A touring production of "To Kill a Mockingbird", set to open in February and tour the UK and Ireland, has been cancelled mid-rehearsals after the threat of legal action from Scott Rudin's company Atticus, which stages the current Broadway hit. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holtzbrinck's five-year-old self-publishing platform epubli is expanding to the UK amid a huge shift in attitude toward self-publishing and its potential. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has killed off the print editions of Frommer's guide books. And this makes sense, as Google never wanted to be a publisher and only bought Frommer's for the metadata. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has said that the internet giant is willing to launch a similar "digital publishing innovation fund" in the UK to the one it launched in France last month. When asked by the Guardian&rsquo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the fifth year in a row, UK book revenue is down, as consumers switch from print to digital formats and from physical shops to online retailers, even for print purchases. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK and US have joined forces to sign a global pre-emptive bid for world rights in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Society will sponsor the newly named Folio Prize, a literature award of £40,000 to honor the best English-language fiction published in the UK. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK bookstores are experimenting with exclusive chapters and other offers to lure customers into stores and away from online shopping at Amazon, but some doubt its efficacy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the UK a new ebook platform Boosh will allow readers to share an ebook with a fellow Facebook user to read for free after its read and deleted from their own account. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By curtailing paid commission to free ebook listing sites, Amazon is penalizing the big traffic producers that generate brand loyalty and other purchases. But why? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By focusing on movie tie-ins and visual curation, UK app developers of The Nudge List hope to attract book buyers not accustomed to using traditional book sites. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon has said the publisher will be making connections with creative... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has revealed the UK cover for Dan Brown's forthcoming book Inferno, with an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The download first, pay-as-you-read ebook sales model from Total Boox in Israel promises a superior consumer experience by minimizing the uncertainty of book buying. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager is marking this year's 50th anniversary of Ray Bradbury's classic sci fi... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardie Grant UK has acquired The Pepperpot Club: A Celebration of Caribbean Cuisine by Jonathan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette parent company Lagardere has reported a 1.9% fall in net sales for Hachette UK in 2012,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents for author Helen Fielding have confirmed that her third instalment of the Bridget Jones' Diary book series will have an Autumn release date. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan SFF imprint Tor UK is now accepting direct submissions from authors, with editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont UK has commissioned a new research programme as part of a wider initiative by the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDonald’s in the UK are replacing the toys that come with Happy Meals with educational books to help boost literacy; they plan to distribute 15 million books by the end of 2014. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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