Simon & Schuster UK will publish the debut novel from Fabulous assistant editor Claire Frost, about an Instagram star living a lie. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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YouTube blogger Fleur de Force is to write a guide to fashion, beauty, health and more for Headline. Deputy publishing director Sarah Emsley acquired world rights to The Glam Guide from Rory Scarfe at Furniss Lawton. De Force started making YouTube videos in 2009 and now has 1.5m subscribers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin's Press has acquired the debut novel 'Everybody Rise,' by Stephanie Clifford, in a seven-figure book deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Bartholomew reports on international rights markets for Hachette books. Germany is a stalwart, southern Europe suffers and emerging markets are rising. The post Hachette UK Sees Flux in Global Rights Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers’ plans to use the money donated to them by US author James Patterson range from creating a “Dangerous Reading Club” to running a book review website for children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has announced a proposed restructure of its international sales with Dean Chance heading up the export team and Rob Waddington in charge of the group team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Publishing’s WH Allen imprint is to publish the official biography of broadcaster Sir David Frost, who died last year, titled Frost on Frost. WH Allen acquired world English rights in the book from the Frost family and Simon Fuller at XIX Management. Author Neil Hegarty has been... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of UK publishers attending the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) this year has nearly doubled, with 21 set to attend the November event, compared to 12 last year. The 2013 event was described as "storming" by UK publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired The Catalyst, the first novel in a fantasy crossover series from 15-year-old debut author Helena Coggan. The book, which Coggan started writing when she was just 13, is about teenager Rose Elmsworth, who lives in a world divided into the Gifted (who have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten has today (27th October) launched a new UK website selling physical and audiobooks via third party retailers. The Japanese e-commerce company said it plans to “focus on empowering more independent retailers to sell online in the UK.” Rakuten, which also owns Canada-based ebook retailer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A supermarket turned tablet maker doesn't sound like the wisest of career progressions. Tesco's not your average supermarket, though. When you consider the Tesco machine also operates video- and music-streaming services, an ebook store and an online... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has launched HarperCollins Presents, a global podcast network that incorporates the publisher’s existing podcast programs such as BookD and HarperAudio Presents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin UK's Mills & Boon imprint has signed two novels by debut author Eva Woods. Commissioning editor Anna Baggaley signed UK and Commonwealth rights from Diana Beaumont at Rupert Heath Literary Agency. The first book in the deal, The Thirty List, follows a newly-divorced woman setting... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blloon, a new ebook subscription service aimed at kids, has launched in the U.K. Its Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-reading platform Blloon launched in the UK today (22nd October), with titles from publishers such as Allen & Unwin, Faber and Profile. The German company founded by Txtr boss Thomas Leliveld plans to target young people who “read up to 12 books a year”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taxi app company Uber continues to make inroads in Asian markets, signing up independent cab drivers in Seoul, South Korea, despite regulatory pushback from the country's transport ministry and local authorities. The Wall Street Journal reports that Uber is paying its contract cabbies in Seoul... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has promoted Jaime Frost to the role of PR manager, working across the fiction department. Frost, previously PR executive, has been with the publisher for the past two yeas, working on campaigns for authors including Josephine Cox, Robin Hobb, Joe Abercrombie and Mhairi... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Publishing Association released data indicated the UK lead the world in new titles published per capita and export revenue in 2013. The post UK Tops in Titles Published Per Capita and Export Revenue appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK tops chart of publications per million inhabitants by a huge margin, with only China and US publishing more titles in absolute termsUK publishers released more than 20 new titles every hour over the course of 2014, meaning that the country published more books per inhabitant than anywhere... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novelist Dave Gibbons is to become the UK’s first comics laureate. Gibbons was appointed at the launch of new charity Comics Literacy Awareness (CLAw) at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival on Friday 17th October, by graphic novelist Scott McCloud. The title of comics laureate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK publishing market led the world in terms of the number of new titles published relative to population size in 2013, as well as in 2013 export revenue, according to new figures from the International Publishing Association (IPA). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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