TripAdvisor scoops up Dutch restaurant ratings website

Newton-based TripAdvisor said Thursday it agreed to acquire a leading Dutch restaurant ratings website for an undisclosed sum. According to Dutch reports, the deal for Iens.nl was valued at $11.8 million, Reuters reported. Iens.nl allows people to book reviews through SeatMe, which was also acquired by TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP). According to one Dutch report, Iens.nl was founded in 1998 by Iens Boswijk and is the biggest restaurant site in the Netherlands. The site receives 20 million visitors… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

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Rebellion Publishing imprint Solaris has scooped “chilling” feminist novel Anna by police detective Sammy H K Smith as a lead title for summer 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 07:56:54 UTC ]
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Avon scoops Redd's The Arctic Curry Club

Avon has scooped The Arctic Curry Club by debut author and travel writer Dani Redd. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-22 05:19:17 UTC ]
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Puffin scoops ''magical' Stachera debut

Puffin has scooped The Ice Whisperers, a "haunting and magical" debut novel from Helenka Stachera, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 14:35:34 UTC ]
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Black History Matters scoops 2020 ALCS Educational Writers' Award

Black History Matters: The Story of Black History, From African Kingdoms to Black Lives Matter by historian Robin Walker has been crowned the winner of the 2020 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-09 12:12:03 UTC ]
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Bookshop website makes £500,000 for indies

Indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org has now made more than £500,000 for stores in just over a month since its launch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Low infection rate shows safety measures work, Libraries Connected says

A survey of library services shows 1.4% of staff have tested positive for Covid-19 since reopening in July, suggesting safety measures have worked, according to Libraries Connected. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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P.E.I. announces 4 new COVID-19 cases; restrictions on schools, restaurants, shopping

Prince Edward Island has decided that restaurants will be shut to indoor dining, organized sports will be suspended and libraries and gyms will close for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading at CBC

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S&S scoops Ben Miller's 'festive gem'

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired Diary of A Christmas Elf from children’s author and actor Ben Miller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 20:57:03 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo scoops two by 'radical thinker' Preciado

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Picador scoops Patrick Radden Keefe's Sackler history

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Will Dutch library ban on 'Black Pete' books spell end for 'racist' festive tradition?

The portrayal of Santa’s Moor servant ‘Zwarte Piet’ is widely seen as offensive. Protesters applaud the decision to remove the character from children’s books Public libraries across the Netherlands are removing from the shelves children’s books depicting a black-faced Zwarte Piet, a side-kick... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Carby's 'exceptional' history of British Empire scoops £25,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize

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Sphere scoops another true crime title from David Wilson

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Wildfire scoops a second novel from Brodesser-Akner

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Canongate scoops Kitson's second novel

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Sweet Cherry scoops 10 Dick King-Smith titles

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