I've mentioned my love for Ann Packer's books many a time on this blog, so I about jumped for joy when I read the following
book deal announcement:
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Not exact matches
According to the
deal announcement, the
book will take readers «on a romp through history and literature with dignity for few and cookies for all, with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, political and historical figures, all drawn in Kate Beaton's pared - down, excitable style.»
But combine that with routine business meetings, and all this activity means it's all but impossible to stay on top of the latest news — whether it's a hot rights
deal, the
announcement of the latest
book prize, or simply where to get a decent meal at the Messe.
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When the then -25-year-old Cline signed a three -
book contract for $ 2 million + in 2014, the news was met with a level of skepticism and resentment not seen since the
announcement of the multi-million-dollar
deal for Marisha Pessl's Special Topics in Calamity Physics.
According to the
deal announcement, the new
book «follows the intertwined lives of three Long Island men over the course of fifty years, their affections, their mistakes, and the stories that have shaped them.»
Okay... if you thought I already made my big
announcement when I told you about my
book deal, I didn't.
The best discount is a surprise discount, and browsing Amazon this week I discovered a very special
announcement: «The Big
Deal: Kindle
Books Up to 85 % Off!»
Two separate
announcements today reveal the interesting ways that print
book deals are changing in an ebook world.
(O'Reilly, which puts out technical
books, was not on the list of five publishers during Apple's
announcement of the iPad, but is discussing a
deal with Apple.)
While the Amazon
announcement is primarily a branding and marketing strategy (reduced price, specially highlighted on its own landing page) and probably just one more shot across the bow of traditional publishers (major authors have stuff shoved into a drawer that could be published independently, without the involvement of their «trade
book» publisher), the concept could be a big
deal for two kinds of people who read this blog: Bloggers and magazine publishers.
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