Simon & Schuster has created a director of global digital and online sales role based in the US to apply a global approach to sales and marketing across its businesses worldwide. Colin Shields, who headed up the publishers’ digital sales, has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president, director of global digital and online sales, based in the US and reporting to Michael Selleck, executive vice president of sales and marketing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Robert Thomson, CEO of HarperCollins parent company News Corp, said during the company's annual meeting that a purchase of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House "will clearly be a serious antitrust issue." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The past six months have seen “explosive” online sales with print books up by 45%, e-books by 30% and audio increasing 28%, according to figures from Bookstat c.e.o. Paul Abbassi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The chatter is getting louder around the Simon & Schuster sale story, with News Corp arriving as another name associated with the process. The post New Insights Emerge Into Bidders for Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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A sale of the venerable publisher of Stephen King and Hillary Clinton could fetch $1.7 billion and rev up consolidation in book publishing. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corp has made a bid for Simon & Schuster, according to a report in the New York Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has signed up to write a new book for Simon & Schuster, assessing seven major challenges facing the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Chriscynethia Floyd, a former executive at Simon & Schuster and David C Cook, has been hired as v-p and publisher of Our Daily Bread Ministries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hachette Children's Books has said the publisher will be "pivoting" promotional plans for J K Rowling's The Ickabog to support closed bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Led by the megabestseller 'Midnight Sun' and 'The Return,' sales at Hachette Book Group jumped 19.2% in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, over the comparable period in 2019. Digital sales also had solid gains in the period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Simon & Schuster's rights team has sold A F Steadman's debut middle-grade series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief in 23 languages, with total advances in excess of £1m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster is launching a billboard campaign in Sheffield to promote Russ Thomas' debut novel Firewatching. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A 55% increase in digital sales plus higher online revenue led to a 10% increase in sales while pre-tax profits more than doubled at Bloomsbury in the six-month period ended August 31, 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Simon & Schuster has pre-empted debut author Alex Foulkes' Rules for Vampires middle-grade series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster is to publish Eve Verde's debut novel, Lives Like Mine, next summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster is to publish former West Indies Test cricketer Michael Holding's Why We Kneel, How We Rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon & Schuster is to publish In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Cultural Icon by Helen Rapport in spring 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Annabel Steadman’s fantasy series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief has won a seven-figure book contract, with film rights also sold to Sony PicturesA 28-year-old first-time author from Canterbury has landed what is believed to be the world’s largest ever book advance for a debut children’s writer,... Continue reading at The Guardian
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As part of an industry-wide effort to reckon with issues of diversity in trade book publishing, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have each named new high-ranking staffers to address issues of diversity at their companies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Two Big Five US publishing houses independently announce new directorial appointments focused on workplace diversity and inclusion. The post In New York, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Announce Diversity Roles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Simon & Schuster will publish home body, the third collection of poetry and illustrations from Rupi Kaur. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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