Blackstaff Acquires Tony Macaulay’s Breadboy!
Blackstaff Press has announced the acquisition of a new title by Tony Macaulay, the bestselling author of Paperboy! Senior Editor Helen Wright bought world rights in Breadboy which will be published in paperback in Spring 2013. Helen said: ‘We’re all…
Briefly Noted | Hachette snaps up Blyton estate | The Bookseller
Hachette UK has acquired worldwide rights in the Enid Blyton estate, excluding Noddy, from Chorion. Hachette Children’s Books m.d. Marlene Johnson said: “I am absolutely delighted that we have acquired world rights to publish Enid Blyton. Hodder was her original…
An Independent Christmas Selection
In a slight departure from past Christmas suggestions we’ve asked only one bookseller, Louisa Cameron from Raven Books, to suggest some books for the season, I think you’ll agree she knocks it out of the park. A sumptuous gift book, The…
Briefly Noted | Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Book Publishers Over Illegal Ebook Price Fixing
Class-action law firm Hagens Bermans seeking more plaintiffs for its lawsuit against Apple and five publishers over illegal ebook price-fixing. The publishers include HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster—five of of the top names in the book publishing…
Y Books Sells International Rights
Y Books, the recently formed publisher run by Chenile Keogh and Robert Doran, have sold international publishing rights for their title Paperboy by Tony Macaulay to HarperCollins. Harper Collins plan to release the new edition in November 2011 in the…
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