Scribner UK has acquired the rights to four backlist titles from Booker-prize winner Graham Swift. The recently revived Simon & Schuster imprint has bought the books from Picador and PRH’s Hamish Hamilton and will publish them later this year. This follows the success of Mothering Sunday, published by Scribner last March. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has bought two more titles in a new illustrated fiction series from Philip Ardagh and Elissa Elwick about a detective duo of a young girl and her French poodle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US-based Ingram Content Group has acquired UK distributor Book Network International Limited from the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown has bought Ed Victor Ltd, following the passing of agent Ed Victor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram Publisher Services has acquired NBNi, the U.K.-based arm of the U.S. distributor National Book Network. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers said they buy traffic through Facebook to fill insertion orders, promote new products and make money through arbitrage. The post ‘There’s nothing to be ashamed about’: How publishers approach buying traffic through Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press has acquired two novels with an "international focus": The Nine-Chambered Heart by Indian author Janice Pariat and Stephen Florida by Publishers Weekly fiction reviews editor Gabe Habash. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children’s book market is continuing to outperform other sectors, with sales of children’s titles up 4.3% so far this year, against the wider print market that is slowing down. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the owner of a Kindle, I normally get all my ebooks from Amazon. It is a great experience, as not only can I read the book on my e-reader, but thanks to the Kindle app, my smartphone and tablet too. Quite frankly, I never considered getting an electronic book anywhere else. If you are a... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World’s Worst Children 2 (HarperCollins Children's) has claimed a fourth week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 24,974 copies for £191,767. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin has signed the first book by journalist Anna-Marie Crowhurst in a "major acquisition" which signals a "strong move towards upmarket historical fiction" for the Atlantic Books imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has bought world rights to three new novels by Conservative Mid Bedforshire MP Nadine Dorries in a "major" six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights and licensing trading platform IPR License has launched a new service which allows sellers to place “Buy Rights” buttons next to books featured online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world. The post A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Swainson, editor at large for non-fiction at Oneworld, has bought world English language rights in a narrative non-fiction account of the death of French resistance hero Jean Moulin. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired a New York-based company specialising in creating and selling licensed illustrated literary-themed products called Out of Print. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anheuser-Busch InBev has quietly moved into the digital publishing business with a series of investments in websites that cover beer culture and the rising craft beer industry. But the slow move by the nation's largest brewer into the editorial business is raising conflict-of-interest questions... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired Truly Scrumptious Baby, the second parenting book from TV presenter Holly Willoughby, to be published in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children's Books has two titles among the 12 "whizzy, crazy, hilarious" stories in the running for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards, aka the Lollies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unlikely meeting brought us together,” says Heather Graham, the bestselling author of more than 100 books and novellas, explaining how she came to write a book with actor Chad Michael Murray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarivate Analytics has bought Publons, the global platform for researchers to share recognition for peer review, for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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