Roffey's book, based on a Taino legend, is set in 1976 on the Caribbean island of Black Conch. Tessa Sheridan has won the Short Story Award. The post Monique Roffey Wins the UK’s Costa 2020 Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Profile Books and Serpent's Tail are moving to new premises near Pentonville Road in London. Profile and its imprints have been based at Exmouth Market for the past seven years, but will now move to new office space in Holford Yard, just off Pentonville Road, between Kings Cross St Pancras and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and retailers will aim to prevent ebook prices from soaring when a new European-wide VAT law on digital products is introduced on 1st January. Following a European Commission ruling dating back to 2008, ebooks and other digital services—including broadcasting and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A supermarket turned tablet maker doesn't sound like the wisest of career progressions. Tesco's not your average supermarket, though. When you consider the Tesco machine also operates video- and music-streaming services, an ebook store and an online... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month, we’re balancing some quick reads---a Jonathan Franzen-blessed debut and a slim companion volume from one of our favorite new(-ish) fantasy writers---with Walter Isaacson’s latest blockbuster on the history of technological innovation, along with a few other selections. Attention,... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four-hundred booksellers representing 100 stores attended this year's Northern California Independent Booksellers Association meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leicester-based writer Mahsuda Snaith has won the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize for her work "The Art of Flood Survival". Snaith, announced as the winner of the £1,000 prize on Saturday (25th October), beat almost 2,500 other entrants from more than 60 countries to win the competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten has today (27th October) launched a new UK website selling physical and audiobooks via third party retailers. The Japanese e-commerce company said it plans to “focus on empowering more independent retailers to sell online in the UK.” Rakuten, which also owns Canada-based ebook retailer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams, Malorie Blackman and Debi Gliori are among the authors on this year's shortlist for the Red House Children's book prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Similar its original series' pilot season, Amazon is opening up its Kindle publishing arm to crowd voting. The so-called Kindle Scout program allows you to peruse portions of unpublished works before nominating worthy pieces for proper e-reader... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week's roundup of books generating interest around the globe, we look at the latest novel by Icelandic author Sjon, which won Best Icelandic Novel of the Year in 2013; a debut from a Swedish criminologist; the German bestseller by Robert Seethaler, 'A Lifetime;' and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bookstore, which has been in the transit hub for 15 years, has been asked to vacate its location as part of upgrades and a desire to improve pedestrian flow. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How do authors create their digital book files and what influence does that process have on the final content? Speakers at Books in Browsers 2014 address this topic. The post Consider the Ebook Format: Books in Browsers V appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Vermilion is to publish GRIT: Passion, Perseverance and the Science of Success, after winning a “hotly contested auction”. The book, by Angela Duckworth, was one of the big books of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Vemilion publishing director Susanna Abbott bought UK and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrick Rothfuss is the author of the mega-bestselling novels The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, and is currently hard at work on The Doors of Stone, the final volume in his epic fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle. In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy he discusses... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Josh Spero, author of Second Hand Stories and editor of Spear's Magazine, and the author Erica Wagner, a former literary editor of the Times mull the question of high tech and old books. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweden's book market is bracing for the launch of Amazon, where ebooks are hamstrung by high taxes and print books are still relatively affordable. The post Will Amazon Disrupt Sweden’s Book Market? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At this year's Books in Browsers conference, many speakers addressed the importance and relevance of standards for ebooks and web content. The post Standards a Top Priority at Books in Browsers V appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new publisher is bringing Iranian children’s books to the UK market, with the first two titles out in January. Delaram Ghanimifard, who is from Iran but lives in the UK, set up the Tiny Owl company with her husband after noticing the lack of translated fiction in the UK. “My husband and I... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the book that was supposed to have arrived in the mail at your aunt’s house in Kansas, or the book that you accidentally left on the plane, chances are they are in the GovDeals warehouse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist Amy Mason, who dropped out of school at 16 and took up writing at 25, wins the Dundee International Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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