Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 winners announced
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
The 2016 Hans Christian Andersen awards, presented by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY), have been awarded to Chinese author Cao Wenxuan and German illustrator Rotraut Susanne...
HarperCollins France established
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
HarperCollins’ international expansion continues with the establishment of HarperCollins France, reports Publishers Weekly. The French office was created after the publisher bought out Hachette Livre SA’s stake in Harlequin SA....
Perseus sale to Hachette, Ingram completed
Monday, 4 April 2016
In the US, the sale of Perseus Book Group’s publishing and distribution arms to Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Ingram, respectively, has been completed, reports Publishers Weekly. HBG’s purchase of...
VIDA 2015 count released; expands to include intersectional data
Friday, 1 April 2016
In the US, VIDA has released the results of its 2015 count tallying how many women and men were reviewed in, reviewed for or wrote for ‘top tier’ literary publications. The...
UK Booksellers Association targets piracy in new social media campaign
Thursday, 31 March 2016
In the UK, the Booksellers Association (BA) has launched a social media campaign to support the ‘Get it right from a genuine site’ anti-piracy initiative, organised by Creative Content UK....
Children’s category driving global print book sales
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
Growth in the children’s category is driving growth in the global print book market, Nielsen’s global managing director Jonathan Stolper told the Nielsen Book Insights Conference in London last week....
Self-published titles made up 22% of UK ebook market in 2015
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Self-published ebooks accounted for 22% of the digital book market in the UK in 2015, up from 16% in 2014, reports the Bookseller. Nielsen Book UK research director Steve Bohme...
Bertelsmann interested in greater stake in PRH
Thursday, 24 March 2016
Bertelsmann chief executive Thomas Rabe has said he would ‘feel comfortable’ increasing the company’s stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to 70-75% in the future, reports the Bookseller. Bertelsmann currently...
Profit and revenue up at PRH in 2015
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Penguin Random House (PRH) has recorded an 11.8% rise in global revenue in 2015, up from €3.3bn (A$4.86bn) in 2014 to €3.7bn (A$5.5bn) in 2015, with profits (EBITDA) increasing 23.2% to...
James Patterson to release short novels for non-readers
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
James Patterson is working with his US publisher Little, Brown to release a new line of short novels aimed at non-readers and readers who don’t want to invest time in...
‘Too Naked for the Nazis’ wins Diagram Prize
Monday, 21 March 2016
Too Naked for the Nazis (Alan Stafford, Fantom Films) has won the Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year, presented by the Bookseller. Stafford’s book, about a...
Solomons wins 2016 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Friday, 18 March 2016
In the UK, David Solomons’ My Brother is a Superhero (Nosy Crow) has won the 2016 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, reports the Bookseller. Waterstones children’s buyer Florentyna Martin described the...
Irish children’s and YA book 2015 sales up 16%
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Sales for children’s books rose 16% in Ireland in 2015 on the back of strong local publishing as well as releases from bestselling authors David Walliams, Jeff Kinney and Julia...
Carnegie, Greenaway medals 2016 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
In the UK, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has announced the shortlists for the 2016 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. The eight books on this year’s...
Harper Lee’s estate bans cheap US paperback edition of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
In the US, Hachette has told booksellers that Harper Lee’s estate will no longer allow publication of the mass-market paperback of To Kill a Mockingbird, reports the New Republic. The...
Shortlist for 2016 UK YA Book Prize announced
Friday, 11 March 2016
In the UK, the shortlist for the Bookseller’s second annual YA Book Prize has been announced. The 10 books on the shortlist are: Concentr8 (William Sutcliffe, Bloomsbury), One (Sarah Crossan,...
Man Booker International Prize 2016 longlist announced
Thursday, 10 March 2016
The longlist for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. The longlisted titles are: A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo Agualusa, trans by Daniel Hahn, Harvill Secker)...
BBC to screen Zadie Smith, Evelyn Waugh adaptations
Thursday, 10 March 2016
In the UK, the BBC has announced it will screen adaptations of Zadie Smith’s NW (Penguin) and Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall (various imprints) later this year, reports the Bookseller....
Amazon to open second bookstore in San Diego
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
In the US, Amazon will open its second bricks-and-mortar bookstore in San Diego, California in mid-2016, reports Publisher’s Weekly. The San Diego store will be located in an ‘upscale mall’...
US Supreme Court rejects Apple ebook price-fixing appeal
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
The US Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s appeal in its ebook price-fixing case, reports Publisher’s Weekly. The denial effectively ends the case and upholds Judge Denise Cote’s 2013 finding that...
Ingram acquires Perseus’ distribution business
Monday, 7 March 2016
In the US, Ingram has acquired the distribution arm of Perseus Book Group for an undisclosed sum, reports Publishers Weekly. The deal, which is expected to close at the end...
Nook closes UK operations
Friday, 4 March 2016
From 15 March, Barnes & Noble’s (B&N) Nook ereading platform will no longer sell ebooks in the UK. In a notice to readers, Nook said its store on Nook devices,...
Guinness launches pop-culture annual
Friday, 4 March 2016
Guinness World Records is launching a new pop-culture annual in March. Blockbusters!, aimed at children aged eight to 12, will focus on ‘the year’s biggest smash hits from the world...
WH Smith to launch book club with Zoella
Thursday, 3 March 2016
In the UK, WH Smith is launching an ‘exclusive book club’ with YouTube star and Girl Online author Zoella, reports the Bookseller. The club, which will launch in mid-2016, will...
Fiction Uncovered prize seeking new sponsorship
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
In the UK, the Fiction Uncovered prize, which awards British mid-list writers, will not run in 2016 as it is seeking new sponsorship, reports the Bookseller. The prize is administered...
Hachette buys Perseus Book Group’s publishing division
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
In the US, Hachette has entered into a binding agreement to buy Perseus Books Group’s (PBG) publishing division, reports Publishers Weekly. PBG, which comprises nine imprints and has partnerships with...
Kinokuniya to sell graphic novels with exclusive covers
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
In the US, bookstore chain Books Kinokuniya will collaborate with publishers to bring out variant covers for a selection of English-language graphic novels, reports Publishers Weekly. The titles include the...
Book adaptations honoured at Academy Awards
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
A number of book-to-film adaptations were winners at this year’s Academy Awards, reports the Guardian. The Revenant, which won awards in the categories of best director, best actor (Leonardo DiCaprio),...
Pearson reports 30% profit increase from PRH in 2015
Monday, 29 February 2016
In the UK, Pearson has reported that its share of operating profit from Penguin Random House (PRH) was up 30% in 2015 compared to the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly....
Shortlist announced for 2016 Diagram Prize for oddest book title
Monday, 29 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, presented by the Bookseller, has been announced. The seven titles selected for the shortlist are: Reading...
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