Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 09:21 Virago has bought rights to a satirical novel set at a top-class university. Associate publisher Ursula Doyle bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Penelope by Rebecca Harington from Jane Finigan at Lutyens & Rubinstein. US rights have already been sold to Jenny Jackson at Random House US via David Forrer at Inkwell; and Friederike Schilbach at Bloomsbury in Germany via Petra Eggers at Agentur Petra Eggers. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books has acquired a new YA fantasy series from Melissa de la Cruz, author of the Blue... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mighty Media Inc.,a Minneapolis packaging, production, and interactive company, has, as of July 1, made Scarletta, which publishes books primarily for the children's market, a division of Mighty Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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InterMix, the digital-first imprint of Berkley/New American Library, has acquired "Tryst," a novel by Alex Rosa developed on Book Country, Penguin Random House’s online writing community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Birmingham-based publisher Keen Communications announced that it has acquired most of the publishing assets of Nature Study Guides, a family-owned line of pocket-sized guides for field use. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg sees the Internet as a vital service that should be made available to everyone across the world—a service that can be as vital as, say, the ability to call for emergency help on a telephone. In an editorial published Monday in The Wall Street Journal, the Facebook chief outlined... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad, an online writing and reading community, has acquired the Red Room, an online community originally described as a “Facebook for authors.” The site will be subsumed into Wattpad. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schuler Books, a group of three bookstores in Michigan, is acquiring Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor. The sale will be finalized in mid-August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books has acquired YA title The Witch of Salt & Storm, a book set in a late-1800s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press academic and educational books in more than 40 languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press is the oldest publishing house in the world, with a focus on education and reference and over 50,000 titles in print. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont has acquired two YA titles from Kevin Brooks, the winner of the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago Modern Classics is to publish three stories written by Mary Poppins’ author P L... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a YA... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schusters’s Gallery Books imprint has acquired "After," a three volume novel serialized on Wattpad by Anna Todd, in a mid-six figure deal that includes world and audio rights. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago Modern Classics has acquired three titles by Joan Aiken for its children’s list.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher of the "Curious George" children's books expanded its presence in the fast-growing early-childhood education market with the acquisition of Cockeysville-based children's learning website Curiosityville. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2014-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children’s Publishers has acquired Daughter of the Dragon, the first in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group has acquired Globe Pequot Press from parent company Morris Communications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s Books has acquired picture book Dave’s Breakfast, the sequel to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a second novel from Chris Killen. The publisher acquired world rights in In... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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