Microsoft is to give away free Xbox One development kits to encourage independent developers to self-publish games for its forthcoming console. Continue reading at 'BBC World'
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Actor’s barrister says Bauer had a campaign to ‘take down’ Wilson and attempted to ‘neutralise’ her responses Rebel Wilson deserved the right to reply before a magazine publisher accused her of being a serial liar – and an apology afterwards – a Melbourne court has been told.The Australian actor... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Netflix adaptation of William Sutcliffe’s 2008 novel Whatever Makes You Happy is in development, the author has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former director of the Feminist Press is launching Dottir Press, an independent publishing house that will specialize in books on women's issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book from South Korean author Han Kang and translator Deborah Smith has made the 13-strong longlist of titles competing for the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For 16-month-old Beijing Bright Culture, making an impact on the market is the top priority, and Jef Nys’s Jeremy series (or Jommeke in the original Belgian) is the answer. “We have published only 25 out of the available 278 volumes, meaning that we have a built-in long seller in our portfolio,”... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A middle grade title called 'The Best Man' has sparked tensions in Athens, Ga., after complaints from parents led to the book's removal from an indie bookstore's display at a school book fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It is vital that publishers implement mobile strategies and exploit data about audience, BBC media editor Amol Rajan has said, whilst discussing the challenges facing organisations such as Facebook and the BBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers are rejoicing at the news they are bucking the market trend, with their sales up 2.7% to £511.4m compared to just 0.2% growth in the wider market, as the annual Independent Publishers Guild Spring Conference gets underway in Oxfordshire. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherman Alexie has long been a champion of independent bookstores. Now, with the bestselling author facing sexual harassment charges leveled at him largely via social media, booksellers are grappling with how, and if, they should respond. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diamond Kahn and Woods (DKW) has appointed Anna Holmwood as foreign rights manager to develop the literary agency’s foreign rights department in-house. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Jones praises the hard graft, expertise and imagination helping independent bookshops triumph. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bumper crop of Britain and Ireland’s best independent bookshops are bucking the market trend, achieving double-digit sales rises in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has launched a competition for seven independent booksellers across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 175th anniversary of parent company Macmillan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As hybrid publishing becomes a bigger part of the publishing business, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) has developed a nine-point list of criteria defining what it means to be a reputable hybrid publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zephyr, the new children’s imprint at Head of Zeus, has bought a young fiction series by Carnegie Medal-winning author Sally Gardner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 13th Winter Institute, held by the American Booksellers Association in Memphis, Tennessee, was vibrant and upbeat as ever, despite an underlying current of anxiety regarding the sustainability of independent booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that Facebook is all but turning off publishers’ reach in the news feed, audience engagement pros feel vindication but also face new pressures. The post Facebook news feed changes shift publisher audience development priorities appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following an eruption about the lack of diversity in bookselling at last year's Town Hall Meeting, the topic was front and center at this year's discussion. Also on attendees' minds? How to create a sustainable business model for indie bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Green Bookshop has received a "fantastic" response to its proposal for an independent bookshop alliance, with over 90 expressing interest since the idea was first mooted. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish booksellers have trumpeted a strong year of trade in 2017, despite economic uncertainty and competition from online retailers. Rosamund de la Hey, The Mainstreet Trading Company, Golden Hare Books, Lighthouse Bookshop, Mairi Oliver, Marie Moser, The Edinburgh Bookshop Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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