W&N buys ‘astonishing’ debut

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a debut novel by US journalist Rene Denfield. Publishing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson Debuts New Children's Imprint

In another effort to encourage children to read, James Patterson has formed the jimmy patterson imprint at Little, Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Boudreaux’s New Eponymous Imprint Set For Early Debut

Less than a year after she moved from HarperCollins’s Ecco imprint to Little, Brown to head her own imprint, Lee Boudreaux is putting the finishing touches on her first list of eight books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Buzzing Debut YA Titles

Here’s an advance peek at why the editors participating in today’s Young Adult Editors’ Buzz Panel are especially enthusiastic about the novels they will spotlight, as well as their observations on the value of this forum for generating early book buzz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Challenges, Triumph, and Big Debuts at the Adult Buzz Panel

This year, editors presented an even split of noteworthy, forthcoming fiction and nonfiction titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands to Publishers: Let Us Check Your Viewability Rates or We'll Stop Buying Ads

Earlier this month Google announced that video ads running on YouTube have a chance to be seen 91% of the time. That's great, and a lot better than the 46% of video ads that Google runs outside of YouTube that never have a chance to be seen. But advertisers would like to be able to check... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SF Launches B2B Buy Local Campaign

San Francisco's mayor challenges large companies to increase their local purchasing by at least 5% and creates SF Biz Connect to help them connect with small area businesses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline deal for 'captivating' debut by Waterstones bookseller

Headline has acquired an “utterly captivating debut novel” by an “exciting new talent” who works at Waterstones. Commissioning editor Emily Griffin bought British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Second Love of My Life by Victoria Walters from Hannah Ferguson at Hardman &... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe UK buys YouTube scientists

Scribe UK has acquired a “quirky and accessible” book about science from the creators of the AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H&S buys Laini Taylor trio

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired three new young adult novels by Laini Taylor, author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. Kate Howard, associate publisher at Hodder, acquired British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Jane Putch of Eyebait Management. The first book, The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Female shortlist for debut book prize

A writer who penned her first novel in her 40s is among three female authors shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Endless buys majority stake in The Works

Endless has acquired a larger stake in The Works, after buying executive chairman Anthony Solomon's stake, and is to open 30 new stores this year as part of its growth programme for 2015. Endless, a venture capitalist company which also owns a stake in The Book People, is now a majority... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook debuts Instant Articles with 9 media outlets

Facebook has launched Instant Articles, enabling media outlets to publish their stories directly to the social network. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tunisia debut wins IPAF award

A debut novel that chronicles Tunisia’s recent political history has won the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF).   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Hope' Debuts at #4

Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus's account of their abduction by Ariel Castro, came in at #4 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended May 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing buys Russell trio

Amazon Publishing has acquired three books by Leigh Russell, who has previously been published by independent No Exit Press. Russell’s Journey to Death and two further titles will be published by Thomas & Mercer, Amazon Publishing’s crime imprint. Senior editor Emilie Marneur bought world... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founder Buys Back FastPencil

Courier Corp. has sold its self-publishing unit, FastPencil, back to company cofounder Steve Wilson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury buys book tackling racism 'head on'

Bloomsbury has bought world English rights to a book about racism in the UK by 25-year-old activist and freelance journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge. Commissioning editor Alexa von Hirschberg acquired Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race from Rupert Heath of Rupert Heath Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ProQuest buys Coutts from Ingram

Ingram Content Group has sold its library supply business Coutts Information Services to ProQuest. The acquisition, which also includes the platforms MyiLibrary and OASIS, is expected to close within the next few weeks. ProQuest is an information and technology company based in Michigan in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird buys happiness book by Google's Mo

Pan Macmillan has pre-empted a book by the v.p. of business innovation at Google [X], the company behind Google Glass and the self-driving car. Carole Tonkinson bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Solve For Happy: Engineering Your Path to Uncovering the Joy Inside by Mo Gawdat, who likes to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GIE Media Buys Into Cannabis Business

Acquisition of Cannabis Business Times adds to company’s assets in horticulture segment; print magazine on the way. The post GIE Media Buys Into Cannabis Business appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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