Still Alice author Lisa Genova has moved to Allen & Unwin from Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 08:31 Waterstones proposed higher discount, flat rate terms for publishers, put forward in exchange for scrapping promotion fees, could hit author royalties, according to agents and the Society of Authors. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the Google Book Search Settlement in tatters, its fragile alliance splintering, and the parties now on a pretrial schedule, the Authors Guild last week expanded its infringement claims by suing a consortium of university libraries over a digital library initiative. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 14/09/2011 - 08:55 Authors including Neil Gaiman and Ian Rankin will collaborate with the public in a short story "Tweetathon" organised by the Society of Authors. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild has sued five universities and a library partnership organization alleging copyright infringement over their use of certain digitized copies of... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell, Benedicte Page and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 09/09/2011 - 09:00 Publishers have reacted broadly positively to Waterstone's requests for a higher flat rate discount on books in return for a scrapping of major promotion charges, calling the system... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House is the latest publisher to replace paper catalogues with digital editions. Random will begin the transition with its Random House Children's Books division's summer 2012 list which reps will start selling in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 07/09/2011 - 08:52 Virgin Books has appointed Kate Moore, currently Michael O'Mara commissioning editor, to the role of editorial director. Moore, who commissioned titles such as John Barrowman's Anything Goes and I Am What I Am at MoM,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:13 French author Michele Roberts has moved to Bloomsbury from Virago for her next book, Ignorance. Alexandra Pringle acquired world English rights in a one-book deal through Ayesha Karim at Aitken Alexander. Bloomsbury will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 01/09/2011 - 15:08 Amazon.com is offering a new feature enabling readers to ask authors questions directly via their Kindle devices. @author is currently on limited beta release, with a handful of participating authors including thriller writer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 15:01 French authors have given a cautious welcome to last weeks agreement for Google to scan out-of-print or unavailable copyrighted books published by the La Martinière group. Although applauding the US giants wish to respect... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publication Date: Wed, 24/08/2011 - 09:21 Rachel Rayner is to move from HarperCollins to Transworld, taking up the role of commissioning editor, crime and thrillers. Rayner will report to Sarah Adams, publishing director, crime and thrillers. Rayner began her publishing career at Ebury before... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Tue, 23/08/2011 - 08:27 The Midwife's Confession author Diane Chamberlain is to move from Mira to Pan Macmillan in a three-book deal. Pan Macmillan publishing director Wayne Brookes acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Angharad Kowal at Writers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 13:52 Authors of Macmillan titles put on hold during the recent Serious Fraud Office investigation say they have been given a "glimmer of hope" for the future, with "sensible" discussions now beginning with the publisher after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 18/08/2011 - 12:10 Man Booker-winning author Graham Swift has said there is a danger aspiring writers may be put off from writing if the rates they are paid decrease in the digital age. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon moved aggressively to fulfill its new ambition to publish books as well as sell them, announcing that it had signed Timothy Ferriss, the popular self-help guru. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad network and online publisher Glam Media says it has built a monthly audience of 200 million visitors worldwide, and now it's looking to grow by tackling the mobile market. CEO Samir Arora said he's ready to take on Apple and Google in the process. Glam is best known as a company targeting... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2011-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 08:49 Headline has settled a high court action brought by a former author for an undisclosed sum. Author Amanda Smith had brought the action after Headline abandoned publication of her misery memoir Toxic. The court ruled the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 10:26 Hachette UK is trying to close a pension deficit gap of about £36m, closing its two final salary pension schemes to new accruals next month but denying suggestions this move could lead to an exodus of staff. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 09/08/2011 - 08:57 Erotic fiction publisher Xcite Books has appointed Elizabeth Coldwell to the role of editor. Coldwell is a former editor of Forum magazine and is also one of Xcite's bestselling authors. Managing director Hazel Cushion... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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