IPG inks bursary scheme

The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) has launched a £5,000 bursary to aid the professional development of “talented staff ” working for its members. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Clarke to headline IPG spring conference

Veteran politician Ken Clarke is to give the keynote speech at the Independent Publishers Guild's (IPG) Annual Spring Conference in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BolognaFiere Inks Deal to Co-Organize Shanghai Children’s Book Fair

In addition to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, BolognaFiere will now oversee a global network of book publishing events that includes the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair and the debut of the New York Rights Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Inks Multi-Book 'Avatar' Deal

Penguin Random House has inked a worldwide publishing deal with Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products for James Cameron's Avatar and its four upcoming film sequels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins inks second global deal with Slaughter

HarperCollins has inked a "major" world English and foreign language publishing agreement with thriller writer Karin Slaughter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dermatologist inks two-book deal with Transworld

Transworld is to publish two books by leading dermatologist Monty Lyman on the subject of skin and the phenomenon of pain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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404 Ink and BHP Comics join forces on graphic novel anthology

Scottish publishers 404 Ink and BHP Comics are partnering to bring out a graphic novel anthology in celebration of the centenary of women gaining the vote in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ink Factory wins TV rights to Devil's Day

The Ink Factory, production company behind "The Night Manager", has acquired the TV rights in a "hotly contested" auction to Andrew Michael Hurley’s supernatural second novel Devil’s Day (John Murray). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion inks flurry of deals

Orion has acquired "a hilarious and heartwarming" début by Caroline Hulse at auction and a collection of short stories from Man Booker shortlistee Emily Fridlund. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Artisan Inks Multi-Book Deal with Chef René Redzepi

In a deal rumored to be in the seven-figure range, Artisan has inked a world rights publishing partnership with chef René Redzepi for three new cookbooks and a new biannual series called Dispatches. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity discussions lead IPG autumn conference

Diversity in the book industry, Amazon and selling TV and film rights were some of the hot topics of the IPG's biggest ever autumn conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Kogan becomes IPG 'patron'

The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) has appointed Kogan Page co-founder Philip Kogan as its new patron. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly heads mentoring scheme for indie booksellers

Indie booksellers looking to develop their business will be able to access free mentoring from former Dulwich Books owner Sheila O’Reilly, thanks to an initiative by the Unwin Charitable Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH selects 150 for WriteNow scheme

Penguin Random House has selected 150 budding authors for its WriteNow 2017 scheme as the publisher aims to “bring new perspectives to bookshelves across the UK”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DfE has 'questions' to answer over maths textbook scheme

Colin Hughes, chair of the Publishers Association's Education Publishers Council, has called into question the Department for Education's (DfE) method of evaluating textbooks for its South Asian maths teaching programme, after just one textbook was approved for the scheme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution Notes: Draft2Digital and OverDrive; Quarto, Editorial Gustavo Gili and IPG

Draft2Digital's ebook platform adds international library distribution. London's Quarto partners with two new distributors for Iberoamericana. The post Distribution Notes: Draft2Digital and OverDrive; Quarto, Editorial Gustavo Gili and IPG appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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404 Ink: bursting the Scottish bubble

Heather McDaid and Laura Jones, co-founders of publishing company 404 Ink, on bursting out of the Scottish bubble. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Red Pens and Invisible Ink

In 2008 I published a short piece in Cabinet magazine on the fate of writer Thomas Browne’s skull, stolen from his coffin 158 years after his death. It caught the attention of an editor at a small press called Unbridled Books, Fred Ramey, who contacted me and asked if I would develop it into... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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De Waal and McMillan to feature in Dead Ink's 'working class anthology'

Kit de Waal and Andrew McMillan are among the names contributing to Dead Ink's crowdfunded anthology on the working class entitled Know Your Place. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotland’s Young 404 Ink Publishing House: ‘Believing in What We’re Doing’

What Margaret Atwood calls 'an essential window into many of the hazard-strewn worlds younger women are living in right now' announces a new publisher. The post Scotland’s Young 404 Ink Publishing House: ‘Believing in What We’re Doing’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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