St. Martin's Prepares for Run on Book by Bin Laden's Killer

Three weeks shy of a year ago, St. Martin's Press signed up a book by a Navy SEAL Team Six sniper, chronicling how he became an elite warrior and the battle that nearly cost him his life. Today, with news of Osama Bin Laden's death reverberating around the world, SMP is getting ready for a rush of interest in the book, SEAL Team Six, because Team Six is the group that actually killed Bin Laden. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump signs a book deal, and guess what? It's gonna be huge

Donald Trump has something new to brag about. The leading Republican presidential contender and self-acknowledged nonexpert on foreign policy has a new book in the pipeline that might shed some... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Book App Oyster Is Closing Shop As Google Hires Its Cofounders

Oyster, an ebook subscription service inspired by Netflix and Spotify, is shuttering—and Google has scooped up its top execs.Oyster, the ebook subscription service and would-be Amazon competitor, is calling it quits. In a blog post published Monday, the Oyster team announced that, in the coming... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abraham as Rorschach Test: Alan Dershowitz on His New Book and the Future of Jewish Lawyers

Author and defense attorney Dershowitz makes a case that Abraham, the first Jew, was also the first lawyer, and a good one at that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Signs for New Book with S&S

Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions will publish a new, untitled book by Donald Trump October 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery

French app BookWeather is a social network that rates books as you might describe the weather, that also offers a bespoke physical book subscription service. The post France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reidy Hails Metadata, E-book Subscription at BISG

At the BISG Annual Meeting, S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy says publishers need to use metadata and social media to "connect books to what's going on in the world." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Awards "to return" in 2016

The National Book Awards will not run in 2015, The Bookseller can confirm. Cactus TV, which has produced the consumer-focused awards since the closure of Publishing News in 2008, said an update about a 2016 ceremony would be issued soon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3 Key Takeaways from the Nielsen Children’s Book Summit

Children's books boosting the global publishing industry. Here's what you need to know to capitalize on this opportunity. The post 3 Key Takeaways from the Nielsen Children’s Book Summit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will the Supreme Court Take Apple’s E-Book Appeal?

Apple attorneys confirmed that they will seek a Supreme Court review of the 2013 verdict finding the company liable for price-fixing, but it's no lock the court will hear the case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Asks: You Don't Trust Book Awards

This week we asked whether you trust the book awards committees to pick the best books. Turns out you don't. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Has Chelsea Clinton written a children's book? Not really.

Chelsea Clinton has written a wonky, 402-page non-fiction tome and call-to-action dense with charts, graphs, statistics, and bullet points about the world's great challenges. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banned Books Week Gets a Digital Makeover

An expanded web presence and growing social media audience has increased the visibility of the three-decades old program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 21, 2015

A book on the Amazon rainforest goes to Picador, Other Press’s Judith Gurewich buys Mincemeat, FSG acquires a debut picture book by novelist Mitali Perkins, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Ventures Between the World and TNC

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Between the World and Me, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2015: E-book Sales Level Off

E-book sales have leveled off for the most part in 2015 to date, continuing a trend that began last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2015: Book Marketing in 2015

With competition for bookstore shelf space as fierce as ever and the Inspire Book Fair gone for good, publishers are looking for new ways to reach potential readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spark Joy,' New Book from Bestselling 'Tidying Up' Author Kondo, Coming in January

The follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon will answer reader questions and offer advice on moving, packing, and dealing with other less than joyful topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 21, 2015

New books from Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Gilbert, A.S. King and more. Plus, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gets into Sherlockia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Summit Shows the Data Behind the Children's Book Boom

The book team at Nielsen held its second-annual Children's Book Summit, to discuss the current children's publishing market, presenting data that showed a wide range of sales and demographic trends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brockwell Named President of National Book Network

Jason Brockwell takes over from NBN founder Jed Lyons who has served as the president of the distribution company since its launch nearly 30 years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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