From time to time bookstore owners are forced to turn to their kids for help, especially during the holidays, when there never seem to be enough booksellers. But last fall a group of teens and tweens contributed their time and expertise without being asked. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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London Book Fair's 2019 charity is a partnership of BAFTA Kids and Place2Be, which combines film and tv school tours with mental health programming. The post London Book Fair Names BAFTA Kids Roadshow With Place2Be Its 2019 Charity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Inc. has faced congressional panels, government fines and mounting public pressure over its use and handling of private user data. On Wednesday, after a report said the company had been paying people — some as young as 13 — $20 a month to install a research app on their phones that... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-01-30 23:35:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Inc. has faced congressional panels, government fines and mounting public pressure over its use and handling of private user data. On Wednesday, after a report said the company had been paying people — some as young as 13 — $20 a month to install a research app on their phones that... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-01-30 23:35:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze has signed a novel by Elle Spellman, a former book blogger and self-published author, after she approached the publisher on Twitter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic's biennial Kids & Family Reading Report finds American families are reading books aloud to their children more often. The post Scholastic’s New ‘Kids & Family Reading’ Report: Reading Aloud Is Up appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translations from Portuguese, German, and Italian open the new imprint from Amazon Publishing. Releases in July, September, October. The post New Amazon Crossing Kids: Translating Picture Books Into English appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Georgia Amson-Bradshaw has joined Quarto Kids as associate publisher, specialising in non-fiction and novelty for Wide Eyed Editions and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The coming Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor program is off to an agile start, as we feature several foreign rights hits from Norway–plus work from Germany and India–in our first 2019 Rights Roundup. The post Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankufurter Buchmesse... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new imprint will publish English-language translations of picture books from around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA executive director Oren Teicher said sales at independent bookstores rose 5% in 2018 over 2017, helped by the addition of 95 new stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing erosion at brick-and-mortar stores, LifeWay Christian Resources president Thom Rainer announced that several LifeWay storefronts will close as the chain transitions toward digital sales channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Nicki Mitchell of Pomona, there was one good reason to come hear U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California talk about her memoir Sunday afternoon at a theater in Los Angeles. “I’m seeing it as an opportunity to see the next president,” said Mitchell, a high school counselor. Harris hasn’t... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin, part of Penguin Random House Children’s, will this April publish Jeff Kinney’s first novel outside of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, about protagonist Greg Heffley’s best friend Rowley Jefferson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angie Thomas' follow-up to The Hate U Give, her hugely successful début novel, shines a light on modern day america and the deep divisions that run through it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book publishing is a business and increasingly a technical one, but at its heart it is an art, writes Peter J. Dougherty from Princeton University Press in this opinion piece. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Declines in adult fiction and juvenile fiction and nonfiction offset a 7.6% increase in adult nonfiction sales, resulting in a 0.8% drop in unit sales of print books for the week ended Dec. 8, 2018, compared to the similar week last year at outlets the report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sometimes shopping online for holiday gifts seems like the easy way out, but when looking for something really special and personal, Barnes & Noble believes going to the store is essential to finding that perfect gift. That's why the brand is recasting its booksellers as the all-knowing book... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult books were flat in October compared to October 2017, according to figures released by the AAP as part of its StatShot program. Sales in the children/young adult segment fell 6.8% in the month compared to 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books from Granta, Hodder & Stoughton and Pan Macmillan have been unveiled as Foyles’ Books of the Year, with Convenience Store Woman by Japanese author Sayaka Murata taking the fiction crown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber has acquired a book about ‘ultra running’, one of the “toughest sports in the world”, by Adharanand Finn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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