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Digital Publisher Inky Sprat Launches with Babette Cole Titles
British author-illustrator Babette Cole has started a digital publishing company called Inky Sprat, with e-book versions of her works and plans to release her previously published titles as well as books by other authors.
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Macmillan and RAINN Partnership Honors 'Speak'
The publisher of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak is partnering with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) in a campaign to raise awareness and funds during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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'The Chocolate War' and Other Robert Cormier Titles Now Available Digitally
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers is releasing e-book versions of a dozen young adult novels by Robert Cormier, who died in 2000 and was known for his unflinching portrayal of adolescence.
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Facts & Figures 2012: ‘Hunger Games’ Still Rules in Children's
For children's books, without a doubt, the Hunger Games was the story of the year. Its performance far exceeded that of all other books for children and teens.
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LBYR Joins Storia
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is the latest publisher to add some of its titles to Storia, Scholastic’s classroom-based, teacher-recommended e-reading app for kids. A selection of LBYR books, from picture books to young adult novels, will be available on Storia in late spring.
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Previewing the NYC Teen Author Festival
More than 90 authors have signed on for the event, which takes place from March 18 through March 24 at public venues and schools around the city.
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Seattle YA Authors Organize Grassroots Tour
The "You Are Next" tour has visited schools and bookstores in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Portland, Ore. Next stop: Disneyland.
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This Week in Children's Apps: March 14, 2013
This week in children's apps, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes to the App Store with two ways to play.
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Bookmasters Partners with Classroom Library Co. on K-12
Classroom Library will begin selling Bookmasters’s lines of educational and children’s books with Express Publishing’s English Language Learning products and Stephen Cosgrove’s Serendipity series.
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AWP Looks at Picture Book Writers in a Digital Age
The "Picture Book Writers in an E-Book and App Era" panel at this year's AWP Bookfair focused on how picture books are going digital.
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In Brief: March 7
This week, two big Scholastic names meet; Louisiana kids learn about the environment from a debut author; and a game-show contestant shows off his picture-book knowledge.
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News Corp's Amplify Unit Unveils Education Tablet
Amplify CEO Joel Klein unveiled the company's much anticipated $300 open-source 10-inch tablet, designed specifically for K-12 classrooms, at a presentation at SXSWedu in Austin, Texas.
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Big Blue Marble Books: A Press with a Mission
A drive to inspire children to learn more about the Earth motivated Gabriella Francine to found Big Blue Marble Books, her first foray into book publishing.
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Bologna at 50: Looking Back, Forging Ahead
For many children's book industry professionals around the globe, a trip to the Bologna Children's Book Fair has become a familiar, and always welcome, rite of spring.
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Children's Job Moves: February 2013
New job announcements in children's publishing for February 2013.
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Children's Books at Winter Institute:
Photos from Kansas CityDespite all the snow, there was no shortage of children's book activity at Winter Institute this year. See our photos from the wintry gathering.
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Pre-Registration Is Now Live for Find Waldo Local
Independent bookstores can preregister now through March 22 for July's The Find Waldo Local promotion, sponsored by Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association.
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Licensing Hotline: February 2013
Bendon is going high-end through a new licensing deal with model, designer, and entrepreneur Kathy Ireland and her company.
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Random House Children's Books, MeeGenius Partner for Digital Titles
MeeGenius, the digital platform for children's books, has announced a distribution partnership with Random House Children's Books, bringing select titles from popular authors and brands like Richard Scarry, P.D. Eastman, the Berenstain Bears, and Barbie to MeeGenius's two million readers.
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Slight Dip in Children's Book Sales for October 2012, Says AAP Monthly StatShot
Overall sales of children’s books fell by 2.6% overall in October 2012 compared with October 2011.



