A new publishing company has teamed up with PopJam to allow children to help create assets for its upcoming picture book, WatAdventure in Australia. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in the adult trade category increased 6.8% in November over a year ago, and sales in the children’s/young adult category jumped 16.2%, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children's is publishing the 12th book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Wimpy Kid series, alongside 20 other international publishers, in November 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books fell 13.1% in October compared to October 2015, while sales in the children’s/young adult segment rose 1.9%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier imprint Blink Reality has acquired a “shocking true story” of a woman whose three babies were stolen from her. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has announced the latest in Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid series as a “behind-the-scenes look” of the upcoming film. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another celebrity is set to move into kids’ publishing, after Faber Children’s snapped up a series by comedian Harry Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Austin, Tex.-based company, founded by a former Google staffer, charges a recurring $9.95 membership fee to deliver five curated titles a month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News site Attn, which gets 400 million views per month on Facebook, is investing in Facebook Live -- and outsourcing some of that content to external parties. To cover two protests in January, Attn recruited protesters on-site to provide a live feed for its Facebook page. Attn also live streamed... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With new attention to diversity issues, Scholastic's sixth biennial survey adds an Australian edition, and looks extensively on reading aloud at home. The post Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report: Insights From the US, UK, India and Australia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher of such hit graphic novel series as Lumberjanes and Steven Universe, Boom! Studios plans to release 25 weekly digital comics as part of the launch for 'The Not-So Secret Society,' a new kids' original graphic novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another record year for the children’s sector in revenue terms, led by Middle Grade fiction from burgeoning brand David Walliams and dependable diarist Jeff Kinney, underpinned the print market’s continued growth in 2016 . Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Sales of adult trade books rose 10.3% in August over August 2015, but sales of children’s/young adult titles slipped 1.3%, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers as part of its StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A British mum who lives in Amsterdam and an Asian-American are sharing their insights in a book called The Happiest Kids in the World. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lion Forge senior editor Andrea Colvin will oversee Lion Forge's newly expanded children's comics imprint, Roar Comic/CubHouse. She talked with 'PW' about the newly expanded imprint and the publisher's plans for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The July publication of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped raise sales in the children's/young adult segment 31.1% in July over a year ago. July sales of adult books fell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second annual Global Kids Connect conference, held on December 8 in New York, brought together members of the book industryto discuss the future of global children’s publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second annual Global Kids Connect conference surveyed China's booming children's publishing market, potential Brexit fallout, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Organized by PW and the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the Global Kids Connect conference examined a booming Chinese kids' book marketplace, a renewed rights market in Spain and Latin America, and currency exchange issues after Brexit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese publishers are rushing to capitalise on the growth in the country’s children’s books market, with book sales data company Open Book citing a 15% year-on-year rise in value terms in 2016 to date, following double-digit surges in recent years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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