The Goat Bursary launches for unpublished writers

Joanna Cannon and The Writers’ Workshop are to finance an unpublished author to attend the Festival of Writing 2016, an annual writing conference for unpublished writers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Txtr Launches E-Book Store in Denmark

Berlin-based startup txtr has launched a Danish ebook store, with special promotions from two Danish publishers set to begin on December 3rd. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Launches New Imprint for the YA Market

HarperCollins is creating a new digital imprint—HarperTeen Impulse—focusing on young adult short stories and novellas, which sell for .99 cents to $2.99. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S to launch self-publishing service with Author Solutions

Simon & Schuster has teamed up with Author Solutions to launch a self-publishing service... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December launch for Bilbary e-lending

Online retail site Bilbary will launch its e-lending service in December, beginning with a focus... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key joins the writers' workshop boom

Bonnier children's publisher Hot Key Books has become the latest publisher to join the boom... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A haven for 'late' blooming writers

Perhaps the muse only came to you at the same time those first few gray hairs popped up on your head. But when you pick up the odd book review or magazine, you are disturbed by the cult of youth.You’re a writer of a certain age. Perhaps you started a family when you were younger, and now your... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore Shop launches gifting service

The Pottermore Shop has launched a gifting service enabling the delivery of Harry Potter ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker strong on Educational Writers’ Award shortlist

The shortlist for the 2012 Educational Writers’ Award has been announced today (19th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wall Street Journal Launches Global Video Platform

As more readers turn to social media and mobile for their news, video is emerging as the latest tool for print journalists. The Wall Street Journal recently launched WSJ WorldStream (wsj.com/worldstream), a global publishing platform for short-form v ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AP Launches its First Spanish-Lanuage Stylebook

The Associated Press will launch a new Spanish-language Stylebook for universal use by publishers, broadcasters and readers from all Spanish-speaking countries, with an emphasis on Latin America and the United States. A small number of AP clients a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Fraudulent Writers Ever Be Redeemed?

Can fraudulent writers, aka Johah Lehrer, ever be forgiven? Or should they simply be cast into permanent exile from the literary world? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Lennon Letters app launched

Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Haymarket Network are launching an app of The John Lennon Letters... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo to launch in South Africa

Kobo is to launch in South Africa in partnership with Pick n Pay hyperstores and supermarkets.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Baldacci campaign to launch in libraries

The Reading Agency and Pan Macmillan are launching a new scheme to introduce library users to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Esquire to launch £6 biannual style guide

Hearst Magazines UK's Esquire is to publish the first edition of The Big Black Book, a biannual style guide, in March next year. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DRM-Free E-Books Makes Writers A Bundle of Cash

A group of writers are quids in following an experiment to sell a bundle of DRM-free ebooks. Sales of The Humble Bundle, which included works from authors Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman and the much-loved xkcd comic strip, have been anything but humble, with over 84,000 bundles sold, earning the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spider-Man writer lands book deal

One of the writers behind disaster-prone Spider-Man Broadway musical, Glen Berger, will reveal all in a "fly-on-the-wall" book. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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