Lightning buys print rights to Nicola May's Corner Shop

Eye Books imprint Lightning has acquired world English rights for the print edition of self-published book The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Watchman’ Tops Print Sales in 2015

The 2015 print bestseller list was topped, not surprisingly, by Harper Lee’s first new book in 55 years, "Go Set a Watchman," which was announced in February and went on sale in July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Will Test Out New Print Concepts in 2016

Hearst Magazines president David Carey says that the company will test out new print magazine concepts in 2016, and partner with "next-generation content creators and technology companies" to launch new editorial products and joint ventu ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Britain Newspaper Publisher Buys Block Island Paper

The Connecticut newspaper publisher thrust into the national spotlight because of his role in the purchase of Nevada's largest paper purchased another publication last week.   The Block Island Times' current publishers, Fraser Lang and B ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why print book sales are rising, and books are getting longer

E-book sales have remained stagnant in 2015. But print book sales are up, and Harper Lee's latest novel and adult coloring books are the big winners. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Books Having Good Finish to Solid Year

The book business looks ready to mark a second consecutive year of unit growth of print books. With one week to go in the year, unit sales of print books were up 2.8% compared to the same period in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Buys Stackpole Books

Rowman & Littlefield has acquired Stackpole Books, the 85 year-old publisher of military and nature books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Powa Does Away With QR Codes to Allow Instant Orders Off Print Ads, Packages

Powa Technologies, which aims to make all ads "shoppable" by letting people scan them with their smartphones to buy products online, is taking another step to make that process easier -- doing away with the need for QR codes so people can scan the print ads whole.Participating brands can upload... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram Buys Direct Sales Company Aer.io

The Ingram Content Group has acquired Aer.io, a service that allows publishers, retailers and authors to sell and fulfill print and digital books directly to readers via their websites, blogs and social networks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Livre buys Editions Kero

Hachette Livre has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to buy general literature publisher Editions Kero. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan buys tween fiction from Skylark Literary

Macmillan Children’s Books has bought the world rights to A Girl Called Owl, a new tween fiction novel, from Skylark Literary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Tribune Drops Printers Row Journal Print Edition

December 27 will mark the final appearance of the print section, which was launched with great fanfare as a 24-page weekly supplement in 2012. In addition to books reviews, it featured author interviews, essays, literary news and a weekly work o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top Right to rebrand Emap as Plexus

Owner of magazines including Construction News to ‘retire’ 70-year-old brand as it hires chief financial officer from the Economist GroupEmap’s owner is to scrap the brand and make the business part of a new company, called Plexus, in a restructure that includes hiring a financial chief from the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent sells US rights to The Chronicles for 'substantial sum'

Accent Press has sold North American print rights for sci-fi and fantasy series The Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor to Skyhorse Publishing Inc. for a "substantial sum". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How One Publisher Handles Native Ads in Print

Mental Floss incorporates a Toyota-sponsored takeover into its December issue, boosts revenue over a standard issue by almost 40 percent. The post How One Publisher Handles Native Ads in Print appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recommended Reading: Don't try to shop on Facebook or Twitter

Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read.I Tried Holiday Shopping on Fa... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gruffalo makeover for 100th printing

Macmillan Children’s Books is redesigning Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo, with the 100th printing of the title about to go to press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac buys Oprah Winfrey memoir

Pan Macmillan has acquired Oprah Winfrey’s memoir The Life You Want, a book that uses her own story as the source of inspirational advice. Non-fiction publisher Robin Harvie bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Jennifer Rudolph Walsh at WME and will publish the memoir in January 2017,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Peg buys gift book for Britain's bird-lovers

Square Peg has acquired a book by naturalist Stephen Ross about one of Britain’s favourite birds, the robin. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow buys fantasy series by Ellen Renner

Nosy Crow has acquired a middle-grade fantasy series with a “feminist twist” by Ellen Renner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann 'seeking equity partner to buy PRH'

Bertelsmann is seeking a private equity partner to help it buy out Pearson's stake in Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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