QI title sold for 20p

One of the biggest-selling hardback books in the UK has topped the Kindle chart, selling for just... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Author publishes missing Hong Kong booksellers' title online

The author of a controversial book on China's president, believed to be the reason five booksellers from the Mighty Current publishing house in Hong Kong went missing between October and December 2015, has released the title online. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime and thriller titles dominate UK's most-borrowed list

The crime and thriller genre has dominated loans from UK public libraries last year according to data released by Public Lending Right. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarkozy title shoots to top of French chart

A mea culpa book written by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has shot to number one of the GfK/Livres Hebdo top 20 best-seller list of fiction and non-fiction titles eight days after publication. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher to drop gendered children's titles after parents campaign

Buster Books, publisher of colouring books for ‘Brilliant Boys’ and ‘Gorgeous Girls’ to switch to ‘gender neutral’ titles in futureGirls will no longer be defined as “glamorous” and “gorgeous” while boys get to be “amazing” and “brilliant” at Buster Books, after the children’s publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blinkbox Music's user database was just sold to... JD Sports

Of Tesco's three ailing digital Blinkbox services, its ebook store appeared to be the only one that would go gently into that good night. Eventually, it did, while Blinkbox Movies found a new owner in TalkTalk (which finally got 'round to rebranding... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Archer's Clifton Chronicles titles published early

Macmillan is publishing the final two books in Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling Clifton Chronicles series in the same year due to "reader demand". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop chain pulls controversial titles linked to missing Hong Kong publishers

A bookshop chain in Hong Kong has been pulling political titles from its shelves following the disappearances of five publishers, known for producing 'gossipy' books about China's political elite.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hong Kong bookshops pull politically sensitive titles after publishers vanish

Suspected abduction of five booksellers prompts fears of mounting self-censorship in face of mainland crackdown on ‘salacious’ publicationsOne of Hong Kong’s leading international bookshop chains has removed politically sensitive books from its shelves in the wake of the mysterious disappearance... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker announces final title in Klassen trilogy

Walker Books Group has announced that the final title in Jon Klassen’s picture book trilogy will be We Found a Hat, published in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Author Solutions Sold to Private Equity Firm

Penguin Random House has sold its Author Solutions division to an affiliate of the Najafi Companies, a private investment firm that at one point owned Bookspan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones reveals New Year Book Club titles

Two Weidenfeld & Nicolson titles and the Desmond Elliott Prize winner are among the eight novels to have made it onto the Waterstones New Year Book Club, commencing in January. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardners to distribute Peter Lang titles

Academic research publisher Peter Lang Publishing is to make all English language titles available to UK retailers via wholesaler Gardners Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Defiance Publishing Co. Sold to Adams Publishing Group

Adams Publishing Group, LLC has purchased the Defiance Publishing Co., LLC from Dix Communications. Dix Communications was represented by Cribb, Greene & Cope, a newspaper brokerage, appraisal, and consulting firm with offices in Montana, Virgini ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Adds Science, 'Sesame Street' Titles

Scribd is adding sheet music, science and technical titles and Sesame Street books to its ebook subscription service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Google-backed Lost My Name has sold 1m children's books in two years

British startup has shipped to 160 countries, based on its mantra of being ‘a technology company that happens to make physical books’British startup Lost My Name has sold more than 1m of its personalised picture books for children since launching its first title two years ago.The company’s The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH's McMillan wins Best Audiobook title at RPAs

Roy McMillan of Penguin Random House has won the award for ‘Best Audiobook/ Readings Producer' at this year’s Radio Production Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haig, Coe and Duffy titles on World Book Night 2016 list

World Book Night 2016 has announced the 15 titles it will be giving away next April, including titles from authors Matt Haig, Jonathan Coe and Carol Ann Duffy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc UK to move dozens of titles out of London in restructuring

Publisher of Marie Claire and NME to announce major changes that will involve 300 staff being relocated The publisher of Marie Claire and NME is set to announce a major restructure of its UK business that will see 30 titles and brands and 300 staff relocated outside London.Time Inc UK owns more... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Francis Bacon's entire works published in £1,000 title

The Estate of Francis Bacon is set to publish the entire oeuvre of the artist’s work for the first time, including 100 previously unpublished paintings, for £1,000 a copy.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles sells out of "The Apprentice" titles

Foyles has sold out of all the copies of the children’s books produced by "The Apprentice" teams on the BBC television programme last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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