Scheffler, Jeffers and Child raise thousands for refugees in Greece

An auction featuring artwork from illustrators including Axel Scheffler, Oliver Jeffers, Tony Ross and Lauren Child has raised £5,000 in a few days for refugees in Greece. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers raise Amazon monopoly concerns with European Commission

Booksellers have met with European Commission officials to discuss their concerns that Amazon holds a monopoly in the online book market. The booksellers urged the Commission to make sure that consumers will have a rich and diversified online book offering, said Françoise Dubruille, director of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child On Why He Signed with Authors United

The reason the author of the Jack Reacher novels weighs in on Amazon-Hachette dispute has nothing to do with the "protection money" that Amazon is demanding from publishers. Child signed with thriller writer Douglas Preston's Authors United, a group of writers who want to take authors out of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Childs Named Publisher at Rowman & Littlefield

The company has appointed Jim Childs publisher of its trade division, effective October 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Child Hangs On

Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, 'Personal,' was once again the top selling title in Apple's iBooks store Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Child Ousts Forman

'Personal,' the latest Jack Reacher novel from Lee Child, was the top selling title in Apple’s iBooks store last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child hits back at indie authors in Amazon debate

Author Lee Child has come out swinging in the manner of Jack Reacher on The Passive Voice website... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child: Amazon's Readers United letter 'disingenuous'

Amazon is using “authors as collateral damage and using customers as pawns”, author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post-Crisis Publishing in Greece

UK Literary Scout Lucy Abrahams discusses the the post-crisis Greek publishing industry and issues surrounding book prices and a fixed price law. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dig In: Images from 'Julia, Child' by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad

Take a peek inside 'Julia, Child,' a new picture book that draws inspiration from the energy and spirit of Julia Child as it explores the friendship of two young gastronomes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child: multiculturalism 'not reflected' in books

Lauren Child is the latest author to tackle the lack of diversity in children’s books; her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid Crisis, Greece Tries to Keep Thessaloniki Book Fair Alive

Evangelia Avloniti reports on the on struggle to sustain the Thessaloniki Book Fair, a vital connection between Greek publishers and the rest of the world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Native-Ad Metrics Startup SimpleReach Raises $9 Million

SimpleReach, a company that provides publishers like The New York Times and Forbes with measurement and distribution tools for their native ad programs, has raised $9 million in its first big round of financing, the company said Tuesday. With the new series A funds, SimpleReach plans to invest... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doubts raised by indie authors over KU terms

Independently published authors have responded with caution to Amazon’s launch of its new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Native-Ad Metrics Startup Simple Reach Raises $9 Million

SimpleReach, a company that provides publishers like The New York Times and Forbes with measurement and distribution tools for their native ad programs, has raised $9 million in its first big round of financing, the company said Tuesday. With the new series A funds, SimpleReach plans to invest... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scheffler joins BookBench project

Illustrator Axel Scheffler has painted a bench for the National Literacy Trust’s (NLT)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014: Raising the Stakes

In August 2012, Robert Wolven, associate university librarian at Columbia University, and co-chair of the ALA’s recently chartered Digital Content Working Group (DCWG), tried to put a brave face on the state of relations between libraries and publishers when it came to subject of ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child, Billingham & Mina on Theakstons longlist

Lee Child, Mark Billingham and Denise Mina are among the authors longlisted for the 10th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookBub Raises $3.8 Million

BookBub, a daily deal site for ebooks, announced it has raised $3.8 million in Series A funding, the first external capital secured by the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: A novel approach to child rearing

The author of The Jane Austen Book Club gets inspiration for her new novel by a real life experiment where a baby chimp was raised as part of a human family Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Is Raising The Cost Of Prime Membership

Analysts say the $20 bump, from $79 to $99, could add up to $1 billion to the company's revenue.Amazon Prime is a great deal. You get free two-day shipping on most of your packages, unlimited access to Amazon's growing trove of streaming movies and TV shows, and the ability to rent ebooks from... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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