TV presenter Brown signs a new book with Usborne

Usborne has bought a new middle grade title by Matt Brown, a DJ, TV presenter and the author of the Compton Valance series. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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More Than a Digital Book World

With ebook and total digital sales posting steady—if generally smaller—increases in 2012, sales of print books held up fairly well across the book trade and at most major houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book editor unleashes the beast within in Arnon Grunberg's 'Tirza'

Years of quiet sacrifice boil dry as a father in his late 50s fears he's losing everying, including his beloved daughter."Parental love is the sacrifice made in silence," says Jorgen Hofmeester, the protagonist of "Tirza," Arnon Grunberg's latest translated novel. In "Tirza," the quiet martyrdom... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linen Press signs Maureen Freely

Independent publisher Linen Press has acquired Maureen Freely's seventh novel, Sailing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N signs alternative history of 20th century

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired at auction a new non-fiction book offering an alternative... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lumley joins book festival programme

Actress Joanna Lumley is among the names lined up for the 10th Borders Book Festival in Melrose later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs Everyday Sexism title

Simon & Schuster will publish a book based on The Everyday Sexism Project, a website that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales fall 6% at W H Smith

Book sales at W H Smith dropped 6% like-for-like in the six months to 28th February, according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toronto Star Tests Monthly E-Book Subscriptions

The Toronto Star is testing the ebook market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form jour ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs How to Be a Husband

HarperCollins imprint Fourth Estate has signed a new book from Guardian columnist Tim Dowling,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Frost: his 10 favorite books of all time

In addition to being a master writer, celebrated American poet Robert Frost was also a master reader. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury signs Doc Martin novels

Ebury has acquired the first novel based on ITV drama series "Doc Martin". Fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray signs new Ben Schott

John Murray has signed a new book from Ben Schott. Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harold Fry on Commonwealth Book Prize shortlist

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (Transworld), longlisted for the Man Booker... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic signs Pistorius title

Atlantic Books has signed a new book telling the story of Paralympic sprinter and murder suspect... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blue Door signs adult novel from Shearer

HarperCollins imprint Blue Door has signed an adult novel by children’s author Alex Shearer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantis book and film for Penguin

Penguin is teaming up with film production company Amber Entertainment to produce a book and film... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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E-book growth marked by 20p

The ebook market has begun to slow, with the post-Christmas peak in ebook sales less pronounced... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Deals ‘Used’ E-book Market a Setback

Publishers breathed a sigh of relief last week as federal judge Richard Sullivan dealt a setback to any potential resale market for digital books. In a forceful ruling in Capitol Records v. ReDigi, Sullivan held that the doctrine of “first sale,” which allows consumers to redistribute lawfully... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Breaking Digital Ground: E-books and Small Press Literary Publishers

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference (AWP) began decades ago as a meet-up for academic creative writing departments, students, and writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Portfolio Penguin signs Tamara Mellon

Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon is writing a memoir, to be published by Portfolio Penguin in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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