iBooks Bestsellers: 'If I Stay' Takes #1

Gayle Forman's 'If I Stay,' adapted into a film to be released on August 22, landed in the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended August 4. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frequent library visits equates to £1,359 pay rise

Going to the library frequently is the same as getting a pay rise of £1,359 a year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, April 23, 2014

Response to "God and the Gay Christian" kicks off new Southern Baptist imprint; awards and honors; Logos offers Episcopal Church titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Townsend's funeral to take place next week

Sue Townsend’s funeral is to be held in her hometown of Leicester next week. All are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon takes half of UK's online retail spend

More than half of Britain’s online retail spend goes to Amazon, working out at £70... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox Chapel Buys 1,400 New Holland Titles

Fox Chapel Publishing has bought rights to 1,400 books from New Holland Publishers U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tartt, Fagin Take 2014 Pulitzers

Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch" and Dan Fagin's "Toms River" were among the winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Ebershoff Takes Up With the ‘Hausfrau’

A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW London Book Fair Show Daily: Day 1, April 8, 2014

Read the complete Day 1 coverage from the 2014 London Book Fair in this Scribd reader. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Moves For a Stay in E-book Case

Despite a string of lopsided losses in court, Apple attorneys press for a stay, noting that an appeal victory would "radically change" the legal landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking an American Approach in Scandinavia

Astri von Arbin Ahlander is not your average 29-year-old. She’s also not your average literary agent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Rundell takes Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Katherine Rundell’s novel Rooftoppers (Faber and Faber) has been crowned the overall winner... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Sales Rose 1% in 2013

Total book sales rose 1.0% in 2013 over 2012, to $15.05 billion, at the 1,211 publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: April 1, 2014

Elizabeth Bewley has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers as executive editor based in the NYC office, starting April 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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SMP Taking Over Palgrave Trade

Beginning April 1, St. Martin’s Press will take over the publication of the Palgrave Macmillan Trade list of nonfiction titles in the areas of humanities, social science, and business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador takes on French novel

Picador has acquired world English language rights for All This Has Nothing To Do With Me (Tout... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Tamblyn: 'Kobo to stay in US'

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Big freeze for US bestseller chart

The US Top 20 for week ending 23rd March has a decidedly chilly feel to it, as eight books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rush Limbaugh: rightwing talkshow host to bestselling children's author

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[ The Guardian | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook takes hands-off approach to sponsor posts

Facebook has a clear policy prohibiting brands from publishing advertising on their pages, but things get murkier when ads take the form of sponsor content. The post Facebook takes hands-off approach to sponsor posts appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Pastor's church responds after he allegedly buys his way onto NYT bestseller list

'Outside counsel advised our marketing team to use Result Source,' Mars Hill Church said of Pastor Mark Driscoll's decision to pay a marketing company to ensure his book was a bestseller. 'While not uncommon or illegal, this unwise strategy is not one we had used before or since, and not one we... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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