After five years at the helm of W F Howes, Miles Stevens-Hoare has led the audio pioneer through a huge growth spurt, and is now moving into creating its own audio-first content, launching the WFH Original list. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Independent Publishers Guild is to launch a charitable body aimed at improving the skills and business practices of its members. The IPG Foundation will fund a series of programmes including one-on-one mentoring, leadership coaching, apprenticeships and “a whole package of professional... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon, Kobo and W H Smith are launching a Romance Writing Life competition, offering authors the chance to win a book deal with Mills & Boon, ebook promotions from Kobo and in-store support from W H Smith. Entrants must submit a synopsis of their novel and its first chapter via... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrities including Sir Paul McCartney, the members of One Direction and Kate Moss have contributed to a charity children's book about a half-girl, half-dinosaur, launched today (14th April) at the London Book Fair by Fat Fox Books. Holly Milbank, m.d. of Fat Fox Books, was inspired to create... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A racy novel picking up attention at the London Book Fair has officially been set as the launch title of the new adult fiction imprint at Bonnier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer has developed a new platform, Bookmetrix, to offer title and chapter level metrics across all of their books. Bookmetrix has been developed in partnership with Altmetric. The data captured on Bookmetrix is displayed on the book pages of Springer's content platform SpringerLink and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A picture book about two male penguins raising a baby penguin again features on a list of books to have received the most complaints from library users. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics had an "explosive" launch on Scribd's subscription ebook platform in February. And here's an exclusive look at who's using the service and what they're reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of How To Be Both, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Boston-based press is positioning itself for growth with two new senior editors, one in New York City and one in Chicago, who will help it increase its list from 35 to 45 titles a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stream Con NYC will take place from from October 30 to November 1 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster has launched an online ebook store in the US. The subscription company, which started out in September 2013 charging $9.95 a month for unlimited ebooks, has now expanded into online retail, launching an ebook store where customers can pay for individual titles. While only S&S,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite struggles in the past, the publisher is continuing its efforts on the newsstand. The post Bauer Launches Christian Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chronicle Books and Top Partners,a company owned by the same corporation that operates Tsutaya Mega bookstore chain, to open Chronicle Books Japan boutiques in 25 of its stores this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daredevil can't see you, but he knows you're coming. His new show is so good, it might catch comic book fans by surprise. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surge in popularity of genre attributed to ‘anti-stress’ benefits and nostalgiaThe bestselling title on Amazon in the US right now is not Harper Lee’s hugely anticipated second novel, Go Set a Watchman, or George RR Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, or even Zoella’s much-mocked but... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new European Commission-funded project will study whether or not reading digitally changes people’s comprehension of the text they consume. The Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (EREAD) research will launch next week in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and carry on until autumn 2017 at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed is going literary. The ever-growing media company launched BuzzFeed Books in December of 2013, and this year it is launching several projects under new Literary Editor Saeed Jones. First up is the BuzzFeed Emerging Writers Fellowship pr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Abiola Bello and publicist Helen Lewis will launch The Author School, a “creative and innovative new community for aspiring, self-published and published authors”, during London Book Fair. The school will involve classes, workshops, one-to-one tutorials and online courses, with the first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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