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People: Deborah Rogers Dies, and More

May 1, 2014
By Sarah Weinman

Prominent UK literary agent Deborah Rogers died yesterday, of a suspected heart attack, the Bookseller reports. Rogers, Coleridge and White confirmed the death of its chairman — who was presented with a lifetime achievement award just weeks ago at the London Book Fair. One of her authors, Kazuo Ishiguro, commented:  “I’m groping for consolations in the face […]

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Corporate: Little Brown UK Buys Constable & Robinson; Simon & Schuster Launches Business Book Site

February 3, 2014
By Michael Cader

Little Brown UK has purchased Constable & Robinson, which will continue to operate as its own entity under managing director Pete Duncan, who will report to David Shelley. Nova Jayne Robinson indicates to the Bookseller that the conversations began some time last year, before the death of previous chairman Nick Robinson in September. “Nick and […]

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Briefs: On Aiken, Black, and More

September 20, 2013
By Michael Cader

The Authors Guild announced that longtime executive director Paul Aiken, 54, was diagnosed with early-stage ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Aiken is currently in remission of symptoms due to steroid therapy, and promises to start posting his medical records for those who are interested in this treatment regimen. “He admits he has no way of knowing […]

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eNews: Google Play in 9 More Countries; BookVibe’s Tweet-Based Recommendations; And More

July 19, 2013
By Sarah Weinman

Google Play has expanded into nine more European countries, including Denmark, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, bringing the total to 26. The NYT’s Bits Blog writes up its impressions of BookVibe, a book recommendation service created by fledgling startup Parakweet that “basically analyzes the tweets of accounts that you follow […]

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Corporate: Penguin Tries Book Discovery With “First to Read”; Quercus Moves Sales In-House; And More

June 18, 2013
By Sarah Weinman

Penguin is launching a new book discovery tool, First To Read, that will offer “widely anticipated” excerpts of forthcoming Penguin titles as Hotshot by Julie Garwood, The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, (also available on our own Fall/Winter Buzz Books 2013 sampler), The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead, Sister Mother Husband Dog by […]

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eNews: Harper’s Hackathon Twist With BookSmash Challenge

June 6, 2013
By Sarah Weinman

A week after the Perseus-produced Hackathon that concluded at BEA, HarperCollins is launching its own version with BookSmash Challenge, a contest running from today through September 5 that asks developers developers “to create new digital products that ‘break the binding’ and re-imagine the book.”  Developers will have access to works by more than a dozen […]

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