New Ijeoma Oluo title to launch Basic Books UK

Basic Books UK, John Murray Press' new imprint, has acquired Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power by Ijeoma Oluo to publish as its first title in 2021.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Marmion Launches Marketing Firm

Bridget Marmion, who has had long tenures in sales and marketing at FSG, Random House and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, has started her own firm, Your Expert Nation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cult of the Leader wins CMI Management Book award

The Cult of the Leader (Wiley), written by Christopher Bones, has been named as the CMI... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Childrens Book Prize shortlist revealed

This year's shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize includes new talent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK sales drop 4.5% in fourth quarter

Hachette parent company Lagardere has reported a 5.9% fall for net sales in its Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published author society prepares to launch

A non-profit body representing the interests of self-published authors will launch this spring... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder launches online sf community

Hodder has launched its first online science-fiction, fantasy and horror community, Hodderscape,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French chain Decitre launches online community

The Decitre chain of bookstores has created an online community to help consumers find books to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two 'Desert Island Discs' titles for Transworld

Transworld has acquired two books to mark the 70th anniversary of BBC Radio 4 series, "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Niche Publishing: Publishers Seek To Capitalize On e-Books

As traditional revenue channels for newspapers collapse, publishers are seeking new and innovative ways to make a profit without expending a lot of resources. Finding the appropriate niche is the key to survival, and newspapers that recognize this ar ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Browns launches ebook platform

Book supplier Browns Books for Students is to launch an ebook platform especially for schools... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ToC Perspective: A Call for a Unified E-book Market

Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel. That new BMW only runs on BMW gas. There are plenty of BMW gas stations around, so convenience isn't an issue. But if a different brand of gas station offers a discount, a membership program, or some other marketing campaign, you can't... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Books in two-year deal with "The Voice"

BBC Books has signed a two-year publishing deal with the BBC's upcoming talent show "The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS launches R&J children's promotion

W H Smith has launched its new Richard & Judy Children’s Book Club promotion with a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon launches India e-commerce site

Amazon has this morning launched an e-commerce site in India called Junglee.com. The platform... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pan Mac acquires Hensher writing title

Pan Macmillan has acquired a non-fiction title by Man Booker-shortlisted novelist and journalist... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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GooReader: When you need Google Books to go

Google Books is a gigantic and ever-expanding online library of books and magazines that can be used to read classic titles free of charge as well as to purchase new releases in all manner of categories. But you may be one of the many people who have found that the interface for the website and... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No More Pencils, No More Books

Can’t wait for high school calculus iBooks where kids have to triangulate Kindle sales with rubbish percentage data –Dan Frommer, via Twitter Continue reading at AllThingsD

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January book spend falls as digital bites

Printed book sales fell 12% year on year in January, with spending falling to its lowest point... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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VIDEO: International festival of comic books

Comic book fans gather in the French city of Angouleme to celebrate the 39th international festival of comic books. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound signs first two titles

Crowd-funded publisher Unbound has signed its first two rights deals, with c.e.o. John Mitchinson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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