Quarto makes five redundant from foreign rights team

Quarto has made five roles redundant from the foreign rights team based in its Brighton office. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Canongate strengthens art team with two hires

Canongate has announced two new hires in the Canongate Design department: Gill Heeley and Valeri Rangelov. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing Book Fair 2018: Continued Enthusiasm for Rights Buying and New Topics

The five-day Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off on Wednesday with Morocco as the country of honor and expanded zones for children’s licensing and digital technologies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Washington star Bryce Harper stays put after Dodgers make waiver claim

As the Washington Nationals conducted a fire sale of veteran players, sending second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the Cardinals, the Dodgers put in a claim to to acquire the biggest star on Washington’s roster: Bryce Harper. “I think we claimed him,” manager... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malorie Blackman joins Doctor Who TV writing team

Children’s author Malorie Blackman is one of the writers working on the new television series of Doctor Who, the BBC has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin strengthens licensing and non-fiction team

Puffin, a division of Penguin Random House Children’s, is strengthening its non-fiction and licensed publishing by promoting Ruth Knowles and hiring Jamie Coleman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In depth: rights trading in China

The Bookseller Rising Star and Peters, Fraser & Dunlop agent Marilia Savvides explains how China has become one of the firm’s core territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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N.K. Jemisin makes history at the Hugo Awards with third win in a row for best novel

The winners of the Hugo Awards, considered some of the most prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prizes, were announced on Sunday, with science fiction author N.K. Jemisin making history as the first writer ever to win the best novel award three years in a row. Jemisin won the prize... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont and Hardie Grant team up to buy US middle grade at auction

Egmont Publishing UK has teamed up with its Australian counterpart, Hardie Grant Egmont, to acquire a middle-grade novel by US authors Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer in a three-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asda and Hachette team up for Children in Need

Asda and Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) have teamed up for an 11-month long promotion to support BBC Children In Need. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shareholders vote to increase Quarto's borrowing powers

Shareholders have voted to change Quarto’s by-laws to allow the publisher to borrow more money from the bank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Books Travel, but German Rights Directors Say Interest Rarely Runs Both Ways

The growing list of political Trump books published in the States this season are seeing strong foreign rights sales into Europe. The post Trump Books Travel, but German Rights Directors Say Interest Rarely Runs Both Ways appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. Comic Con and Women of Wrestling team up for matches to be aired on AXS TV

Royal Caribbean will no longer allow passengers to bring emotional support animals on its ships, such as the Mariner of the Seas. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid Turkey’s Spiraling Currency Crisis: An Appeal for Rights Acquisitions

As Turkey's nose-diving currency sets off alarm bells on world trading floors, Istanbul's Kalem Agency appeals to the publishing community for consideration from rights buyers: 'It's like being in a war.' The post Amid Turkey’s Spiraling Currency Crisis: An Appeal for Rights Acquisitions... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Association: How Rights Sales Factor Into the UK’s Book Industry Revenues

‘The share of income from rights has steadily increased from 72 percent in 2013 to 80 percent in 2016,’ says the UK’s Publishers Association, in a report released this summer. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson In Five Years: A 90 Percent Rise in Rights Income hen Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bull Moose Makes Big Moves In Books

Bull Moose, a Maine and New Hampshire–based retailer known for its music, movie, and video game selection, is steadily becoming one of the region’s largest retailers of books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse and Germany’s Börsenverein Announce Human Rights Campaign

Turning to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70, Frankfurter Buchmesse is joining with the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels to create the #OnTheSamePage campaign. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse and Germany’s Börsenverein Announce Human Rights Campaign appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookmarks calls for solidarity after 'frightening' attack by far-right mob

Socialist London bookshop Bookmarks was attacked over the weekend by a "far-right mob" and is now calling for solidarity following the "Nazi attack". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School Journal teams up with Toby Morris to create graphic novel about the Treaty of Waitangi

A new School Journal comic book is taking a fresh approach to teaching Kiwi kids about the Treaty of Waitangi.   Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Rights Fair To Colocate at Javits Center With BookExpo in 2019

After testing the preferences of 2018 attendees in surveys, BookExpo and the New York Rights Fair have announced that while the two events will continue to be independently produced, they'll both be together at the Javits Center in 2019. The post New York Rights Fair To Colocate at Javits Center... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate grabs rights to Winterson's lecture on gender inequality

Canongate will this November publish Jeanette Winterson’s lecture on gender inequality, given at The Houses of Parliament in June and broadcast on BBC One. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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