Weekly E-Book Ranking: Eleanor Oliphant scores print and ebook number ones

It’s not often a single title tops both the print and ebook charts in the same week, let alone pulls off that feat multiple times, but Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine's in the number one ebook chart slot has now reached seven consecutive weeks. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 6, 2015

With the addition of 59 new store members to the ABA last year—the most since 2008—this has been a good week for booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Focusing on Islam—and on ISIS: Middle East Books 2015

Although radical Islam dominates the headlines, it represents only a tiny fraction of the world’s estimated 1.6 billion Muslims. That deep global diversity figures into several forthcoming titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of Febraury 9, 2015

Harper Lee to publish second novel and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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When A Book Cover Judges You

Dutch designer Thijs Biersteker has come up with a book jacket that will only open when a prospective reader shows the right facial expression. The post When A Book Cover Judges You appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Publishers See Little Impact after Heaven Book Recant

Evangelical publishers are predicting little impact on sales and plans for future books about round trips to the hereafter following the admission by Alex Malarkey that the story he told in 'The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven' is false. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lee dismisses concerns over new book

Author Harper Lee rejects claims she is being pressured into releasing a "lost" novel, saying she is "happy as hell". Continue reading at BBC News

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New Morton book 'lifts the lid' on establishment cover up

Michael O’Mara Books will publish a new book by biographer Andrew Morton titled 17 Carnations: The Windsors, The Nazis and the Cover-up. Michael O’Mara acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from the book’s American publisher, Grand Central Publishing.   O’Mara said: “It’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Little City Books to Open in Hoboken

An unlikely trio—a literary agent, a singer/songwriter, and an investment banker—are bringing the first general independent bookstore in over a decade to this New Jersey city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Q&A with Strand Book Store Children's Buyer Stella Williams

Bookseller Stella Williams tells PW about working at the New York City's famed Strand Book Store, and the plans to grow the store's children's department. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Food blogger Woodward sets number one record

Healthy eating advocate and blogger Ella Woodward has claimed the number one spot on the Official UK Top 50 this week. Deliciously Ella (Yellow Kite) sold 32,144 copies in the week ending the 31st January and is the highest first week sales figure for a debut food and drink writer since Nielsen... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Go Set a Watchman': more discussion, questions about 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee's new book

It was recently announced that 'To Kill a Mockingbird' writer Harper Lee, who famously only released her classic novel, will publish a second book this summer. 'If you read the book ... only Harper Lee could have written this novel,' said Jonathan Burnham, senior vice president and publisher of... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Mixed reactions to Harper Lee book

News an unpublished novel by Harper Lee is to be released more than 50 years after To Kill a Mockingbird causes a "trade frenzy" and concern over how it has come to be published. Continue reading at BBC News

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VIDEO: New book 'a major literary event'

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, will publish a sequel called Go Set a Watchman. Continue reading at BBC News

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Booksellers given role in prison book delivery

The government has relaxed the prison book ban, but said inmates can only receive parcels from four named booksellers – Waterstones, Blackwell’s, Foyles or WH Smith. The prison book ban was relaxed from 31st January, The Bookseller understands, following a High Court ruling that the ban,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Draft2Digital Inks E-book Deal with German Bookseller

Draft2Digital is a self-published ebook platform offering about 40,000 titles and adding more than 3,000 titles a month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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France overhauls its book industry subsidies

The French culture ministry’s National Book Centre (Centre National du Livre, CNL) will overhaul its system of financial support for the book industry in order to simplify and update it. The reform, which was approved by the CNL’s board last week, reduces the number of interest-free loans and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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You can now rip books to your Kindle, but you won't want to

One of iTunes' earliest slogans was "Rip, Mix, Burn," encouraging us to digitize our CD collections and recording custom playlists that were about as third as romantic as a mixtape. At some point, you've probably wished that you could do the same for... Continue reading at Engadget

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New Investor for Perseus Book Group

Centre Lane Partners has taken over the role of general partner of the investment funds that supported Perseus LLC, the parent company of the Perseus Books Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers

As error-prone as OCR-produced ebooks are, could the book world benefit by offering consumers more information about how an ebook is produced? The post It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Huey Morgan pens music 'rebel heroes' book for Cassell

Octopus Publishing Group’s Cassell Illustrated has commissioned a book on the rebel heroes of popular music by Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman and DJ Huey Morgan. Commissioning editor Hannah Knowles acquired worldwide rights from Sam Gregory at Wise Buddah Group. In Huey Morgan’s Rebel Heroes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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