ReBoot Virtual Conference Set for October 13

"ReBoot: Books, Business and Reading," a virtual conference aimed at preparing the publishing industry for 2021, has been set for October 13. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Budget set to grant temporary business rates relief for high street

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce temporary relief from business rates for high-street shops at his first Budget today. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 06:20:53 UTC ]
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Mark Richards to set up Swift Press with Profile's Diana Broccardo

John Murray publisher Mark Richards is co-founding a new publishing company with Diana Broccardo, commercial director of Profile Books, called Swift Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 04:45:37 UTC ]
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With help from kids, a 90-year-old Sri Lankan author set a new world record for alternate endings.

If you thought the Choose Your Own Adventure books were magical, one Sri Lankan children’s book author might be up your alley. Sybil Wettasinghe, the 90-year-old author of The Umbrella Thief, a classic children’s book in Sri Lanka, set a new Guinness World Record yesterday with the publication... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-06 19:45:46 UTC ]
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University Press Redux conference cancelled over coronavirus concerns

The 2020 University Press Redux conference, organised by Cambridge University Press and ALPSP, and due to take place 17th-18th March, has been cancelled “in light of the unprecedented, ongoing and unpredictable developments around the novel coronavirus”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-06 05:06:06 UTC ]
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Agents’ hotlists: the scripts set to light up the 2020 London Book Fair

Feminist fiction, tech dystopias and ‘smart’ non-fiction set to lead the way at Olympia Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 03:30:28 UTC ]
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AWP Conference in San Antonio to Proceed as Planned

The annual AWP Conference will be held despite any threat from the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. This year's event, which takes place from March 4-7, is being held in San Antonio, Tex. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook’s early decisions set the stage for scandal

Steven Levy mines the company’s history and talks to its leaders to figure out where things went wrong. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Passenger series of guides set to land in the UK after Europa translation deal

A stylish set of travel guides with eclectic content is set to find its way into UK travellers’ suitcases after Europa Editions struck a deal with Italian independent publisher Iperborea to translate the title Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 12:35:09 UTC ]
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There’s no shortage of novels about what happens when the Earth stops spinning. ‘The Last Day’ may set a new standard.

Author Andrew Hunter Murray has thoroughly thought through the ramifications of his conceit. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-10 20:30:06 UTC ]
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In ‘A Long Petal of the Sea,’ Isabel Allende delivers another sentimental epic set in troubled times

In her relentlessly linear narrative of more than 60 years of Spanish and Chilean history, Allende takes great pains to describe the real, lived effects of two dictatorships. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-23 13:50:56 UTC ]
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Francesca Main moves to Orion to set up new imprint

Francesca Main is moving to the Orion Publishing Group in the newly created role of publisher after eight years at Picador. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 08:46:48 UTC ]
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Printing Conference Will Examine Current Trends

With printing efficiency becoming ever more important to the entire industry, the Book Manufacturers’ Institute will hold its first conference to address the topic February 10-11 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Children/YA Sales Rose, Adult Sales Fell in October

Sales in the children/young adult category increased 20.9% in October over October 2018, while sales of adult books fell 3.7%, according to AAP's StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 13, 2020

Food blogger Alex Snodgrass has the #2 book in the country with the Whole30-endorsed cookbook ‘The Defined Dish.’ Plus Kiley Reid debuts with the book-club favorite ‘Such a Fun Darling,’ and Andrzej Sapkowski’s ‘The Witcher’ books get a boost from the new Netflix series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 13, 2020

Former PW reviews editor Jessamine Chan sold a debut novel, Viking Children’s bought the middle grade debut of YA author Sangu Mandanna for six figures, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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WarnerMedia and Xandr Set Their Sights on Addressable and Even More Collaboration in 2020

In January 2019, Xandr and WarnerMedia headed to the Consumer Electronics Show as new collaborators, since parent company AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner had closed only a few months prior. One busy year later, company executives are planning for an even more integrated 2020. They're deep... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-01-09 15:00:29 UTC ]
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RWA President, Executive Director Resign as Publishers Drop Its Annual Conference

As of this morning, new RWA president Damon Suede has tendered his resignation, effective immediately. Executive director Carol Ritter has also offered her resignation. A number of publishers, including imprints from each of the Big Five, have all pulled support from the RWA's national... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada boycotts RWA conference as diversity backlash grows

A host of publishers including HarperCollins Canada are boycotting the forthcoming Romance Writers of America national conference, as a backlash continues against the organisation over a race row. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 21:05:29 UTC ]
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