At Book Expo America in New York today (Friday 29th May), Hachette Book Group c.e.o. Michael Pietsch, Little, Brown publisher Reagan Arthur, and bestselling author James Patterson are announcing the launch of “jimmy patterson,” a children’s imprint which "aims to save lives" by making kids into lifelong readers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster is teaming with Milq, a new social media platform, to launch a Books category on the content curation venture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is to merge its three children's businesses into one division on 1st January 2015... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette U.K. has consolidated all of its children's publishing into a single division, to be headed by Hilary Murray Hill, who will join in January from Egmont as Hachette Children's Group CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oahu Publications, Inc. (OPI), publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, is launching a new publication called Metro on Oct. 1. The edgy and visually stimulating free community newspaper will be distributed weekly to downtown Honolulu, Nu?uanu, Kaka ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is to launch the first ever prize for Young Adult books in the UK and Ireland.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than £130,000 has been allocated to 73 independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US-based BookBub, the daily deal site for ebooks, has launched in the UK. Publishers and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After rumblings surfaced that Amazon is creating a new crowd-sourcing publishing platform, the e-tailer has confirmed that the new program is "in the works." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a Saturday lunch at SIBA's regional fall show, HBG USA CEO Michael Pietsch and bestselling author James Patterson touched lightly on the ongoing negotiations with Amazon and both men thanked indie booksellers for their support. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK children’s laureate Malorie Blackman faced racist comments after Sky News misquoted her as saying there were 'too many white faces' in children's literature. Now young adult author James Dawson has stepped into the fray, saying, "Malorie did not say there are too many white faces in... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Group representing Donna Tartt, Stephen King and others says Amazon tactics have driven sales down by at least 50%Some of the worlds most famous authors escalated their heated dispute with Amazon on Monday, publishing a letter to retailers board warning of the ugly history of blocking book... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Herbert’s daughter Kerry Herbert and fantasy writer Sarah Pinborough are among the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movies, movies, and more movies were the key to book sales for teens and younger readers this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired naval and military history imprint Conway from Pavilion Books. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s religion publisher B&H Kids has acquired 90 children’s titles from Standard Publishing, including works by such popular authors as Sally Lloyd Jones and Andy Holmes. The deal also covers series like My Goodnight Bible and The Young Reader’s Bible. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has launched a dedicated self-publishing service for children's books, KDP Kids.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lineup Systems’ web based advertising sales and management system AdPoint was recently launched at leading news publisher News UK. The implementation is part of News UK’s Workspace project, a wholly integrated, multi-channel appr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a move designed to attract and support children’s book authors and self-publishers, Amazon has launched KDP Kids, a children's-focused illustrated and chapter book category in the Kindle Store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 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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Subjects of new coloring books from Really Big Coloring Books include ISIS and the Boston Marathon bombings. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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