Verso buys Miéville on Russian revolution

Science fiction and fantasy novelist China Miéville is to make a rare foray into non-fiction to pen a “labour of love” history of the Russian revolution for indie press Verso. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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ProCures buys Selexyz bookshops

Dutch investment company ProCures has bought all 16 branches of upmarket book chain Selexyz.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax Media in talks to buy Business Spectator: Reuters

Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book revolution: We're reading more than ever

A study by the Pew Internet Project finds that consumers who use e-readers are buying more books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury US buys Fairchild Books

Bloomsbury's US subsidiary, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, has completed the purchase of academic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC buys two from Little Mix

HarperCollins is to bring out two autumn books from girl band Little Mix, winners of the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is ‘Buy Local’ Enough?

Like the Austin Independent Business Alliance, begun by Steve Bercu, co-owner of BookPeople, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, many early shop-local initiatives were started to keep Borders out. In Austin, Borders’s attempt to move across the street from Bercu’s store also led... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hollis appointed to Verso

Verso Books has appointed Leo Hollis as senior editor, effective immediately, with responsibility... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book readers are buying plenty – but not in bookstores

The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Communications buys majority stake in Colman Getty

Communications agency Four Communications Group has bought a 60% stake in consultancy Colman... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So, Who’s Buying Cookbooks?

According to Bowker, it’s largely folks between the ages of 30 and 44, and with a household income of between $50,000 and $75,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins buys Tutu book

Collins has bought a book about forgiveness co-authored by South African churchman Desmond Tutu... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic buys history of Taiping Rebellion

Orlando Whitfield, assistant editor at Atlantic Books, has acquired Autumn in the Heavenly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking buys popular science sun study

Penguin has acquired a title written by solar physicist Doctor Lucie Green, which looks at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys two more from Benjamin Wood

Simon & Schuster has signed another two as-yet-untitled novels by The Bellwether Revivals... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille buys Star of India title

Quadrille has acquired a title by TV chef and owner of London restaurant The Star of India Reza... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century buys Chatterton crime debut

Century has acquired two novels in a new procedural crime series by author Ed Chatterton,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus buys three from 'remarkable' Piper

Quercus has bought three books by Katie Piper, who survived a rape and acid attack in 2008 and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friday Project buys Aldiss backlist

HarperCollins imprint The Friday Project has acquired more than 50 titles by prolific author, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why do smartphone owners buy tablets?

For a company which business depends on collecting data, Google sure was slow tabulating its report on smartphone usage. The study is available today, but the data is already outdated given strong holiday ebook reader and tablet sales and global impact of 37 million iPhones sold during fourth... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open Russian "bookshop"

Waterstones is to open a Russian-language "bookshop" within its flagship London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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