Virago ventures into kids’ classics

Virago is making a big push into the children’s market, by publishing 22 titles through its modern classics list this year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France’s ActuaLitté Celebrates 5th Anniversary, Acquires Kids Site

Five years old today, Paris-based literary magazine ActuaLitté has just acquired Neverending Stories, the first French website dedicated to children’s and YA books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frank Lampard signs kids' book deal

England footballer Frank Lampard is to write a series of children's books, says publisher Little, Brown. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get the F*ck to Work: How Adam Mansbach Followed Up His Mega Successful Kids’ Book

After creating a pop culture phenomenon with a profane children’s book, Go The F*ck To Sleep, Adam Mansbach is back with Rage is Back. Here, he talks about using the momentum of success while writing a brand new chapter. How do you follow up a giant fucking phenomenon? If you’re Adam... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Willoughby sisters kids' series to Orion

Orion Children's Books has acquired a new series by TV presenter Holly Willoughby and her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tops for Kids: Newberry, Caldecott, and Printz Award Winners

This year's coveted American children's book awards go to The One and Only Ivan (Harper), This is Not My Hat (Candlewick), and In Darkness (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK kids' mag slated for adult games content

A British magazine distributed by a joint venture of Conde Nast and Hearst Corporation and aimed at primary school children has been featuring images of adult-rated video games. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Ventures "to generate 15% of profit"

Penguin UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon has said he expects at least 15% of Penguin's profit... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALLi attacks Archway venture

The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has clashed with self-publishing company Archway... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Comics in graphic novel venture

Titan Comics has teamed up with comics veteran Dave Elliot on a new co-publishing venture which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid tops charts in strong week for booksellers

Jeff Kinney's seventh Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, The Third Wheel (Puffin), has become one of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Korea’s Moglue Offers Interactive Publishing Tools for Kids Books

By Dennis Abrams Want to create and publish an interactive children’s book but don’t have a lot of technical expertise? Now there’s help. New York ... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin joint venture deal agreed

Publisher Pearson says it has agreed a deal with German media group Bertelsmann to combine their Penguin and Random House businesses. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid books to go digital

Puffin is releasing the first six Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney as ebooks for the first time on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wonder Is the Best Kids’ Book of the Year

The book that has moved me most in the past year is Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It’s the fictional story of August Pullman, a 10-year-old with a very different-looking face—the result of a chromosomal abnormality and an illness—and his journey from the nest of homeschooling to the wilds of middle... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling to write more kids' books

Author JK Rowling has promised fans that her next published book will be for children. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Venture Bringing French Bestsellers to U.S.

The 7th Woman by Frédérique Molay is a serial killer novel that’s sold over 150,000 copies in France and has been published in seven languages, in addition to its native French. You can add English to that list on October 23, when indie startup Le French Book brings it to the U.S. as an ebook,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diller Invests in E-book Venture to Challenge Amazon

IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, producer Scott Rudin and publishing executive Frances Coady are investing in a book venture that will attempt to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in the industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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