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March 2, 2017 at 2:30 am
'There is the question of quality,' concedes an agent about teen authors being published in India. Finding 'new voices' is the strategy, says one editor. The post In India, Teen Authors Land Book Publishing Contracts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
March 2, 2017 at 2:30 am
The United Arab Emirates launches project to establish a Reproduction Rights Organization at a special forum in Sharjah led by Bodour Al Qasimi. The post UAE Begins Formation of First Arab Reproduction Rights Organization appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
March 1, 2017 at 5:34 pm
The 2016 publishing sales data shared by Author Earnings at Digital Book World reminded me of all the times I have been the sad-sack tasked with managing the “death squeeze.” I went through it in the consumer photo business, the paper atlas business, and then the CD-ROM mapping software business. Each of these industries relied…
March 1, 2017 at 12:51 pm
The Obamas’ $60m book deal has broken all records. From James Patterson to JK Rowling and Pope John Paul II, here are some of their closest rivals1. Seventeen books by James Patterson ($100-150m)When? 2009 Related: The audacity of hype: could Obama's presidential memoir be the greatest ever? Continue reading...
March 1, 2017 at 2:30 am
Like a Potter release in the UK, the arrival of a Murakami title in Japan means countdown retail events and early bookshop openings. The post Japan’s ‘Harukists’ Cheer Release of New Murakami Title appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
March 1, 2017 at 2:30 am
World Book Day on Thursday typically woos young people toward reading, but Cambridge University Press wants them on the payroll. The post With World Book Day, Cambridge University Press Reaches Out to Young Book Lovers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
February 28, 2017 at 8:19 pm
Books by former president and first lady said to have been sold for more than $60m and will focus on White House yearsBarack and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced on Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, for which several publishers had competed, although the Financial…
February 28, 2017 at 2:35 am
Festival Neue Literatur explores 'how gay and queer identity changes as we move further towards equal rights' and more, says curator Peter Blackstock. The post Festival Neue Literatur This Week Explores Writings ‘Queer as Volk’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
February 28, 2017 at 2:30 am
Exhibitors headed for the Bologna Children's Book Fair are voting on notable publishers; BookExpo and BookCon announce new speakers. The post Book Fair Notes: Children’s Publishers at Bologna, Speakers at BEA, BookCon appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
February 27, 2017 at 2:26 pm
Three-volume collection uses 270,000 digital frames to reproduce Michelangelo frescoes with 99.9% accuracyThe last time the entire Sistine Chapel was photographed for posterity, digital photography was in its infancy and words such as pixels were bandied about mostly by computer nerds and Nasa scientists.Now, after decades of technological advances in art photography, digital darkrooms and…
