A “scratch and sniff” front cover for The Twits and more details about Jacqueline Wilson’s reworking of What Katy Did Next were some of the highlights of a Penguin Random House Children’s showcase, held yesterday (25th March) at Foyles Charing Cross. The event was the first media presentation from PRH Children’s as a combined company and m.d. Francesca Dow said that “when two fantastic publishers come together, the sum of the whole is better than the parts”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new ebook platform Kindle Worlds. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital magazine storefront Zinio has added a flat-rate, multi-title subscription option to its platform. The option recognizes a growing user base—nearly a quarter of customers—that reads three or more titles across devices. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The growth in children’s digital reading is an “opportunity for publishers rather... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.co.uk paid £3.2m in UK tax last year, after making £7.7m in profit, according... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children's Books has acquired a debut novel described as "a fresh and exciting new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a new children’s title by Man Booker Prize-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consumer protection laws will be updated to include digital purchases such as ebooks, the Queen... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"The Rumor" by Anushka Ravinshankar and "Kids of Kabul" by Deborah Ellis have won the 2013 South Asia Book Awards for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to the University of Rochester’s translation database, 413 translated works of fiction and poetry were released in 2012, up from 370 the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amanda Knox's memoir is titled 'Waiting to be Heard' and discusses her life from childhood to her time in prison in Italy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children's Books has partnered with new company Box of Awesome to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amina Alaoui Hachimi from the Moroccan publishing house Yanbow Al Kitab believes the internet is a viable gateway to entice North African children to read. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury is to publish a second volume of autobiography from champion cyclist, Mark Cavendish, to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An entrepreneur is buying every MP a copy of Douglas Carswell’s book The End of Politics... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has appointed Stephanie Barton to the new position of pre-school... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The China Shanghai International Book Fair is launching a new children’s book fair, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A title from Seren/Poetry Wales Press has been shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize, in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books with first hand accounts of life in North Korea are rare, so John Sweeney's Zombie Nation and Jang Jin-Sung's Crossing the Border are generating unique buzz at the London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles head of marketing Miriam Robinson (pictured), literary agent Juliet Mushens, BookMachine... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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