Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:36 Pan Macmillan has acquired a collection of short stories from bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James, with publishing director Wayne Brookes buying UK and Commonwealth rights through agent Carole Blake at Blake Friedmann. Macmillan plans to release one of the stories as an ebook this Christmas, with the first collection to be released digitally in spring 2012. The publisher intends to release a physical edition of the collected stories in a couple of years' time. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether publishers want it or not, the Netflix model is coming to the book business.The San Francisco startup Scribd, best known as a site for posting PDFs of documents, announced Tuesday it is launching a multi-platform digital book subscription service that will provide access to a wide range... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAN FRANCISCO -- There is Netflix for online videos and Pandora and Spotify for streaming music by subscription. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri is a master of the short story, but in applying that crisp, neatly tied style to her second novel, she comes up with a flat, detached tale."A short story is like a toothache and you must drill it and fill it. A novel is more like bridgework," said the writer T.C.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Courier's publishing brands, including Dover Publications, Research & Education Association, and Creative Homeowner will use Firebrand's platforms for digital distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray Press imprint Two Roads has signed a debut novel from Harvard creative writing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New data from Bowker Market Research provides more evidence of the slowdown in the growth of ebook sales in 2013, although the format still managed to capture more market share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired three books from Katherine Rundell. The children's author was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has signed a trilogy of novels from historian Kate Williams. Jon Wood, deputy group... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed a debut psychological thriller in a pre-empt made less than a day after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow have signed a four-book deal with bestselling saga author Katie Flynn. Editor... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson says a bookstore will need to be 'viable' and have a kids' section to qualify for a donation. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile has signed two books by mathematician and YouTube star Eugenia Cheng. Cakes, Custard and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed two novels from Kate Riordan for a six-figure sum following an auction... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta and Portobello have signed up two new books for publication in spring 2015. Portobello... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's the last week to pitch your stories and book advertising in our printed Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily issues running October 8-11. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Press has acquired two books from US author Andrew Smith. The publisher signed UK and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Human Kinetics and the International Monetary Fund have signed a deal to make their content available in China. The agreement is a result of Publishing Technology’s local alliance with CNPIEC, the China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation, and its new CNP eReading platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple says it will appeal against a court ruling that bans the company from entering into deals with publishers that could allow ebook prices to be fixed or inflated. The case was raised by the Department of Justice and judge Denise Cote's decision is very much in line with what they were... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The federal judge presiding over the U.S. electronic books case against Apple has barred the company from striking deals that would ensure that it could undercut prices of other retailers in the ebook market.(macworld.com) Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent children's publisher Boxer Books has signed with Bounce Sales and Marketing Ltd... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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