An Atlantic crossing for Joseph O'Connor's 'Shadowplay' from Europa Editions, and a boomerang career move for publishing director Clare Hey in London. The post Industry Notes: Europa Buys ‘Shadowplay’ US rights; S&S UK Hires Back Clare Hey appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Anova Books chief executive Polly Powell has acquired the entire shareholding of the company from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jodi Picoult has become the first writer to top the official UK Top 50 in 2014. The mass-market... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Weldon, c.e.o. Penguin Random House UK Lessons from 2013 include: the shift to online sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US-based book recommendation and retail site Bookish has been acquired by ebook start-up Zola... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington Publishing has acquired the ebook house, Lyrical Press. Lyrical, which was founded in 2007, and specializes in contemporary, paranormal and erotic romance; thrillers; and science fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aided by one of the biggest bull rallies in years, the core Publishers Weekly Stock Index soared 51.2% in 2013, almost double that of the gain posted by the entire Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK has seen a 66% drop in profits for the year ending 30th June 2013, according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Value of film and TV downloads, streams and subscriptions rises to £621m, and number of tracks streamed doubles to 7.4bnAfter five years of decline, sales of entertainment products such as music, films and video games were growing again last year because of booming digital services such as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has said it will keep its “federal structure” when it moves all seven of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social news agency distributes video and user-generated content to news organisations such as the BBC and ITNNews Corp has bought Dublin-based social news agency Storyful for €18m (£15m).Rupert Murdoch's global publishing business said Storyful would remain a stand-alone operation that would... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late Thursday afternoon, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression issued a statement defending the right of booksellers to sell The Anarchist Cookbook and Happy Happy Happy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) has signed a deal to acquire IMG Worldwide. IMG... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I wrote the other week about Rupert Murdoch's newspaper outfit, News UK, being reborn by putting a digital smile on Wapping's face.Now, with the company's move to London Bridge in mind, the publisher has put a smile on the face of Southwark Cathedral by donating £1,000 to its All Hallows... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A customer representing the Poarch Band of Creek Indians walked into Barnes & Noble in Spanish Fort, Ala., and bought an entire display in the children's section. As a result, nearly 500 children in the tribe will receive at least one new book this holiday season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Italian government has proposed a law allowing book buyers to claim up to €380 (£... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On short notice, a dozen of the UK's top startups hosted the first Digital Publishing Xmas Fair, celebrating London's burgeoning entrepreneurial community. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been forced to cancel promotional... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Livre subsidiary Hachette Partworks has acquired intellectual properties belonging to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired Sour, the true story of Tracey Miller, a former Brixton gang girl,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Impress Project aims to attract newspapers and publishers that want a regulator 'independent of owners and politicians'The former editor of the Sunday Times, Sir Harold Evans, is backing an initiative to set up a press regulator to rival the body being launched by the publishers of the Sun,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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