One of the biggest-selling hardback books in the UK has topped the Kindle chart, selling for just... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Ebury Press has acquired a book by YouTube stars Dan Howell and Phil Lester. There will be a “major UK tour” to mark the release of The Amazing Book is Not on Fire, which Ebury Press says is the “first production of its kind from a publisher” which will bring “Dan and Phil’s unique brand of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Children’s Books has acquired another book by Tonke Dragt, author of The Letter for the King. Publisher Adam Freudenheim acquired world English rights to the book, which was first published in Dutch in 1966, from Luciënne van der Leije at publishing house Leopold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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UK publishers sold £2.2 billion of books in 2004, with ebooks accounting for nearly half UK fiction sales—though print in other categories proved resilient. The post Nielsen’s BookInsights: UK Publishers Sold £2.2 Billion in 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A self-published travelogue called Strangers Have the Best Candy wins the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what's being described as a "cooperative publishing arrangement," Down East and Dispatch, two regional titles serving the the state of Maine, have agreed to merge their sales teams to cross-sell the two brands. The post Regional Maine Titles Down East and Dispatch Merge Sales Teams appeared... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books has bought a new title in the Underpants series from author and illustrator team Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. The series was launched in 2007 with Aliens Love Underpants and includes titles such as Dinosaurs Love Underpants and Monsters Love Underpants,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a first book by engineer Roma Agrawal following an auction. Agrawal is a prize-winning engineer who began working on the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, aged just 23. Commissioning editor Natalie Bellos signed world rights to Building Storeys from Patrick... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s UK and US divisions will simultaneously publish a new YA novel from Len Vlahos in winter 2017. In House of Stone, fifteen-year-old Jackie's dad is dying of a brain tumour so decides to auction off his life on eBay to a reality TV show producer. Disgusted by the farce the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan’s Bluebird Books has pre-empted rights to Emotional Success: Harnessing the Power of Gratitude, Compassion, Pride and Guilt by psychology professor and Yale PhD, David De Steno. Bluebird’s Carole Tonkinson acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed a debut book from mathematician David Sumpter, looking at the statistical background behind football. Commissioning editor Jim Martin signed world rights to More than a Game in a deal with Chris Wellbelove at Greene & Heaton. The book will published on Bloomsbury's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld has acquired two popular economics books by Dan Ariely [pictured] and Anjum Hoda. Senior commissioning editor Mike Harpley pre-empted Ariely's Irrationally Yours in a five-figure deal with Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein on behalf of Levine Greenberg Rostan. Harpley said: "Dan Ariely is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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South End Press, Boston-based press that folded last year, has struck a deal to have four of its stranded titles distributed by Duke University Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired two new titles by bestselling YA author Veronica Roth. Katherine Tegen, vice president andpublisher of her eponymous imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books in the US, acquired the world English rights from Joanna Volpe of New Leaf Literary. In the UK, the books... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year announces the shortlist for 2015. Vote now to help choose the winner! The post Diagram Prize For Oddest Book Title: Shortlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about the evolution of genitals is shortlisted for this year's Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third-party integration is crucial as publisher needs escalate and fulfillment moves to the center of data strategies. The post More Titles, More Records, More Products: The 2015 Fulfillment Services Bureau Survey appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Headline has acquired a humour title by comedy writer Dale Shaw. Editor Richard Roper pre-empted world rights to F**k This Journal (Betterness Through Bitterness) by Dale Shaw from Jamie Coleman at Greene & Heaton. Headline is describing the book as a “hilarious and subversive take on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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But all publishers can point to the fact that their audiences are moving onlineSales of regional newspapers, meaning their newsprint versions, declined further in the final six months of 2014, according to the latest figures realised by ABC.That, in itself, is hardly surprising. But the overall... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under the deal, Lerner will fold the Egmont USA titles into different imprints including Carolrhoda Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Darby Creek, and Millbrook Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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