Elliott Advisors, a U.S. investment firm, has agreed to buy U.K. bookstore chain Waterstones for an undisclosed sum. James Daunt will remain CEO. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some news for self-published writers: this week, Publishers Weekly reported that Naver, Korea’s leading internet platform, is acquiring Wattpad for over $600 million in cash and stock. For those who aren’t among the 90 million people that used Wattpad in 2020, or who don’t have any fanfiction... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-22 18:51:40 UTC ]
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In his address to the APE conference, the Springer Nature CEO makes a determined case for gold over green open access. The post Springer Nature CEO Vrancken Peeters: Case for Gold Open Access appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-12 21:28:45 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has acquired Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe, a work of creative non-fiction about memorial and remembrance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 23:40:05 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Blackwell's have both reported good sales for December with books by Charlie Mackesy and Maggie O'Farrell among those proving huge hits. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-05 19:30:23 UTC ]
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Waterstones is temporarily closing its stores due to the latest lockdown, furloughing staff and no longer offering a click and collect service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-04 21:49:21 UTC ]
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Waterstones has temporarily closed its branch in Wandsworth, south-west London, until the summer for refurbishment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-28 15:18:45 UTC ]
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A special edition of The Invisible Child (Sort Of Books), featuring two short stories from the collection Tales from Moominvalley, has helped to raise £1m for Oxfam's projects supporting women and girls around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 05:12:22 UTC ]
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With one Facebook post, Kitty O’Meara set off a wave of hope — and a creative windfall. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell has been named Waterstones' Book of the Year 2020, claiming victory over the shortlist by "an overwhelming majority". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 02:51:45 UTC ]
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Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Viking) has soared straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 12:37:14 UTC ]
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Robert Thomson, CEO of HarperCollins parent company News Corp, said during the company's annual meeting that a purchase of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House "will clearly be a serious antitrust issue." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hesitant UK and US publishers need to move into audiobook streaming to stay relevant, and maintain premium pricing in the face of interest from music services such as Spotify, Storytel's c.e.o. Jonas Tellander has warned. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 09:52:56 UTC ]
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Waterstones has seen "strong" online orders for A Promised Land (Viking), with the title also at number one in Amazon's bestseller charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 06:17:45 UTC ]
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Achins Book Shop and Coffee Shop, thought to be the UK's most remote book retailer, has been sold to new owners six years after appearing on the market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 05:13:31 UTC ]
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Douglas Stuart's Booker-shortlisted novel Shuggie Bain (Picador) has been named Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 08:27:33 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has signed Filthy Animals, the first short story collection from 2020 Booker Prize shortlistee Brandon Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 14:31:07 UTC ]
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has reiterated his claims bookshops should be considered essential retailers and warned some indies will go out of business if they don't get vital Christmas trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 10:47:16 UTC ]
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David Walliams and Tony Ross' Code Name Bananas (HarperCollins) has bounced up five places to claim the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction number one spot, in the same week it sold 89,558 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 16:20:16 UTC ]
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A reading list for today’s entrepreneurs. 1. Out of Our Minds: The Power of Being Creative, Sir Ken Robinson Educator Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talk “How Schools Kill Creativity” [is amazing]. He explores why it’s essential to [foster] creativity in education, work, and life.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-11-05 07:00:36 UTC ]
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Italy's bookstores are allowed to operate amid COVID-19 restrictions, and Guadalajara becomes UNESCO's World Book Capital for 2022. The post Industry Notes: Italian Bookstores Stay Open, Guadalajara Named World Book Capital appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-04 20:25:38 UTC ]
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