Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Thu, 14/04/2011 - 09:15 German travel publisher MairDumont is to launch into the English-language market, with a new subsidiary to be based in the UK. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#english-language market
Independent publisher Joffe Books is partnering with author Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood to launch a writing prize for unagented crime writers of colour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-30 23:20:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#writing prize
#literary agent
#independent publisher
The Ontario-based publisher and independent bookstore has soft-launched a series of chapbooks by booksellers, for booksellers, aimed at sparking discussion and debate about important issues in the trade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#independent bookstore
#bookseller
Amid the challenges of the pandemic year 2020, the United Kingdom's overall publishing market rose 2 percent. The post The UK’s Publishers Association 2020 Report: ‘In the Face of COVID’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-26 23:05:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#united kingdom
#publishers association
New figures from the Publishers Association show fiction and audiobooks did particularly well, with value of consumer sales up 7% on 2019 despite bookshop closuresFiction sales in 2020 soared by more than £100m for UK publishers, as readers locked down at home made their escape into books, with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-26 23:01:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#uk publishers
#audiobook sales
#fiction sales
#douglas stuart
#richard osman
#cosy crime
#bernardine evaristo
#delia owens
#crawdads sing
#bestselling title
#charlie mackesy
#bookshops reopening
#picture book
#audiobook
#bookshop
#publishers association
Total publishing income hit record levels in 2020, rising 2% to £6.4bn, buoyed by a digital surge that helped offset a 6% decline in print sales, a report by the Publishers Association shows. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-26 10:50:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#print decline
#6% decline
#print sales
#publishers association
Graham Norton is launching a book club podcast through Audible, featuring guests including Zadie Smith, Stephen Mangan and Denise Mina. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-19 18:22:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#graham norton
#book club
Travel publisher Blue Guides is launching a new imprint called Blue Danube, releasing central European literature in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-13 16:21:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The Irish Cultural Centre in London is launching a series of literary interviews, Northern Irish Voices, this weekend which will form part of its spring 2021 cultural programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-09 11:48:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#form part
Three months after the post-Brexit transition period ended on 31st December, wholesalers and booksellers in Germany, one of the largest book export markets on the continent, have joined British publishers in concerns about delays and rising costs hitting the trade since the UK became a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-31 15:59:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#largest book
First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise devoted to education equity, has created a suite of resources that provides teachers and families with trusted, accessible information about the Covid-19 vaccine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#covid-19 vaccine
Scheduled to launch sometime in the spring, BookClub is a virtual book club platform driven by author-led book discussions and designed for mobile devices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mobile devices
#book club
CMA says it is considering whether Penguin Random House’s $2bn deal would lessen competitionAuthors fear the worst if Bertelsmann takes over Simon & SchusterThe UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Penguin Random House’s $2bn (£1.45bn) takeover of Simon & Schuster,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-22 09:00:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#simon schuster
#dan brown
#hillary clinton
#stephen king
#barack obama
#bob woodward
#john grisham
#authors including
#ernest hemingway
#$2bn deal
#bertelsmann
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a merger investigation into Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann's acquisition of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-21 18:05:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ss deal
#simon schuster
#penguin random house
The familiar Amazonian preview called 'Look Inside' gets a storefront cousin in Jellybooks' new 'Discovery,' using QR codes to offer samples. The post UK: Jellybooks Pilots Bookshop ‘Peek Inside’ Capacity at Blackwell’s appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-11 16:45:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post uk
#qr codes
#bookshop
Bloomsbury has launched a platform to make it easier to purchase books from its popular categories. The move comes as the publisher reveals a shift in consumer reading choices throughout 2020 and 2021's lockdown periods. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-05 05:15:37 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#popular categories
#lockdown periods
#bloomsbury
Children's book blogger Fabia Turner has launched a competition for Black children's book writers, to be sponsored by inclusive indie publisher Knights Of. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 23:23:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book writers
#black children
#indie publisher
#children's book
Welsh publisher Parthian Press is to launch a podcast, with the first series focusing on queer Welsh writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 07:22:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Columbia University Press, in collaboration with Howard University and Columbia University, is launching a new Black studies book series, with plans to also recruit and train students for the book industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#columbia university
#book industry
Former Orion creative director Lucie Stericker, the designer of the Queenie cover, has launched her own creative agency Studio 7:15 after leaving the publisher after 23 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-01 22:47:52 UTC ]
More news stories like this |