Daily Archives: July 19, 2010

iPad Launch News

iPad Goes On Sale In Ireland Friday

July 19, 2010 – 11:50 pm

Apple’s iPad goes on sale in Ireland and 8 other countries on Friday 23 July.

The base 16GB wi-fi model will be priced at €499 but no further pricing has been released.

Although Irish readers will have access to the iBooks app on the iPad it is unclear if any Irish publishers will have titles available on the device.

However, publishers who have ebooks available through Kobo, Barnes & Noble or Kindle, all of whom have iPad apps will be able t sell ebooks to Irish readers.

Although there is no pre-order ability on Apple’s website the site does suggest that authorised resellers will have units for sale on the day.

The suggested retail price for the Apple iPad are below:
16GB – 32GB – 64GB
€499 – €599 – €699 >> Wi-Fi
€599 – €699 – €799 >> 3G

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Rights

Melissa Hill Signs With Simon & Schuster For New Thriller

July 19, 2010 – 11:28 pm

Melissa HillWomen’s Fiction writer Melissa Hill and her husband, Kevin Hill, will co-author a new series of thrillers for Simon & Schuster under the penname Casey Hill.

Taboo, the first of a six-figure, two book deal, will be released in Spring 2011 and will feature the character Riley Steel – a Quantico trained forensic investigator who comes to Dublin to head up the GFU, a new state-of-the-art Irish crime lab.

Hill will continue to publish Women’s Fiction with Hodder & Stoughton and is currently writing a novel for release with them in 2011.

Maxine Hitchcock, Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster was the acquiring editor. German and Dutch rights deals have already been agreed for the book.

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