Waterstones is in exclusive talks to buy Blinkbox books, The Bookseller understands. Tesco is in exclusive talks with one buyer, thought to be Waterstones, with a deal expected to be finalised by the end of this week. The bookseller urgently needs a digital app-based proposition to rival competitors such as Amazon and Blinkbox books would supply that. The deal, if done, raises questions about Waterstones' stocking of Amazon's Kindle e-readers and tablets. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gill Books has bought Irish indie publisher the Collins Press for an undisclosed sum after its owners announced their retirement following 30 years in the book trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired Ready, Rabbit?, a picture book about overcoming social anxiety by Fiona Roberton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to split its centralised buying functions into two roles, aimed at resolving the disconnect between what is ordered by the chain and what is then sold through. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a dual-track structure for booksellers and publishers, the Scottish Book Trade Conference on February 26 will feature workshops as well as discussion. The post Scottish Book Trade Conference Preview: Waterstones’ Daunt, Nielsen’s Bohme appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Administrators are in “ongoing” talks with book suppliers to HMV and trying to “make new arrangements” after the music retailer collapsed for a second time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has named The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine as its Scottish Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney's "astounding" love story Normal People (Faber & Faber) has been named Waterstones' Book of the Year 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Normal People, the Irish author's second novel, is named the year's best book by the UK chain. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inclusive publisher Knights Of has acquired the UK, Irish and Commonwealth rights to a four-book, 9+ series by Jason Reynolds. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Heinemann has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a book about the Charles Manson murders by Tom O’Neill, with editorial input from Dan Piepenbring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books from writers including Man Booker-longlisted author Sally Rooney, former Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton and Penguin editor Henry Eliot have made the shortlist for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians have reacted with dismay to the Budget news that schools are to receive a one-off payment of £400m, telling The Bookseller that schools will continue to struggle to buy books for their pupils. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MacLehose Press has acquired new books by German writers Timur Vermes and Judith Schalansky. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group has bought a picture book on anxiety, The Worrysaurus, by Rachel Bright and illustrator Chris Chatterton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired world Spanish rights to seven books by Swedish international bestselling author Fredrik Backman, and has also formed an International Spanish Acquisitions Board, which will work to expand the reach of HC’s Spanish-language titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press will publish an investigation into the roles of the wives of the senior Nazi officials by author and broadcaster James Wyllie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has bought world all language rights for The Joyful Home Cook by Rosie Birkett, described as "an inspirational, practical and modern approach to cooking at home, with a strict eye on reducing waste". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Children’s Books has acquired the second novel by Ele Fountain, the author of Boy 87. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The five-day Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off on Wednesday with Morocco as the country of honor and expanded zones for children’s licensing and digital technologies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher The Emma Press has bought the UK English language rights to several Latvian children's books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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