University of Toronto Press has acquired Legas Publishing and its backlist of approximately 225 scholarly books on cultural studies, language arts, and social sciences. It is UTP's fourth acquisition in the past 12 months. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#toronto press
#cultural studies
#language arts
#social sciences
#fourth acquisition
Publishers are seeing a surge in e-book and audio sales of up to 25% as readers escape the lockdown with feel-good fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 02:30:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#audio sales
#feel-good fiction
#e-book
One of the biggest underlying publishing assumptions is that you have to be a ‘certain’ type of person to make a career in the industry - bookish, introverted, creative. I’m here to tell you that’s not true. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 15:57:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing person
Bloomsbury Children's Books has acquired fantasy author Lev Grossman's first children's book,The Silver Arrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 07:26:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#debut children
#bloomsbury children
#bloomsbury
Publisher reaches settlement with Scott Morrison’s adviser Nico Louw. Asked whether senior political figures were among those sent the memoir, CEO says, ‘How senior do you want?’ Some of the biggest names in politics will be drawn into the controversy over pirating of Malcolm Turnbull’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-04-22 04:05:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book tells
#scott morrison
#malcolm turnbull
#biggest names
#bigger picture
#government officials
#book publisher
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all aspects of book publishing, from putting pressure on sales channels to changing the kinds of books consumers want. A number of independent publishers have pivoted to meet the demand for books in newly-popular categories and formats. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#coronavirus pandemic
#book publishing
#independent publishers
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two works from behavioural economist Dr Sheheryar Banuri about making decisions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 01:52:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hodder stoughton
#hodder
At the northern tip of South Africa, bounded by Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Limpopo Province might seem a world away from the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-21 17:30:37 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#south africa
#news publisher
Small Press Distribution, which has brought titles from hundreds of independent publishers to readers for more than 50 years, is in urgent need of financial help to keep from folding. A GoFundMe campaign is aiming to raise $100,000 to cover its next month of costs, including health care for its... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-21 15:11:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#independent publishers
#gofundme campaign
#small press
Princeton University Press will publish a new full-length biography of Cicero by Oxford academic Dr Alison Rosenblitt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 14:22:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#significant deal
Ten years after his award-winning début burst onto the scene, Ross MacKenzie looks back on how his writing, and the Scottish children’s scene, has grown Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 13:33:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ten years
#scottish children
Deb Brody has been named v-p and publisher of the adult trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Brody is replacing Bruce Nichols, who was just hired as publisher of Little, Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#deb brody
#named v-
Cinco Puntos Press launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $250,000, as did Small Press Distribution, which is seeking $100,000. Lambda Literary, the LGBTQ-focused group, is asking for $175,000 to survive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gofundme campaign
#lambda literary
#small press
“Many” requests have been made by publishers about the possibility of delaying payments to authors to help improve cashflow in the difficult circumstances caused by Covid-19, it has emerged. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 15:49:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Audible will publish novel The Game's Gone by Simon Barnes, former chief sports writer of the Times, exclusively on audio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 14:14:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#simon barnes
As small businesses around the country await funds from the landmark “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” indie publishers and booksellers are having mixed experiences trying to secure this financial lifeline. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#indie publishers
#small businesses
Profile Books will publish a new book by Ned Palmer, author of A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 02:27:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#profile books
#british isles
Canongate has acquired actor and comedy writer Michael Spicer's debut book, The Secret Political Adviser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 16:20:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#debut book
At the end of a week that's seen a deluge of negative headlines, both in the media business and the news in general, there remain plenty of opportunities to look for the helpers. As we have each of the last three Fridays, today we highlight four more publishers who are giving back in some way... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-17 17:13:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#raise awareness
#latest issue
#give back
As the COVID-19 impact intensifies in prisons, the International Publishers Association again appeals to Egypt for Khaled Lotfy's release. The post Coronavirus: IPA Again Calls on Egypt to Release Publisher Khaled Lotfy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-17 15:59:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post coronavirus
#khaled lotfy
#publishers association
JKP has acquired a new book from journalist Rhyannon Styles, drawing on her personal experiences of addiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 07:58:19 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#personal experiences