HQ buys 'inspiring' breast cancer novel from Lloyd in four-way auction

HQ has triumphed in a four-way auction for an "inspiring and deeply moving" novel by Josie Lloyd, inspired by her own experience, about a woman reclaiming her life after a breast cancer diagnosis. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 16:11:51 UTC ]
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Ebury buys Michelle Obama cookbook

Ebury Press has acquired a book written by the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter-inspired blood tests

A diary that writes on its own pages in one of the Harry Potter books inspires a paper that spells out blood types. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft buys Nook stake; Barnes & Noble shares soar

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook e-reader, gaining a foothold in the fast-growing ebooks market as the bookseller gets more firepower to compete against Amazon.com's Kindle and Apple Inc's iPad. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertrams ups profit and revenue following Dawson buy

Bertrams has increased its underlying profit by a third and revenue by 25% following the merger... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chatto and David Fickling buy crossover 'epic'

Chatto & Windus and David Fickling Books have together acquired a new novel by Guardian First... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon buys rights to Bond novels

Amazon announced that it has purchased the North American rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond books. James Bond, of course, is the debonair British superspy 007, played on film by a number of actors, including Sean Connery (above). Under the agreement, Amazon will retain republication rights for... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freudenheim and Seegmuller buy Pushkin

Foreign language modern classics publisher Pushkin Press has been bought by Adam Freudenheim,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ProCures buys Selexyz bookshops

Dutch investment company ProCures has bought all 16 branches of upmarket book chain Selexyz.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax Media in talks to buy Business Spectator: Reuters

Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Débuts go to auction pre-LBF

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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Bloomsbury US buys Fairchild Books

Bloomsbury's US subsidiary, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, has completed the purchase of academic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC buys two from Little Mix

HarperCollins is to bring out two autumn books from girl band Little Mix, winners of the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is ‘Buy Local’ Enough?

Like the Austin Independent Business Alliance, begun by Steve Bercu, co-owner of BookPeople, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, many early shop-local initiatives were started to keep Borders out. In Austin, Borders’s attempt to move across the street from Bercu’s store also led... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S acquires novel inspired by Meryl Streep

Simon & Schuster has acquired a novel called The Meryl Streep Movie Club, in which four women... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book readers are buying plenty – but not in bookstores

The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square One’s Personal Mission Drives New Cancer Book

For Square One Publishers’ founder Rudy Shur, Beyond the Magic Bullet—The Anti-Cancer Cocktail: A New Approach to Beating Cancer, which his company released earlier this month, is the culmination of a three-year personal connection he forged with the book’s author, Dr. Raymond Chang. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So, Who’s Buying Cookbooks?

According to Bowker, it’s largely folks between the ages of 30 and 44, and with a household income of between $50,000 and $75,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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