24.03.17
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THE LEAD STORY LONDON BOOK FAIR ROUND-UP
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Pictured left a busy Author HQ area of the fair hosted a number of panels and seminars aimed at the writers in attendance; right bestsell- ing authors Jojo Moyes and David Nicholls were guests at the London Book & Screen Week’s CAMEO Awards
“I feel privileged to be part of Orion’s non-fiction rebrand... We will firm up the list’s edges and increase its profile on the global stage,” Harris said. “We have an amazing wealth of bestselling authors and we look forward to creating future brands and publishing new talent alongside our big names. We have hand-picked the very best editorial team for the launch, and the results are already very exciting,” she added. Orion m.d. Katie Espiner added:
“Orion’s track record in launching and nurturing some of the most beloved and bestselling non-fiction of the past 25 years has been second to none. Under Amanda and her team’s stewardship, I know Seven Dials will continue to bring the very best books to the widest possible readership.”
Bonnier Book Ventures eyeing start-ups
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The way we tell stories is evolving, which demands that platforms act faster and are more innovative
Rebecka Leffler pictured B
onnier Book Ventures (BBV) is looking to invest in start-ups, c.e.o. Rebecka Leffler told The
Bookseller. Launched in January, BBV was set up to be reactive and flexible in line with consumers’ changing demands and habits. “The way we tell stories is rapidly evolving, which demands that platforms act faster and are more innovative,” she said. “BBV is fully focused on digital innovation, for which the acquisition of start-ups is as important as organic growth through
product development. Our vision is to create an environment that stimulates and develops new ways to create, curate and distribute stories.”
BBV self-publishing
Pictured top Little Tiger Group unveiled a new logo to celebrate its 30th year; while above HC UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne left and Curtis Brown agent Jonny Geller were among the guests at HarperCollins’ annual party
platform Type & Tell was unveiled at this year’s fair, but Leffler said it would be “picky” about its investments. “It is important for us to be out there, talking to potential
partners to see where we can find synergies between what we know and what they have developed,” she said. BBV will launch a series of online courses on health, exercise and self-improvement
(using Bonnier Books authors’ content) in beta form in Sweden this month, with a view to evolving it into a “huge catalogue”.
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