Macmillan Expands Scope of Swoon Reads

Launched in 2013 as a crowd-sourced, paperback teen romance line, Feiwel and Friends' Swoon Reads will now publish novels across all YA genres and formats. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Macmillan acquires sports psychology titles

Macmillan has acquired two books by sports psychologist Professor Damian Hughes. Non-fiction publisher Robin Harvie acquired world rights to The Five Steps to a Winning Mindset and one other book from David Luxton at DLA. Luxton is the author of How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, which was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan's Dominic Knight to retire

Dominic Knight, Palgrave chairman and executive director of change programmes at Macmillan Science and Education, is to retire at the end of 2015 after 38 years with the company. The news has emerged hard on the heels of completion of the merger between the bulk of Macmillan Science and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan to Offer Audiobooks to Libraries via Hoopla

Macmillan is the first Big Five publisher to get on the hoopla platform, but officials say talks are underway with others, and more announcements are expected soon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Foundation Announces Innovations in Reading Prize

The National Book Foundation has awarded $10,000 to Reach Incorporated for its annual Innovations in Reading Prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan US partners with ebook bundling BitLit

Vancouver-based BitLit has added a second Big Five publisher to its partners in ebook bundling, with a major round of titles from US/Canadian Macmillan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New E-book Bundling Service BitLit Adds Macmillan

The start-up with a free app that allows customers to purchase ebook editions of titles they already own, has added Macmillan to its roster of publishing partners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every Girl Can for Macmillan

Macmillan has signed Women in Football co-founder Anna Kessel to write the “ultimate handbook for every woman who cares about sport”. Non-fiction publisher Robin Harvie bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Every Girl Can from Richard Pike at Curtis Brown. Kessel, who is also a writer at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pubs Partner with White House on E-reading Initiative

President Obama announced today digital reading initiatives for low income students that include major ebook donations from corporate publishers, and a commitment to ensuring all students have access to a library card. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter boss confirms plans to expand curated 'experiences' to all users

Users should not panic about a Facebook-style filtered timeline just yet, but Dick Costolo says curation will happen for ‘logged in users’ as well as passing visitorsTwitter will expand its efforts to “curate” tweets and media for its users, according to chief executive Dick Costolo, although... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Mobile Ads Recommend Videos Based on the News You're Reading

Nailing mobile video is a major goal for marketers this year, as exemplified at this week's Digital Content NewFronts presentations. And as Snapchat and Facebook lure advertising dollars away from TV with new video options, smaller ad companies are following suit. A GIF showing the new video... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Much Should Children Read? World Book Day Infographic

In honor of World Book Day, the International Publishers Association has an infographic on how much children should read and why literacy is important. The post How Much Should Children Read? World Book Day Infographic appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michaels made c.e.o. of Macmillan HE and New Ventures

Ken Michaels has been appointed chief executive officer of Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures.   Currently the global chief operating officer of Macmillan Science and Education (MSE), Michaels will begin his new job upon the closing of the proposed merger between parts of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Michaels Gets New Job at Macmillan

Ken Michaels, currently the global chief operating officer of Macmillan Science and Education, has been named CEO of Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Expanding' Myriad signs six

Myriad Editions has signed six new books for 2016 following last week’s London Book Fair, as well as signing a new distribution deal for its international markets.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Book Prize 2015: Let The Reading Begin!

167 titles have been submitted in for this year’s selection process of the German Book Prize 2015. The jury will announce the shortlist in August 2015. The post German Book Prize 2015: Let The Reading Begin! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trajectory To Distribute Macmillan, MIT Press E-books in China

Trajectory has partnered with Chinese mobile carrier Xiaomi to bring ebooks into the Chinese digital book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2015: 3M Expands Cloud Library to U.K. and Beyond

Already in over 1,000 libraries in the U.S. and Canada, users abroad will soon be able to use 3M to borrow library ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check it Out with Peter Brantley: Changes for the NYPL's Summer Reading Program

I just returned from a great visit to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, where I detailed for a large group of librarians a fascinating development: my current employer, the New York Public Library, is revamping its Summer Reading Program for 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Expanding Your Content’s Reach In a Post-Print Era

A Q&A with Doug Grinspan, associate publisher of WIRED. The post Expanding Your Content’s Reach In a Post-Print Era appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European study into e-reading launches next week

A new European Commission-funded project will study whether or not reading digitally changes people’s comprehension of the text they consume. The Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (EREAD) research will launch next week in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and carry on until autumn 2017 at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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