mills, previously published by HarperCollins, and author of bestselling title The Savage Garden. Publishing director for fiction Imogen Taylor bought world rights excluding North... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon brings locker delivery to London

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 24/10/2011 - 15:53 Amazon customers can now have their purchases sent to lockers in London, instead of to their homes and offices. The company has lockers in Seattle and New York as well as the metropolitan area of London. Customers can choose... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press shrinks pre-tax losses

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 15:35 The History Press has shrunk pre-tax losses to under £1m for 2010, down from £1.4m the previous year. Using an EBITA measure (recorded earnings before interest, tax and depreciation) the company recorded earnings of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History Press Marches On

In a time of change in the book industry, the History Press, an independent publisher in Charleston, S.C., is doing a brisk business in titles designed specifically for local markets. From 20 books in its inaugural year of 2004, History Press is on track to release 325 books in 2011. The company... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fortune Releases Steve Jobs History E-Book

"All About Steve: The Story of Steve Jobs and Apple from the Pages of Fortune" has been released on Amazon as a Kindle book. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MP Lammy to examine London riots for Cornerstone

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 03/10/2011 - 17:16 Cornerstone has acquired a book written by Tottenham MP David Lammy about the 2011 riots. Guardian Books acting publisher Katie Roden acquired world rights in Out of the Ashes: Britain After the Riots by Lammy through... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London indies fund new bookshop map

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 28/09/2011 - 08:47 London's independents have joined forces to publish a map of the city's bookshops. The London Bookshop Map features 87 indies from across the city including ones selling new, antiquarian, specialist and second hand titles. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Natural History Museum launches ebook

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 08:17 The Natural History Museum has launched its first ebook for the iPad, created from the most expensive book ever sold. The ebook of The Birds of America by John James Audubon features all 435 illustration plates of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History of Books Chronicled in ‘Books’

Although book historian Martyn Lyons has already published a half-dozen titles about books and reading, he still uncovered surprises about the subject while researching his forthcoming Books: A Living History, an illustrated overview of books in every form as well as the growth of the publishing... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Hislop collection Headline e-exclusive

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 09:14 Headline is publishing its first ebook exclusive, releasing a collection of five short stories by Victoria Hislop, along with a preview of the first chapter of her upcoming novel, in digital format. The collection, One... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horrible Histories hits 10,000 benchmark

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 08:45 Around 10,000 people have signed up to Scholastic's Horrible Histories virtual world since its official launch last week and the beta testing period over the summer. Publisher Scholastic intends to develop further "Horribles"... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline settles legal battle with author

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 08:49 Headline has settled a high court action brought by a former author for an undisclosed sum. Author Amanda Smith had brought the action after Headline abandoned publication of her misery memoir Toxic. The court ruled the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams buys history of Oprah Winfrey's TV show

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 08:20 Abrams has bought a book looking at the history of Oprah Winfrey's US chat show. Abrams c.e.o. and president Michael Jacobs and editorial director Deborah Aaronson bought world rights from Erik Logan, president of Harpo, Inc,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops avoid major damage in London rioting

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 09/08/2011 - 09:30 Bookshops appeared to have been largely unaffected by the rioting that swept across London and other cities last night, causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage. As London shopowners began the clean-up this morning,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's and WHS affected by London rioting

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:15 Waterstone’s branches in Enfield and Walthamstow have been closed to trading today after a wave of looting swept London over the weekend. A spokeswoman said police had cordoned off the area to shoppers after the unrest, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emsley swapping Transworld for Headline

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 12:19 Transworld senior editorial director Sarah Emsley is leaving the publisher to join Headline as its deputy publishing director. She will join the publisher on 19th September and will report to publishing director Jonathan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline preempts debut about child abduction

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 12:15 Headline has pre-empted a debut novel about a man's whose nine month old daughter is abducted by carjackers in South Africa. Publisher at large Martin Fletcher bought world rights to Held Up by Christopher Radmann from Juliet... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline takes two from Tuffers

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 11:09 Headline has signed two books from former England spin bowler Phil Tufnell, with the titles to be compendiums of his cricketing anecdotes and stories. Headline non-fiction publishing director Jonathan Taylor acquired... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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