New Adult Is Hot, but Will It Play Abroad?

While interest in romance titles is showing no signs of slowing down—they continue to find their way into top spots on bestseller lists and command major advances from big-six editors—it’s the newish category new adult that is particularly hot right now. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Closes Down Play Books Publisher

The Digital Reader reports that due to concerns over “rampant commercial piracy,” Google has closed the Google Play Books Partner Center to new users. The post Google Closes Down Play Books Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Challenges, Triumph, and Big Debuts at the Adult Buzz Panel

This year, editors presented an even split of noteworthy, forthcoming fiction and nonfiction titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Gambon to play Winston Churchill in ITV drama

Churchill’s Secret is based on Jonathan Smith’s book set in 1953, when the former prime minister had a strokeSir Michael Gambon is to play Winston Churchill in a new ITV drama about his final years in office opposite Lindsay Duncan as his wife, Clementine.Churchill’s Secret is based on Jonathan... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of May 25, 2015

A Christopher Nolan-esque Argentinean thriller, two literary Spanish novels, a Finnish YA series, and more are making waves in the global rights scene this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EC white paper aims to level digital playing field

The European Commission has a grand plan to create a single market for digital content across all the member states of the EU, so it can be bought and sold without barriers such as the administrative burden of different VAT rates.  The creation of that market will help entrepreneurial start-up... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of May 5, 2015

The memoir by a Dutch plane crash survivor, initially self-published, draws multiple houses; a Swedish spy series repped by the Salomonsson Agency lures pubs from Greece and beyond; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doubleday U.K. Wins Auction for Hot Hungarian Novel 'Fever at Dawn'

Jane Lawson at Doubleday U.K. has signed Hungarian novel Fever at Dawn Péter Gárdos, winning a heated auction between nine publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Signs New Adult Coloring Books by Johanna Basford

The publisher bought next two coloring books from Basford, the illustrator behind the bestsellers 'The Secret Garden' and 'Enchanted Forest,' which kickstarted a bonafide publishing phenomenon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Adult Galleys to Grab: Go Ahead, Take One

Our not-to-be-missed annual round-up of the show's big adult galley giveaways, listed by publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Hawkins Still Hot

Paula Hawkins’s 'The Girl on the Train' was once again the top selling title in Apple’s iBooks store for the week ended April 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banned Books Week 2015 will center on young adult titles

'These are the books that speak most immediately to young people, dealing with many of the difficult issues that arise in their own lives, or in the lives of their friends,' Judith Platt, chair of the Banned Books Week national committee, said of challenged YA books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of April 20, 2015

A Hungarian director's novel about his parents' 145 courtship, in Sweden's refugee camps, emerges as a hot book at last week's London Book Fair; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key helps Hoy fly

Editora Rocco has bought Brazilian Portuguese rights in Flying Fergus, a six-book series for readers aged five to eight by Olympian Sir Chris Hoy and Joanna Nadin, in a six-figure pre-empt from Jessica Maslen, rights manager at The Blair Partnership. ​ Hot Key Books has acquired UK &... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marketers and Publishers Find Common Ground on Hot-Button Topic: Viewability

This issue is referred to broadly as viewability. Though it has dogged digital media for years, chief marketing officers are now paying attention -- and they've put everyone in the digital ecosystem on alert: Clean things up or we'll spend our money elsewhere.As one result, a cottage industry of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Bestselling Book is an Adult Coloring Book

To the surprise of many, the bestselling title at Amazon US is by Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford, whose adult coloring books are topping the charts. The post Amazon’s Bestselling Book is an Adult Coloring Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of April 6, 2015

A John Green-like debut novel from France draws international buyers; the memoir by a once-illiterate Colombian artist gets set as a future Penguin Classic; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colouring books for adults top Amazon bestseller list

Surge in popularity of genre attributed to ‘anti-stress’ benefits and nostalgiaThe bestselling title on Amazon in the US right now is not Harper Lee’s hugely anticipated second novel, Go Set a Watchman, or George RR Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, or even Zoella’s much-mocked but... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to publish Rosoff's first adult title

Bloomsbury has signed Meg Rosoff's first novel for adults, a romantic comedy set in New York. Helen Garnons-Williams, publishing director for fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, at auction from Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates. Duck Zoo tells the story... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piracy, Free Speech Hot Topics at IPA

While anti-piracy efforts are gaining some traction in a few countries, freedom of speech is under mounting pressure in a number of countries, including China and Russia, speakers at the IPA Congress reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Follows Netflix's Lead With Post-Play Videos

The social network, eager to get more out of its booming video player, is testing out a feature that makes it easy to binge.This week, The New York Times reported that Facebook is in talks to host content from BuzzFeed, National Geographic, and the Times within the blue confines of its own site,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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