Traditional News:
- Ally Condie scores deal with Dutton Children’s Books (a Penguin imprint) for two new novels
- Melville House, a publisher based out of Brooklyn, announces their plans to open a new company (Melville House UK) in London.
- Penguin changes their regulations for libraries lending ebooks.
Digital Publishing News and New Technology:
- Amazon to acquire book social media site Goodreads.
- Using Kickstarter, video game creator Joe Booth raises funds for a digital interactive book.
- Nook adjusts their app, saying in-app purchasing is on its way.
- TheReadingRoom.com launches new ebook store and e-reading app.
This Week’s Bestsellers:
- James Patterson tops this week’s New York Times bestseller list.
- GalleyCat rounds up this month’s top self-publishers of children’s books.
- This week, Jesinda Wilder dominates GalleyCat’s Self-Published Bestsellers List.
Tips for Writers:
- Random House shares three lessons learned from the publication and success of “Fifty Shades of Grey”.
Upcoming Writing Contests:
- Enter to win the Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards; the early-bird deadline is coming up on April 1st.
- Glimmer Train’s ongoing contest, “Fiction Open”, is open to submissions until March 31st.
Celebrities in Publishing:
- After gaining world-wide attention for her bravery, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai is to publish her memoir with Little, Brown.
- Jim Carrey to publish a “metaphysical children’s book” titled How Roland Rolls.
Book to Screen:
- Columbia Pictures snaps up the rights to “Seeker”, an upcoming novel from author Arwen Elys Dayton. The “Seeker” trilogy sold to Delacorte Press (a Random House imprint) less than two weeks ago in a six-figure deal.
