Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 11:35 New awards for Best Racing Book and Best Sports Book Retailer will be up for grabs at this year's British Sports Book Awards 2011. W H Smith, Amazon, Waterstone's and Foyles are all in the mix to win the best sports retailer of the year award. Other categories at the ninth British Sports Book Awards comprise prizes for the best autobiography, biography, football book, cricket book, rugby book, illustrated title, publicity campaign and new writer. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From April 23-25 the BAIBF offers exclusive programming for publishing professionals, including a seminar on change management, honors for Latin America's top 50 publishing pros, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales in the UK slipped back last week, despite a number of new novels by some of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Indie publishers dominate the shortlist for the £2,500 New Angle Prize, which rewards books... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A snapshot of the ebook industry today shows more than 1,000 ebooks with sales of 25,000+. And while our survey of publishers is by no means complete, it's more than enough to prove that the book business is quickly moving to digital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has a book deal.Mr. Geithner has an agreement with Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House, Inc. Crown announced Thursday that Geithner's book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2014.Mr. Geithner plans a "behind-the-scenes" account of the... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pearson/Penguin group and Hachette have each notched up 10 nominations for the 2013... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight independent bookshops have been shortlisted for The Bookseller Industry Awards Independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katy Perry has reportedly decided to write a book that includes details about her failed marriage to Russell Brand. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Society is unveiled as the sponsor of new £40,000 literary award which will hand out its first accolade in 2014. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night UK will be holding its main event in Liverpool this year, in a collaboration... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has entered into an agreement with Good Books for the sales, distribution and fulfillment in the United States, Canada and open market of all of its frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Collins will publish Sarah Palin's latest book, “A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas", which will call for a renewed emphasis on the holiday’s religious importance. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith is to support the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, in a three-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of new books in South Korea fell by 20% in 2012, according to a report from Statistics Korea, a situation that has Han Ki-ho, head of the Korean Publishing Market Research Institute, very concerned. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has added ebooks to the basket of goods and services... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books have been added to the basket of goods used to calculate the UK's rate of inflation, but Freeview set-top boxes are out. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild, are fighting Amazon's bid to own new global domain names including .book, .author, and .read. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roddy Doyle has become only the second author ever to have the chance of winning both the Booker... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new prize for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year, the Petrona Award, has announced its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sproutkin, a new web startup, is launching a children's book subscription service based on the Netflix model. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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