John Bercow to publish memoirs with W&N

John Bercow, newly retired Speaker of the House of Commons after a decade in the role, is publishing his account of a life in politics with Weidenfeld & Nicolson.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Free-speech groups defend publication of Milo Yiannopoulos memoir

In the face of pressure for Simon & Schuster to drop the far-right star’s book Dangerous in the US, campaigners say that stifling him will have ‘a chilling effect’A boycott of far-right controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s publisher Simon & Schuster will have “a chilling effect” on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff walk out of major French publishing house over working conditions

More than 100 staff of the La Martinière group walked out for an hour in protest over working conditions in the children and young adults book division, according to the French trade publication Livres Hebdo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should Simon & Schuster Be Publishing Alt-Right Hatemonger Milo Yiannopoulos’ Book?

Ben Mathis-Lilley: Hello, Amanda. Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos has allegedly been given a $250,000 contract to write a book about “free speech” for Simon & Schuster. I think this is bad and that Simon & Schuster should feel bad. You basically disagree. Let’s discuss! Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Considerable' school interest in controversial gender book, publisher says

Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) has ordered 5,000 copies of a book about gender diversity for schools, despite a media backlash over its subject matter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury acquires true-crime memoir on catching a murderer

Ebury Press has acquired Catching a Serial Killer by former Detective Sergeant Stephen Fulcher - a true-crime memoir about the manhunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing in 2017: Has the Startup Scene Cooled Off?

Shelfie's executives in Canada talk about the startup scene in book publishing—and conclude it's not as hot as it used to be. What are the lessons learned? The post Publishing in 2017: Has the Startup Scene Cooled Off? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lerner Publishing Hires Andy Cummings as Editor-in-Chief

The Wiley's Dummies brand veteran will oversee LPG's 14 imprints and divisions serving the school/library and trade markets, effective January 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flummoxed by the 'Broken' Ad-Supported Publishing Model, Medium Slashes Staff

Medium, the online publishing company started by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, is changing its business model and cutting a third of its staff.The company, which has raised $132 million in venture capital from investors including Greylock Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, relied on the same... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK will not publish controversial Milo Yiannopoulos

Simon & Schuster UK will not join its US counterpart in publishing a book by controversial right-wing figure Milo Yiannopoulos. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishers shy away from 'alt-right' star Milo Yiannopoulos

Despite a big-money deal in the US for the Breitbart journalist’s memoir, major UK publishers say they are likely to refuse ‘a toxic book’A week after “alt-right” figurehead and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos landed a lucrative $250,000 (£203,000) book deal with publisher Simon &... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Milo Yiannopoulos’ book is wrong. My magazine is fighting back | Adam Morgan

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[ The Guardian | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yale Publishing Course Partners with Yale School of Management

The Yale Publishing Course has partnered with the Yale School of Management for its next installment, to be held this July 23-28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Publishing: An Insult to the Written Word or a Boon to the Industry?

A few months ago, after I picked up and devoured a beautifully written memoir by Elisa Hategan and was left with a serious Continue reading at HuffPost

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Disillusioned by Publishers? Join the Club!

The Internet is filled with outrage over the $250,000 advance from Simon and Schuster to alt-right writer Milo Yiannopolous Continue reading at HuffPost

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Trade Publishers Focused on Strategic Deals In 2016

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The United Arab Emirates imports some $125 million worth of books each year, most of them in English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘2017’s going to be a bloodbath’: Confessions of a beleaguered independent publisher

For the latest installment of our anonymous Confessions series, we talk to a digital exec worries about surviving in a landscape dominated by Google, Facebook and big-name publishers. Not only are they gobbling up most of the ad pie, but they're setting the rules for publishers that favor the... Continue reading at Digiday

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Puffin to publish Worst Witch tie-in

Puffin Books will next month publish a new version of Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch to tie-in with a CBBC adaptation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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