What Pet Should I Get? is publisher’s fastest-selling picture book yetHarper Lee’s Go Set A Watchman is not the only recently discovered work to be breaking records this summer. Dr Seuss’s long-forgotten manuscript What Pet Should I Get? has sold 200,000 copies in just a week, its American publisher has announced.The rhyming guide to choosing an animal companion has some way before it matches the 1.1m sales Lee notched up in the first week after publication, but, according to Random House Children’s Books, the latest addition to the Seuss canon is the fastest-selling picture book in its history. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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TheLi.st cofounder Glynnis MacNicol sells her memoir, pop-up maestro Matthew Reinhart signs with Disney, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales cooled slightly in May, but spending still rose for the fifth straight month this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked Maddie Jane, sales development officer at the Bible Reading Fellowship about her role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Professors of Hogwarts’ will be the theme of next year’s Harry Potter Book Night, which will take place on 2nd February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s is publishing two colouring books featuring images from classic Ladybird titles from the 1950s-70s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has launched its second Prime Day promotional bonanza, offering deals on products every five minutes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales shot up for Kathi Lipp’s 2009 ‘The Husband Project’ with the launch of an online Bible. Plus, Jan Karon maintained the top perch in Religion Fiction for the second month in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Transworld) has racked up its sixth Bookseller Monthly E-Book Sales Ranking number one, shifting 26,544 digital units in May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After six straight years of growth, North American digital comics sales dropped 10% in 2015, to $90 million. The decline, documented in a new report issued by the pop culture trade news site ICv2, mirrors a similar decline in the sales of prose ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A two-volume Italian bestseller, which is being compared to work by Elizabeth Gilbert ('Eat, Pray, Love'), lands a major deal in Germany; a French debut novel about the Rwandan genocide picks up more sales; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With stores at Chelsea Market and Rockefeller Center, the long-time New York City bookseller is testing points South with a 2,000 sq. ft. store at Ponce City Market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling's Harry Potter series tops a BBC Local Radio poll of books that adults say children should read. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An event where five well-known New Zealand authors share stories about their lives has sold out, book festival organisers say. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Final estimates released this morning by the Association of American Publishers show that total industry sales dipped 0.6% in 2015 compared to 2014, falling to $27.78 billion, from $27.96 billion in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing the 'increasing value" of design and illustration in "today's visually dominated world," Frankfurt Book Fair announces a new Global Illustration Award competition to discover and honor international effectiveness in the field. The post €30,000 Global Illustration Award Debuts at Frankfurt... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The event, held over the July 4 weekend at the L.A. Convention Center, attracted more than 100,000 Japanese pop culture fans, and welcomed top manga artists visiting from Japan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So far in 2016, sales of print books are up 6% over last year, despite the lack of a single runaway bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa See lands seven figures from Scribner, Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion takes his latest to SMP, Edgar-winner Lou Berney closes a double with William Morrow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Australia says memoir will be ‘testament to a mother’s love’ after disastrous snatch attempt in Lebanon organised with help of Channel NineBrisbane woman Sally Faulkner, who has been charged with kidnapping her own children in Beirut, has signed an international book deal for a tell-all... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Different editions of Jojo Moyes's 'Me Before You' take three spots among the top 20 bestselling books for the first half of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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