In this monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature general fiction and poetry. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hello! I’m Mark Olsen, and welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The L.A. Times’ Festival of Books is April 22 and 23, and it is not only a great way to interface with publishers and booksellers but also features a wide variety of guests. The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops in Aberdeenshire, Norfolk and Yorkshire are among the winners of HarperCollins' Indie Development Fund, which offers independent bookshops funding for projects that grow community access to books and reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rarity among major prize programs, the Young Writer of the Year Award welcomes the entries of work by self-publishing writers as well as trade authors. The post The UK’s Sunday Times / PFD Young Writer Competition Opens to Trade Authors and Indies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has revealed statistics from its Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) programme claiming Manchester as "an indie publishing hotspot". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by independent publishers dominate the shortlist for the £30k International Dylan Thomas Prize, with Waterstones Book of the Year author Sarah Perry named among them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Internationalist, a worker-owned publisher based in the U.K., launched a crowdfunding campaign that allows contributors to get a stake in the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller will run an audiobook category preview in its issue of 28th April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In partnership with the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, AdventureKEEN will give 100% of the profits from the sales of its books at independent bookstores, this June, to booksellers in need. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Christian bookstores are hoping to attract Family Christian customers before they choose to buy online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The college store association is redefining its indiCo subsidiary to offer full and custom services to institutions that need help with running their campus stores. And it is partnering with Amazon, RedShelf, and VitalSource, among other service providers, to keep campus stores independent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five Colorado independent bookstores, including the Tattered Cover in Denver and the Bookworm in Edwards, are offering free accommodation and fun to lure more touring authors to the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of independent bookshops in the UK has fallen for the 11th year in a row, according to the Booksellers Association’s annual membership figures, but the rate of closure has slowed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A record breaking number of submissions has led to the highest ever number of regional shortlisted bookshops at the British Book Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year category, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The indie publisher, working with the Harvard Bookstore, will release a book of the farewell speeches of the former President and First Lady on March 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales have plummeted in Taiwan in recent years, as have the number of bookstores in the island nation home to 23.5 million people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europa Editions and Other Press are holding a lottery to take three independent booksellers to the Turin International Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anja Sieg reports from the American Booksellers Association's (ABA) 12th Winter Institute, which drew a record crowd of 654 booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of venerable press says his sector has important role in the defence of free speech and champions the revival of literary fiction and traditional booksFaber & Faber’s chief executive has called for publishers to oppose crackdowns on free speech and the rise of so-called fake news.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The RoNAs (Romantic Novel Awards) has announced its 2017 shortlists, recognising independently published authors for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from independents Faber, Peepal Tree Press, Chicken House and Jacaranda feature on the inaugural shortlist for the Jhalak Prize for a Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour, alongside works from PRH's Harvill Secker and Pan Macmillan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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