Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 08:27 Walter Isaacsons biography of the late Steve Jobs has become one of the fastest-selling hardback non-fiction books since records began. Brought forward from its original publication date of 24th November following the Apple co-founders death on 5th October, Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography (Little, Brown) sold 37,645 copies in its first week on bookshop shelves. Only four hardback biographies/memoirs have sold more in their opening week since Nielsen BookScan records began in 1998. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Margaret Mahy could be posthumously honoured this year with an award now named after her. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2013-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wholesaler Bertrams has bought Blackwell's academic library services contracts for £2.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Debut novelist Taiye Selasi, whose tale of a fractured family Ghana Must Go was published by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The most-challenged book series of 2012 was the 'Captain Underpants' books by Dav Pilkey. Former list-toppers 'ttyl' and 'The Hunger Games' are missing from the list entirely. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, is joining the list of one-time Obama administration officials who will be penning memoirs next year, Penguin Press has announced. David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, is joining the list of one-time Obama... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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HarperCollins will not be publishing Amanda Knox's memoir Waiting to be Heard in the UK this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins imprint HarperPress will publish Margaret Thatcher’s autobiography as a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Oscar season is over, which means one thing: it’s on to the summer blockbusters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Co.Create joined The Atlantic Digital, Vice, Gawker, and College Humor in a talk about how publishers are approaching native advertising. “The truth is, it’s messy shit and there’s no easy way through it." That’s Vice Chief Creative Officer Eddy Moretti talking about the realities of creating... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentinean illustrator Isol has won the world's largest prize for children's literature, the 5m Swedish kroner (£500,000) Astrid Lindgren memorial award. Continue reading at BBC News
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Philippa Gregory and her publisher Simon & Schuster have scored their first Official UK Top... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Steve Jobs biography published again, this time as a manga comic...sans superpowers or one shred of lycra. Walter Isaacson's official Steve Jobs biography is a heck of a read, but if the idea of trawling through lots of dead-tree text galls your inner geek, then you'll love the fact it's now... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Business Books has acquired a second volume of memoirs by “Dragons’ Den... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Literary fiction publisher Europa Editions is releasing a new crime list called World Noir this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael Joseph will publish Mary Berry¹s autobiography this autumn. M.d. Louise Moore... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Random House US has adjusted its proposed terms for authors with Random House's new digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Amazon, the biggest bookseller in America, is also famously one of the most tight-lipped. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press will shortly launch a consultation over jobs in its English Language... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Biteback Publishing has bought world rights to a book from Janis Sharp, the mother of hacker Gary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Friday, booksellers Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, as well as Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom, promise to announce a "really big new project in ebooks and e-reading." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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