Book recommendation website LoveReading has unveiled a raft of changes including an interactive 'kids zone', a specific review facility for self-published authors, a podcast series and plans to link to high street shops. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#self-published authors
Nine translators have banded together to form a collective that will offer publishers translation and marketing expertise. One of the founders called the collective a "one-stop shop for publishers looking for translation services." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#marketing expertise
#one-stop shop
Microsoft, which was Barnes & Noble's original partner on the Nook (before ending the relationship in 2014), is now back in the digital book market. According to reports, the tech giant's new online bookstore will sell hundred of thousands of frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#barnes noble
#tech giant
#online bookstore
#backlist titles
Illustrated book publisher Abrams is to launch a new text-driven imprint with a focus on narrative non-fiction called Abrams Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
For his forthcoming book, Walkaway, out in April, the bestselling author has devised a novel approach to selling the digital edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bestselling author
#digital edition
Hachette, in partnership with startup Novel Effect, has created an app that relies on voice recognition technology to sync music and sound effects to text, as it's read aloud from select picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sound effects
#read aloud
The Dedham, Mass., bookstore, which opened yesterday, is the first of the e-tailer's physical stores to feature a cafe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#amazon unveils
#opened yesterday
#physical stores
World Book Day is introducing a raft of new projects to mark its 20th anniversary on Thursday 2nd March. Booksellers are also gearing up to celebrate the anniversary with a flurry of activity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#20th anniversary
Edinburgh-based radical bookshop Word Power is looking for a new owner after founder Elaine Henry has decided to step away from the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Orion Publishing Group has restructured its group marketing team, hiring several new people as part of a drive to deliver "more integrated" support for its individual imprints and authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Despite generating $5 million in sales a year, Neil Van Uum is closing Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, Tenn., citing rent hikes and slowing sales as the culprit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#slowing sales
A secondhand bookshop owner in North Yorkshire who charges customers 50p for entry has received complaints about rudeness after calling a customer a “pain in the arse”, according to a Press Association report. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bookshop owner
#north yorkshire
The Jhalak prize lines up 12 titles – taking in fiction, history, politics and YA fantasy – showcasing ‘the strength, range and promise’ of UK writers of colour A debut novel about inherited identity, a dystopian fantasy from a former children’s laureate, a study of Indian healthcare and radical... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jhalak prize
#dystopian fantasy
'We see Brazil as an area of growth' both for HarperCollins content imported and for Brazilian authors, says HarperCollins chief Brian Murray. The post HarperCollins Becomes Full Owner of HarperCollins Brasil appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#harpercollins brasil
#post harpercollins
Bookseller Foyles is selling its first branded stationery range, which comprises four different types of notebook. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Two of the country’s most iconic bookstores are about to change hands. The management team is buying Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham, Wash., while a local D.C. restaurateur is purchasing Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#village books
#iconic bookstores
#change hands
#management team
PubWest has named Chuck and Dee Robinson, owners of Village Books in Bellingham and Lynden, Wash., recipients of the 2017 Jack D. Rittenhouse Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#village books
The shortlists for poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy's Manchester Writing Competition, comprising the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Manchester Poetry Prize, worth £10,000 apiece, have been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Jenny Geras, currently publishing director of Arrow at Cornerstone, has been appointed to build a new commercial fiction team at Bookouture. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jenny geras
Sourcebooks has signed with Baker & Taylor, Melia Publishing Services, Copia and Vearsa to distribute its print and digital books in overseas markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sourcebooks signs
#international expansion
#baker taylor
#digital books
#overseas markets
More than 40 companies, individuals and products have been shortlisted across eight different categories at this year's FutureBook Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#futurebook awards