Monarch Books & Gifts in Overland Park, Kan. launched a GoFundMe campaign after hackers drained the bookstore's bank account. The funds raised will be used to keep the store afloat after a summer of slow sales compounded the problems caused by the fraud. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Buster Books, the children’s imprint of Michael O’Mara Books, has launched a free colouring app. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon is partnering with The Reading Agency to work with libraries across the UK to help readers “fall in love” at their library. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An online bookshop selling exclusively adult colouring books has said it is likely to be put out of business should government proposals to remove their exemption from VAT go through, and has lent its support to a petition in protest. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Her Last Tomorrow, Adam Croft’s latest DIY thriller, lifted his bedroom business into the sales stratosphere. He talks about paying off his mortgage in weeks and why he’s fine with publishers being ‘sniffy’“Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?” That’s the hook for a novel that has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new venture is a partnership between Adaptive Studios, which repurposes abandoned movie scripts, and Style Haul, a YouTube-based network of fashion and beauty brands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year on from the announcement of the creation of Sharjah’s Book City, Ahmed Al Ameri, director of Sharjah Book Fair and chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, said the plans were “going well”. He indicated that it will launch this year, though he did not reveal a date. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The editors of the publication’s culture section have selected N.K. Jemisin’s 'The Fifth Season' as the first title to be read in the new group, which will focus on works of science fiction and fantasy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins' bestseller The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) will launch this year's Richard and Judy summer book club, with W H Smith also unveiling the club's "fresh" new look. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Janetta Otter-Barry, the founder of independent publisher Otter-Barry Books, is hoping to publish new voices in children’s poetry with her new list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online publishing platform The Pigeonhole is launching its first "disappearing book" with new Scandi crime thriller Victim Without a Face by Stefan Ahnhem (Head of Zeus). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many Canadian literary festivals match or exceed the Canada Council rate of CAD$250 for an author appearance. Fests are flourishing, coast to coast. The post Canadian Festivals: Paying Authors, Selling Books, Building Readership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three award-winning New Zealand authors are travelling to Marlborough in July for the region's third annual book festival. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following commentary about its launch in France, NetGalley now confirms its expansion into the German market this week at Leipzig Book Fair. The post Follow-Up: NetGalley Launches at Leipzig Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound has launched the new book from cultural thinker and philosopher Roman Krznaric titled Carpe Diem Reclaimed. Krznaric, who is the author of Empathy (Rider) and How to Find Fulfilling Work (Macmillan), turned down an offer from a "major" UK publisher in favour of crowdfunding his new book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith is launching an exclusive book club with author and YouTube vlogger Zoe Sugg, known as Zoella, this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. self-publishing platform Reedsy launched the Reedsy Book Editor, an online editing and typesetting tool, and the site reports growing membership and new partnerships with Ingram and Kobo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance fans will soon have another reason to swoon as Mills & Boon launches an adult colouring book. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New picture book prize will recognise exciting newcomersKlaus Flugge, the publisher who launched the careers of some of our best-loved picture book illustrators, from Quentin Blake and Chris Riddell to David McKee, Tony Ross, Michael Foreman and Emma Chichester Clark, is launching his own book... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller has expanded its industry awards, with the 2016 ceremony to celebrate the books of the year as well as the wider trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Trust is launching its first children’s book festival at Wray Castle in the Lake District in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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