Quercus acquires English teacher's 'chilling' Brontë reworking

Quercus has acquired The Deception of Harriet Fleet, a historical fiction debut set in the landscape of County Durham, described as a "recasting of Jane Eyre" that is "chilling, dark and brimming with suspense". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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F+W Media Acquires Script Magazine from Final Draft Inc.

F+W Media adds another property to its ever-growing portfolio, acquiring Script Magazine from Final Draft, Inc. For an undisclosed amount, F+W will now have complete ownership of Script content. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow

Google Inc.'s YouTube said it acquired RightsFlow Inc., a small company that tracks and processes royalty payments to songwriters and music publishers. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury acquires Cake Bible

Ebury has acquired a book for creative cake makers, The Cake Decorating Bible by Juliet Sear, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B-to-B Content Syndication Network NetLine Acquires 123LinkIt.com

B-to-b content syndication network NetLine Corporation acquires content monetization firm 123LinkIt.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion acquires digital rights to Household's backlist

Orion has acquired digital publishing rights to the entire backlist of thriller writer Geoffrey... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads acquires The Stockholm Octavo

Two Roads has acquired a historical debut novel, The Stockholm Octavo, set in 18th century Sweden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miller and Matar join English PEN Board

The Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Hisham Matar has been elected onto the board of writers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CompareNetworks Acquires Russell Publishing

San Francisco, California-based CompareNetworks, which operates online b-to-b marketplaces for the scientific and healthcare industries, has acquired Indianapolis, Indiana-based Russell Publishing, LLC, publisher of titles American Pharmaceutical Review, Pharmaceutical Outsourcing and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac acquires new Amy Bratley novel

Pan Macmillan has bought a novel following five couples in an antenatal class ahead of the births... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber acquires German prize-winning debut

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 23/11/2011 - 08:05 Faber has acquired a title by debut author Eugen Ruge, winner of this year's German Book Prize. Editor Sarah Savitt bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the title, In Times of Fading Light, from Katie Dublinski at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan's Rakuten to Acquire E-book Retailer Kobo

Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Canadian ebook and e-reader company Kobo in a bid to expand in the area of media... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flynn leaves Icon to turn teacher

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 12:32 Icon Books m.d. Simon Flynn will leave the publisher at the end of the year, with non-executive director Philip Cotterell taking his place. Flynn, who has worked at Icon for nearly 15 years, has decided on a career change and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld acquires new Marlon James novel

Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 15:00 Oneworld has acquired the third novel by The Book of Night Women author, Marlon James. Publisher Juliet Mabey acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in a “strong five-figure pre-empt” from agent Claire Roberts at Trident Media Group. Lined up for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus signs deal for Koomson novels

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 13:15 Quercus has acquired two novels by Dorothy Koomson, who has moved from Sphere. Executive director David North bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Antony Harwood. Koomson’s first novel for Quercus will be published in autumn... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker acquires Soderberg crime trilogy

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 01/11/2011 - 09:30 Harvill Secker has acquired a Swedish crime trilogy by television scriptwriter Alexander Soderberg. Publishing director Liz Foley bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in the series, The Andalucian Friend,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC acquires Thomas Nelson

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 01/11/2011 - 09:35 HarperCollins has bought US religious publisher Thomas Nelson for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to go through by the end of the year. Thomas Nelson currently publishes the US bestseller Heaven is for Real. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solaris acquires Helix sequel

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Thu, 27/10/2011 - 14:15 Solaris Books has acquired the sequel to Helix by sci fi author Eric Brown. Editor-in-chief Jon Oliver acquired UK and US rights in Helix Wars in a deal with agent John Jarrold. The title will be delivered in spring 2012 with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saltyard acquires Prashad restaurant books

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 07:00 Saltyard Books has bought two books about Prashad, the Indian restaurant run by the Patel family in Bradford which narrowly missed out on Gordon Ramsey's Britain's Best Restaurant award. Saltyard Books publisher Elizabeth... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English-language ebooks in global surge

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 13:41 English-language ebooks in non-traditional markets have become big business but publishers need to throw off the shackles of established business models to fully exploit the global marketplace. These were the messages greeting... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking acquires war camp diary

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 10:59 Penguin has acquired a diary written during the Second World War by a teenage concentration camp internee, striking a deal directly with the author at her home in Prague. Viking publishing director Venetia Butterfield... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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