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February 1, 2017 at 2:30 am
Intended to further innovative product licensing and merchandising projects, the partnership between Frankfurt Book Fair and LIMA has an official opening in April. The post Frankfurt Book Fair and LIMA Strike Cooperative Agreement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
January 31, 2017 at 6:33 am
The former children’s laureate has turned down all invitations from the US, while Comma Press says in 2018 it will translate only authors from banned nationsFormer children’s laureate Malorie Blackman and The Humans author Matt Haig have vowed not to return to the US while a travel ban signed by president Donald Trump remains in…
January 31, 2017 at 2:30 am
Statistics from BookNet Canada reveal the best-selling books of 2016, along with a stable Canadian book market and growing online book sales. The post BookNet Canada’s 2016 Snapshot: Nonfiction Lags Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
January 31, 2017 at 2:30 am
Cited for being 'at the forefront of reclaiming a space for German letters' in the USA, Epler is to receive the Friedrich Ulfers at Festival Neue Literatur. The post New Directions Publisher Barbara Epler Honored by Friedrich Ulfers Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
January 30, 2017 at 9:29 pm
Catching industry observers off-guard, Shelfie—the Canadian bundler of ebooks with customers' print editions—quietly announces its service is folding. The post Canada’s Shelfie, Formerly BitLit Media, Is Shutting Down Its Service appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
January 30, 2017 at 12:35 pm
My father, Leslie Stacey, who has died aged 96, was a leftwing entrepreneur dedicated to the arts, sport and community activities.He was born in London, the son of Frederick Stacey (who also used the name Roy), a City trader, and his wife, Edith (nee Rance), a piano teacher. At the age of 13 Leslie spent…
January 30, 2017 at 2:30 am
Two Polish authors—one named for his cross-media work—are among London Book Fair's lineup of Authors of the Day in March. The post Industry Notes: London Book Fair’s Authors of the Day; Scribd’s New Magazines appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
January 30, 2017 at 2:30 am
Having died last week at 72 in London, the novelist focused much of her work on the experiences of black women in British and Nigerian cultures. The post Comments On the Work of the Late Nigerian Novelist Buchi Emecheta appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
January 27, 2017 at 2:03 pm
We chart the business of making books from manuscript to bookshop shelf and beyondSubscribe and review: iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud & Acast and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterThis week the books podcast takes a physical turn, shifting away from the intangible business of writing to consider the hunks of wood we haul around…
January 27, 2017 at 2:30 am
Citing strong response to its LitAg and to the Business Club offering, Frankfurt Book Fair found 90 percent of its exhibitors involved in purchases. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Releases Facts and Figures from 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
