Serpent's Tail buys Australia's Dressmaker

Serpent's Tail has bought Australian novel The Dressmaker, soon to be filmed with Kate... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Seven West Media reportedly begins cancelling contract with Cricket Australia

Seven’s objections include weaker squads and reduced crowdsSummer without cricket on free-to-air TV loomsThe spectre of a summer without cricket on free-to-air TV has cast a shadow over the upcoming season amid reports Seven West Media has begun the process of cancelling its contract with... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-09-11 02:30:20 UTC ]
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Report: Germany’s Bertelsmann Interested in Buying Simon & Schuster

ViacomCBS is expected to reactivate the sale process for Simon & Schuster this month, and Bertelsmann's chief says he's interested. The post Report: Germany’s Bertelsmann Interested in Buying Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-02 18:34:05 UTC ]
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The best ultraportable laptops you can buy

A decade ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find a laptop weighing less than three pounds with a profile slimmer than a paperback book. Now every manufacturer has at least one, making even some of the most jaded tech reviewers exclaim “how did they do thi... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-09-02 13:30:08 UTC ]
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Hachette UK Buys Laurence King Publishing

Laurence King Publishing, the original publisher of adult coloring book queen Johanna Basford, has been acquired by fellow U.K.-based publisher Hachette UK in a deal signed August 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK buys Laurence King Publishing

Hachette UK has bought arts and gifts specialist Laurence King Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 17:19:46 UTC ]
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Third-party sellers able to compete for Amazon's buy button from January 2021

Third-party sellers selling "new condition" books will be able to bid for Amazon's buy button in the UK from January 2021, the retail giant has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-26 16:41:34 UTC ]
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Galley Beggar buys second two volumes in Mordew trilogy

After publishing the first instalment in Alex Pheby's Mordew trilogy earlier this month, Galley Beggar has announced it has secured the next two books in the fantasy series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-25 23:32:01 UTC ]
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Knightley to star in TV adaptation of Essex Serpent

Keira Knightley is to star in an adaptation of Sarah Perry's novel The Essex Serpent for Apple TV+. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 14:09:10 UTC ]
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Duckworth Books buys debut 'rom-com with a twist'

Farrago, Duckworth's fiction imprint, has acquired Lee Farnsworth’s debut novel Odd Bird. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 02:58:12 UTC ]
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HarperCollins buys Byrne's Greatest Secret

HarperCollins imprint Thorsons has scooped a new book from Rhonda Byrne, author of global phenomenon The Secret. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 21:08:19 UTC ]
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Reclaim Her Name: why we should free Australia's female novelists from their male pseudonyms

The Women's Prize for Fiction has just published 25 literary works by female authors with their real names for the first time. Could we do the same for Miles Franklin and Henry Handel Richardson here? Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2020-08-13 06:43:53 UTC ]
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Warner Bros TV buys rights to Cook's Booker-longlisted novel

Warner Bros TV has acquired TV rights to Diane Cook's Booker-longlisted novel The New Wilderness, published this week by Oneworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 05:38:11 UTC ]
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Ebury buys Bartlett's story of 'Missing Cryptoqueen'

Ebury Press will publish The Missing Cryptoqueen by Jamie Bartlett, based on his BBC podcast of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-11 01:13:49 UTC ]
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Lake Union buys two novels from Katherine Slee

Lake Union, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, has struck a two-book deal with Katherine Slee. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-29 21:35:25 UTC ]
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Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book

Mark Dawson’s purchase pushed his thriller The Cleaner up the Sunday Times chart, but the sales monitor Nielsen has now revised its figuresAuthor Mark Dawson has lost his Top 10 position in the Sunday Times bestseller charts for his thriller The Cleaner after revealing that he bought 400 copies... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-22 11:24:02 UTC ]
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Spain’s Book Market: 40 Percent More Online Buying During Lockdown

A new study of the book market in Spain shows consumers are reading more during the pandemic lockdown, buying more books online, and still prefer print over digital. The post Spain’s Book Market: 40 Percent More Online Buying During Lockdown appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-21 14:30:43 UTC ]
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HC buys former NHS doctor's 'hopeful' illustrations, poetry and fables

HarperNonFiction has signed a book of illustrations by artist and former NHS doctor Amber Fossey, whose Instagram posts are followed by 18,000 fans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 05:14:13 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate buys Candy's guide to mothering teenage girls

Fourth Estate has bought journalist Lorraine Candy's first book, a “candid, helpful and hilarious” guide to the many unexpected challenges of mothering teenage girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-16 16:51:35 UTC ]
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Chatham announces plan to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy

Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management said it plans to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy, ending 163 years of family control Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2020-07-12 18:42:02 UTC ]
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