Thursday, August 21, 2014

THE ROUNDUP with PW - Laura Ingalls Wilder Memoir Coming

Wright to Head Up New HBG Int'l Sales Unit
Ben Wright, current director, digital sales and channel development at Penguin Random House, has been named group international sales director at Hachette Book Group. Based out of London, Wright will oversee the publisher's new group international sales division. more »



WHSmith Stocking Amazon Paperbacks : WHSmith is stocking paperback books published by Thomas & Mercer, a crime fiction imprint of Amazon Publishing.

Horror Stories from the Book Tour Life: "Writing a book can be agony. But in today’s publishing climate, your real work has only begun: Now you have to go out and sell the darn thing—and keep your cool along the way." From Lesley Kagen for the Daily Beast.

E-reading Adversely Affects Plot Recall : Kindle readers are “significantly” worse at recalling plot compared to paperback readers, according to a new Europe-wide study.

Publishers Scrambling for Cover: The controversy about a new "adult" look for a children's classic has focused attention on book cover design.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Memoir Coming: The author penned one of the most beloved children's series of the 20th century, but a forthcoming autobiography will show devoted 'Little House on the Prairie' fans a more realistic, grittier view of frontier living.


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