Self-published archaeological thriller takes £20,000 Amazon award

The Relic Hunters by David Leadbeater is inaugural winner of online retailer’s DIY publishing prizeThe writer David Leadbeater has struck gold with his self-published archaeological thriller, The Relic Hunters, scooping up the first Amazon Kindle Storyteller award.Leadbeater pronounced it “a dream come true” to win the £20,000 award, which is open to writers who produce their books using the online retailer’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Holtzbrinck

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Chinese publishers crack the top 10 as STM remains staunch

The changing nature of the worldwide book industry is sharply demonstrated in the upper echelons of the 2015 edition of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry: for the first time, publishing houses from outside Europe and North America have cracked the top 10. Both the groups—Phoenix... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: HarperCollins

HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Abril Educação S.A.

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: RCS Libri

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: WEKA

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Kodansha

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Informa

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Klett Group

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: De Agostini Editore

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Sanoma

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Sofie Laguna wins 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award

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