Erika Leonard laughs a lot, a deep wheezy chortle. And why wouldn't she? Leonard, a 49-year-old overnight publishing sensation, is laughing all the way to the bank. In the past few months the former TV executive has had her first novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, dominate the New York Times bestseller list, watched it be fought over by the big six publishing houses, and sold the film rights for a cool US$5 million (NZ$6.2m). Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The print book market for 2014 is down just 1.3% by value year on year, the full year's statistics from Nielsen BookScan reveal. Just under £1.4bn was spent on print books for the 52 weeks ending 27th December, generated from 180.6 million book sales. Year on year the value of the print book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newly formed production company Monumental Pictures has acquired the film rights to Caitlin Moran’s novel How to Build a Girl (Ebury Press). Moran and John Niven will adapt the book for the big screen, with Film 4 backing the project. Moran’s debut novel follows teenager Johanna Morrigan, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film rights to Greg Mitchell’s new work of nonfiction, tentatively titled 'The Tunnels: JFK vs. CBS & NBC,' have already sold to FilmNation Entertainment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let's say you can't get enough of it'sGrace (above) on YouTube but you're taking a week-long no-tech camping trip soon and aren't excited about missing her wit and charm. Well, host Grace Helbig's book Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Johnny Temple might be Brooklyn's biggest cheerleader. In addition to overseeing one of Brooklyn's best known publishing houses, Temple is also the host of the borough's flourishing book festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Orion has acquired a book about “Fifty Shades of Grey” actor Jamie Dornan. Amanda... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the first trailer for the much-anticipated adaptation of E.L. James’s "Fifty Shades of Grey" dropped on July 24, it took the Internet by storm, becoming the most-watched YouTube preview of the year thus far. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A week after the first trailer for the film adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" dropped, the book hit #1 on Apple's chart. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the first trailer for the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey dropped on July 24, lighting up the internet, the first book in E.L. James's trilogy shot back up to the top of Amazon's bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From #Girlboss to #Scandal, publishers are discovering a new marketing hook for hard-copy as well as online readingCan a book go viral in the same way a cat video on YouTube can? Unless its Harry Potter or Fifty Shades of Grey, probably not. So rather than simply trying to reach mass audiences,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You could have heard about the “poor man’s copyright” anywhere: from an older relative, from a friend, from a high school English teacher. They find out that you’ve been working on a novel and they want to help, so they tell you to mail it to yourself once it’s done. That way, even if you don’t... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The film rights to Tom Rob Smith’s newly published The Farm (Simon & Schuster) have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New data suggests that the borrowing of erotic fiction from UK public libraries has leapt by 500%, in what is being called the 'Fifty Shades' effect. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rita Ora confirms that she will play the role of Mia in the film adaptation of EL James' book series. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadcast Music Inc., No. 24 on Crain's list of the top privately held companies, will have a big year in 2014. The music-rights management company will celebrate its 75th anniversary, and its president of nearly 10 years, Del Bryant, who climbed the ranks from artist liaison in 1972, will step... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IFC's upcoming The Spoils of Bablyon, a comedy miniseries that spoofs serious miniseries, is based on a book that seems to be sold out in Hudson News stores around the country. The problem with keeping the book in stock, though, is that there were never any printed copies. Eric Jonrosh (and the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dakota Johnson is to star as Anastasia Steele, heroine of the Fifty Shades trilogy, with Charlie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The internet and new technology is making a dream of being an author a reality for many writers. Online self-publishing - bypassing agents and publishing houses is now a fast-growing sector. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite concerns about consolidation among publishing houses, sales of the top 10 companies accounted for 55% of revenue of the 50 publishers that are on the list for both 2012 and 2011, down from 57% in 2011. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigns for titles ranging from Fifty Shades of Grey to the BFI Film Classics series have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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