Kickstarter Diary Chapter 5: The Postmortem

A successful Kickstarter campaign for his book completed, Todd Allen looks back on the final results and lessons learned, and ponders whether he would use Kickstarter again. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Sophie Raoufi

Sophie Raoufi from Singing Dragon tells us all about her role as marketing executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bookstore News: June 5, 2017

An Alaska bookstore is for sale; bookstores celebrate anniversaries in Kansas and New York, a Chicago feminist store honors Pride month; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 5, 2017

This week: Anthony Horowitz's brilliant Agatha Christie–like mystery, plus an investigation into the Donner Party. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 5, 2017

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author Kevin Kwan rounds out his trilogy with ‘Rich People Problems,’ debuting at #13 on our Hardcover Fiction list. Plus Cassandra Clare has the #3 book in the country with ‘Lord of Shadows,’ second in her Dark Artifices series, and Michael Crichton returns to our lists with... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of June 5, 2017

Katherine Arden sells her middle grade debut, Minotaur buys a new historical mystery series by Brit Jessica Fellowes, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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5 Writing Tips: Jeff VanderMeer

"But at some point, no matter how good your partial or rough draft is, you may also have to methodically test your novel—in all ways, from the structure down to the paragraph level." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The 5 Books On Bill Gates’s Summer Reading List–From Jimmy Carter To Trevor Noah

If you are worried your beach reads might be a little too easy this summer, Gates has some more heady suggestions for you. As one of the world’s top philanthropists, perhaps it makes sense that Bill Gates is treating beach reading like an intellectual cause: Each year, he offers up his list of... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Cultivating a New Chapter for Story Plant with ‘Rewrites’

Taking a leap into audio production—without starting with a book—independent publisher Story Plant teams up with an author and a new work...about authors. The post Cultivating a New Chapter for Story Plant with ‘Rewrites’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Season 5 Of “OITNB” Looks Like The Season We’ve Been Waiting For

Since Piper Kerman published her memoir Orange is the New Black, the former felon has become a staunch activist for the rights of prisoners and system reform. Jenji Kohan’s Netflix adaptation has certainly hit on very real topics like the privatization of prisons and poorly trained officers, but... Continue reading at Fast Company

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My Job in 5: Jess Gofton

Jess Gofton tell us all about her role as marketing development officer at University of Wales Press as part of our Wales Regional Focus, the first of our Regional Focus series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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My Job in 5: Kyrsten Lowell

Kyrsten Lowell from Gardie Grant Publishing tells us all about her role as gift and special sales assistant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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My Job in 5: Niriksha Bharadia

Niriksha Bharadia from Faber & Faber tells us all about her role as social media assistant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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My Job in 5: Carly Blake

Carly Blake from Templar Publishing tells us all about her role as managing editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Puffin signs Darwin picture book after it raised £49k on Kickstarter

Puffin is to publish a picture book edition of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, retold by qualified molecular biologist Sabina Radeva, after the book raised more than £49,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bologna 2017: dates for the diary

With a busy schedule of events primed to take place during this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the sheer range of seminars, talks and panels can be overwhelming for first-time visitors—and some more seasoned attendees, too. Tom Tivnan picks out 10 agenda-setting events from this year’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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My Job in 5: David Martin

David Martin from Atwood Tate tells us all about his role as a senior consultant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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My Job in 5: Megan Duff

Megan Duff from Black & White Publishing tells us all about her role as assistant commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Jamie Oliver 'can't wait' to publish 5-ingredient book in autumn

Michael Joseph is publishing a new cookbook from Jamie Oliver, Jamie’s Quick & Easy 5-Ingredient Food, this autumn to tie in with an eight-part primetime TV series on Channel 4 of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Wimpy Kid 'movie diary' out in May

Puffin has announced the latest in Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid series as a “behind-the-scenes look” of the upcoming film. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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