Prestel looks to treble UK sales for kids’ books, despite 'Brexit'

The UK division of a German publisher is pushing ahead with plans to expand its children’s book business, despite the economic uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision last week to leave the European Union. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s authors promote tolerance following Brexit vote

As a slew of children’s books promoting empathy hit bookshelves, some kids’ authors say they feel a growing responsibility to counteract the UK’s “intolerant” political climate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Rebounded in March

After falling in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, bookstore sales rose in March. They climbed 2.4%, to $725 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How real books have trumped ebooks

The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherishedBooks have always had a fetishistic quality to them, with their dusty secretiveness. Now, though, it feels like we’re living through a special moment in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McEwan: Brexit has stirred the lowest human impulses

Author Ian McEwan has likened the UK to "a depressed teenage self-harmer" in a speech to remain supporters in Westminster on Brexit. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReDigi, Key Digital 'First Sale' Case, Heating Up on Appeal

In an amicus brief, AAP lawyers argue that a reversal legalizing the resale of digital media would be "catastrophic" for the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robin Stevens' anger over snobbery towards her books

A children’s author has described the labelling of her books as “too immature” for certain students as "heart-breaking". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone wins 'Book of the Year' in hotly-contested auction

In a "hotly contested" auction, Cornerstone has acquired a book of strange-but-true trivia authored by the "QI elves" behind weekly podcast "No Such Thing As A Fish". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'True Jesus' Lifts Regnery Sales in Q1

Sales at Regnery jumped 48.9% in the first quarter ended March 31, largely thanks to the strong sales of David Limbaugh's 'The True Jesus.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 15, 2017

Kristina McMorris lands six figures at Sourcebooks, M.O. Walsh sells his sophomore novel, Flatiron buys an SF take on the Bard, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs 'major' non-fiction book The Growth Delusion

Bloomsury has signed a "major" work of non-fiction entitled The Growth Delusion by David Pilling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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African Book Trust Raise Funds for South Africa’s Library Collections

With a goal of getting South African authors' work to the country's readers, the African Book Trust is working to donate bookjs to library collections. The post African Book Trust Raise Funds for South Africa’s Library Collections appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentina's Book Market Fell 40% in 2016

Numbers released today, at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair, highlight the dire state of Argentina's publishing sector. Many feel the drop is tied to government policies instituted by the country's president, Mauricio Macri, who took office in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarian discovers pages from one of England's earliest printed books

The pages, from the priest handbook 'Sarum Ordinal or Sarum Pye,' was printed in 1476 or 1477 by William Caxton. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Spine-tingling' Scottish thriller to Orenda Books

Orenda Books has signed Scottish crime writer Doug Johnstone in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs six book deal with David Baldacci

Pan Macmillan has bought six more books from thriller writer David Baldacci as the publisher bids to build the author's sales in the UK and internationally. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Up in Q3 at HarperCollins

Revenue at the publisher rose 4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, to $374 million. Earnings increased 3%, to $37 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Book Awards 2017: The ‘Nibbies’ Honor Literature and Industry

The combination of the UK's leading book industry awards with the 'Nibbies' produces The Bookseller's broad picture of a robust and busy books community. The post British Book Awards 2017: The ‘Nibbies’ Honor Literature and Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Essex Serpent adds top British Book Award to prize haul

Sarah Perry crowns a much-garlanded year for her gothic romp, honoured alongside authors including Kiran Millwood Hargrave and JK RowlingTwo word-of-mouth bookselling success stories – Sarah Perry’s novel The Essex Serpent and Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s young adult book The Girl of Ink and Stars... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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West Lothian-based Lomond Books buys GW Publishing

Scottish publisher GW Publishing Ltd has been sold to West Lothian-based publisher, wholesaler and distributor Lomond Books Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier consolidates UK divisions under Mann, prepares for 'significant' growth

Bonnier Publishing has consolidated its UK divisions under Perminder Mann, who has been promoted to head of the UK group, as it prepares for "significant growth" in Britain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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