Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories

Recognizing digital publishing and reading in Singapore, the Book Publishers Association's awards this add ebooks, audiobooks, and digital marketing. The post Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Brexit forces Microsoft to push up Surface Book price by £150

The UK's decision to leave the European Union continues to hit the pockets of consumers. The latest victim of Brexit is Microsoft's Surface Book, with every model in the range hit with a £150 price hike. While not a direct response to the Brexit vote itself, the resulting drop in the value of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jess Phillips' book campaign sees donations to Women's Aid

Penguin Random House has launched a promotional Twitter campaign for MP Jess Phillips' book Everywoman (Hutchinson), in which every tweet hashtagged #EVERYWOMAN will see a book donated to domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LGBT+ children's book released after New Zealand crowdfunding campaign

Like every tried and true fairytale, Promised Land had romance, a villain and in the end, love overcame hate. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Booksellers, Want to Go to the Turin Book Fair for Free?

Europa Editions and Other Press are holding a lottery to take three independent booksellers to the Turin International Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Names Jack Lynch New CEO

Jack Lynch, currently CEO of Renaissance Learning, has been named CEO and president of HMH succeeding Linda Zecher, who resigned in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Green Bookshop tweets entire Harry Potter book to Piers Morgan

North London retailer the Big Green Bookshop is tweeting out every word of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Bloomsbury) to broadcaster Piers Morgan following his Twitter spat with its author J K Rowling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ukraine publishers speak out against ban on Russian books

Latest skirmish in conflict with hostile neighbour will threaten domestic book trade, say leading figures from the industryUkrainian publishers have reacted angrily to their government’s ban on importing books from Russia, claiming it will create a black market and damage the domestic... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jalada Africa’s Traveling Book Festival Is Ready to Roll

Twelve cities in East Africa will be visited in March by the Jalada Africa writers' collective's first multinational festival, a celebration of creativity. The post Jalada Africa’s Traveling Book Festival Is Ready to Roll appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos delays memoir to add details of protests against it

Far-right British Breitbart controversialist says it would be absurd for his book not to cover ‘the insanity’ surrounding its publicationPublication of rightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s memoir Dangerous has been delayed until June, so that he can include details of the controversy... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hook made c.e.o. at 'growing' Digital Science

A series of management appointments at Holtzbrinck Digital have seen Dr Daniel Hook appointed c.e.o. of technology company Digital Science, with a bolstered senior leadership team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa McInerney longlisted for Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

Irish writer Lisa McInerney has been longlisted for the £30,000 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First Authors Announced in France’s Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor Program

At the Berlin Film Festival's Soirée française du cinéma, authors are announced for participation in France's Guest of Honor plans at Frankfurt Book Fair. The post First Authors Announced in France’s Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B A Paris signs up for two more books with HQ

HQ will publish two more books from B A Paris, the author of last year’s bestselling debut Behind Closed Doors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Brazilian publisher Schwarcz honoured with LBF Lifetime Achievement Award

Luiz Schwarcz, publisher of Brazilian company Companhia das Letras, will receive the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo Names Children's Breakfast Authors

Savannah Guthrie, Jennifer Weiner, and Jason Reynolds are among the authors appearing at BookExpo's June 2 Children's Book & Author Breakfast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book trade responds to Trump/Brexit challenge

Publishers and agents say they are re-examining their roles in light of political developments, saying “a lot of people are going to have to decide what is important” following Donald Trump's US presidency.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taipei Book Fair sees strong UK turn-out

UK publishers have upped their presence at the 25th annual Taipei Book Fair (running 8th to 13th February). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere acquires YouTuber Emma Blackery's first book

Sphere non-fiction has acquired the first book by Emma Blackery, a musician and vlogger with more than 1.3 million subscribers to her YouTube channel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2017: A Political Book Fair

The AWP book fair, always a centerpiece of the conference experience, was as politically charged as this year's panels and protests. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shukla and Bourne to judge BBC Young Writers' Award

Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant (Unbound), and Am I Normal Yet? (Usborne) author Holly Bourne have been unveiled as judges of the BBC Young Writers’ Award 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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