In ‘Real Estate,’ Deborah Levy contemplates the structures that define us

The Booker Prize finalist’s new autobiography is about finding an ideal home — and so much more. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Defining Mobile Opportunities and Strategies

Mobile publishing is the disruptive channel du jour, for which many publishers are anxiously seeking a viable strategy. What was a relatively marginal niche for magazines—content feeds on smartphones—became a broad phenomenon with the advent of tablets in 2010. Delivering rich magazine content... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reed trialling new exhibition pricing structure

Reed Exhibitions, organisers of the London Book Fair, is trialling a new kind of pricing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BoSacks: No B.S. : The Real Secret to Publishing Success

By Robert M. Sacks In any given year, I give about a dozen “talks” about the publishing industry. Sometimes it is to interested companies and sometimes it is to the industry at large during publishing conventions... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC finds Real detectives story

HarperCollins has bought world rights in The Real Lady Detective Agency, an account of a true-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Real Bad Guy in the E-Book Price Fixing Case

This week, the Obama administration’s Justice Department struck a great legal blow against our open market for books, and indeed against open markets in America. Even though online retailer Amazon has captured more than 50 percent of many key book markets—like the one for ebooks—antitrust... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Real-life Downton' memoir to MJ

Diane Banks at Diane Banks Associates has sold the memoirs of a 95-year-old former domestic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette snaps up Blyton estate

Hachette UK has acquired worldwide rights in the Enid Blyton estate, excluding Noddy, from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Kindle's Free Samples Change the Structures of Plots?

Search-engine optimization reshaped the craft of a good headline. Will Amazon's book promotions have a similar effect on novels? Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fleming estate signs 007 deal

Ian Fleming's James Bond back catalogue is getting a relaunch after his estate signs a new book deal. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights House and PFD snap up crime estates

The Rights House and PFD have acquired four crime estates from Chorion in its intellectual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can the BuzzFeed Formula Work For Real News?

BuzzFeed, the meme-centric social news site known for its reserves of offbeat content and silly cat photos, is stockpiling journalists—serious ones. Last week, it announced the hire of award-winning Rolling Stone writer Michael Hastings, adding to an impressive roster of reporters that include... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Real-Time Advertising Bidding Offers Publisher Control

As publishers attempt to make online advertising a profitable and engaging business model, real time bidding on Web inventory by prospective clients is becoming more prevalent. Conde Nast launched a private Web ad exchange with AdMeld for select clients in late 2011, and now smaller publishers... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate wins auction for traveller tale

Fourth Estate has acquired the story of a young Irish traveller after a four-way auction. Claire... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate buys next Hilary Mantel novel

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 17:29 Hilary Mantel will turn her attention to the downfall of Anne Boleyn, after Fourth Estate bought the follow-up to her Man Booker prizewinning Wolf Hall. Publishing director Nicholas Pearson bought rights to Bring Up the Bodies... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abboud Looks To Put the ‘E’–In Levy

Although Dennis Abboud has not been directly involved with Levy Home Entertainment for more than a decade, the new owner of the book distributor said he kept a close eye on the company. “Levy has always been very well run. It’s very sound operationally,” he told PW. Abboud plans to build on that... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc.’s Real Simple App Launches First on NOOK

The NOOK Newsstand is getting another addition, Time Inc. has announced that Real Simple magazine will be exclusively sold on the digital platform for the month of November and will begin a full digital integration with the December issue. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Real Apple iPad Killer App? Reading

Steve Jobs was wrong. People love to read on the iPad. Let’s hope newspaper publishers don’t ruin it for everyone. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown to represent Ian Fleming Estate

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 24/06/2011 - 13:31 Ian Fleming Publications has appointed Jonny Geller and Curtis Brown as the literary agents worldwide for the Ian Fleming James Bond novels as well as future Bond literary works, taking over from Simon Trewin at United... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rural débuts signed by Headline and Fourth Estate

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 03/06/2011 - 10:06 Fourth Estate and Headline signed débuts this week, buying books set in rural Ireland and Wales respectively. Headline senior commissioning editor Leah Woodburn won a five-way auction for a novel about a dysfunctional but... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate acquires title by key Egyptian protestor

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 15:25 Fourth Estate has bought a book by a former Google executive credited with being among those who helped mobilise the revolutionary Egyptian protests by using social media. Publishing director Jenny Heller and Press Books m.d.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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