In rather heartwarming news, bestselling novelist James Patterson is working with Scholastic Book Clubs to tackle literacy inequity. On Monday, Scholastic announced that Patterson had donated $1.5 million to help launch “The United States of Readers,” a classroom initiative created to address the needs of children in Title 1 schools. According to Scholastic, the program […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Bonnier imprint Blink Publishing has had to postpone the book tour for YouTube star Alfie Deyes... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has acquired three books from debut UK author Gabrielle Kent. Helen Thomas... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading charity Booktrust has added Indonesia as a new international affiliate for its Bookstart... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador is to publish two new books by Clive James, including a collection of poetry. Sentenced... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spending on shopper marketing has grown faster than anything but digital and social media for packaged-goods players the past decade. But traditional media companies rarely get a piece of the action, which usually involves temporary price reductions or other deals along with in-store advertising... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agency Furniss Lawton is expanding and has appointed Rory Scarfe in the role of agent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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He has previously held positions with retailers HSN, Kohl’s Department Stores, and Brookstone. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Speakaboos, a mobile educational platform for children that offers subscription access to interactive ebooks and songs, is expanding its digital inventory with new content from Scholastic, the Jim Henson Company, and HIT Entertainment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Austrian, Swiss and German authors have sent an open letter of protest to Amazon, protesting the use of 'authors and their books as a bargaining chip to exact deeper discounts.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Romanello, who left her publicity job at Hachette in June 2012, has been named v-p, director of publicity at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karen Brodie is joining literacy charity The Reading Agency as head of publisher partnerships.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson has lent his support to the Books Are My Bag campaign, with a new bag for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bidart, Wolcott, and playwright David Rabe are among the recipients of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scout Media, a men's sports and lifestyle digital publisher, has appointed Ross Levinsohn to executive chairman, the company's CEO James Heckman announced. Levinsohn served as CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media, which has recently been renamed Guggenheim Entertainment Media, for 18 months before... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has seen an “amazing response” to James Patterson’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global profits at Scholastic Corp increased 31% to $107m (£62.9m) during the 2014 financial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue at Scholastic rose 2% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, to $1.82 billion, and operating income fell 7% to $63.1 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following on the success of The 39 Clues, Infinity Ring and Spirit Animals, Scholastic is launching its latest multi-platform series for kids: Tombquest. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British author James Dawson has beaten off competition from eight other authors, including US... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprints Fourth Estate, William Collins and The Friday Project have a new marketing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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