Sphere buys Little Coffee Shop sequel

Sphere has acquired two more novels from Deborah Rodriguez, including a sequel to her debut, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul. Catherine Burke, publisher at Sphere fiction, bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Australia New Zealand and Canada, to the novels from Lizzy Kremer of David Higham Associates, working on behalf of Marly Rusoff. Rights for Australia New Zealand were acquired by Beverley Cousins, fiction publisher at Penguin Random House Australia. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #fiction publisher #sphere fiction #coffee shop #catherine burke #bought uk #lizzy kremer #beverley cousins

Other news stories related to: "Sphere buys Little Coffee Shop sequel"


Teacher Created Materials Buys Free Spirit

Teacher Created Materials has acquired Minneapolis-based Free Spirit Publishing for an undisclosed price. The purchase involves about 300 titles, most focused on social and emotional learning for young people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #emotional learning #undisclosed price


Investment Group Led by David Steinberger Buys Open Road

A newly formed investor group led by David Steinberger has acquired Open Road Integrated Media for a purchase price reported to be between $60 million and $80 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #$80 million #$60 million #david steinberger


You can now buy Mary Shelley’s old address—though you’ll have to bring your own goth.

News for Frankenstein fans, or just fans of the monster: according to Mansion Global, a two-bedroom Bloomsbury apartment at the address of Mary Shelley’s former home is on the market for $1.36 million. If you saved $1.17 million from not buying the first edition of Frankenstein that went up for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-01 18:01:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bloomsbury #mary shelley


Walliams strikes twice with Gangsta Granny sequel

David Walliams and Tony Ross' Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (HarperCollins Children's Books) has swiped the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 54,528 copies in its first full week on the shelves.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 01:13:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #harpercollins children #tony ross #david walliams #walliams strikes #full week


Hachette UK buys education publisher John Catt

Hachette UK has bought John Catt Educational for an undisclosed sum in a deal that sees it become part of Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 16:03:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hachette #hodder #hachette uk


On Buying Books in Airports

Going to bookstores and libraries as a bookworm offer important experiences, but what buying books in an airport can offer may surprise you. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #libraries #buying books


Sweden's Storytel Buys Audiobooks.com

Storytel, the international audiobook streaming company, is buying Audiobooks.com from KKR, owner of RBMedia, for an undisclosed amount. This marks the fast-growing company's entry into the English-language audiobook market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #audiobook #undisclosed amount


Are Customers Shopping Early? Unit Sales Rose 7% Last Week

With all segments except adult nonfiction posting gains, unit sales of print books rose 7% last week over the week ended October 24, 2020. The increase could indicate that consumers are heeding warnings that they should buy holiday gifts early to avoid missing out on items due to shortages... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Where to Buy Manga

Are you a new reader and confused about where to buy manga? Here's a primer on how to buy manga in the U.S. and your options for doing so! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-26 10:34:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #manga


Watkins Media owner Ifield buys John Hunt Publishing

Entrepreneur Etan Ilfeld, owner of the Watkins Media Group, has bought John Hunt Publishing (JHP) for an undisclosed sum.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-24 22:51:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


IPG Buys U.K Distribution Company United Independent Distributors

Independent Publishers Group has acquired U.K.-based United Independent Distributors. IPG CEO Joe Matthews called the deal a “game-changing acquisition,” and one that will make IPG one of the world’s largest book distributors for indie publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #independent distributors #largest book #indie publishers


Best Bookish Etsy Shops for Holiday Gifting

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your favorite book lover (or yourself)? Here's a list of bookish Etsy shops to order from.- Neymat Raboobee Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-05 10:34:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #favorite book


Bookstat chart: two's company for Osman sequel

Richard Osman’s The Man Who Died Twice (Penguin) scored the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 18th September, doubling up on its overall print number one—and leapfrogging Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You (Faber) in both charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 03:15:19 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #e-book #beautiful world #print number #richard osman #bookstat chart


Stevenson in all-star cast of Sphere's The Haunting Season

Juliet Stevenson and Rory Kinnear are among those starring in the audio edition of The Haunting Season (Sphere), a collection of eight original ghost stories.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 08:09:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #haunting season #all-star cast #juliet stevenson


Nielsen Sets 2022 Pivot to Impressions-Based Local TV Buying

Nielsen is shifting local TV from ratings-based buying and selling to impressions-based buying. In January, the company will move to impressions-based buying and selling in local markets across the country, it said today. Top line At the same time Nielsen will shift to impressions-based... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-09-21 14:38:25 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #nielsen #top line


UCLan Publishing picks up Mina and the Undead sequel from McCaw

UCLan Publishing has acquired a sequel to blogger Amy McCaw’s YA mystery Mina and the Undead, which was published in April this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 15:05:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #uclan publishing


Hamish Hamilton scoops sequel to Barker's Trojan bestseller

Hamish Hamilton has scooped the follow-up to Pat Barker's bestseller The Women of Troy (Penguin). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-08 05:47:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hamish hamilton #pat barker


Quercus buys Arcadia Books as Bielenberg named publisher

Quercus has acquired the independent publishing house Arcadia Books for an undisclosed sum, to be based within the MacLehose Press imprint.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 17:28:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #independent publishing


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 this?”But, even with the ubiquity of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-09-02 14:10:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #extra cost #256gb ssd #school day