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Diary of a Wimpy Kid eBooks Available on Storia Starting October 30th
THE TEACHER-RECOMMENDED EREADING APP FROM SCHOLASTIC Full backlist available on October 30th with 7th and newest title coming November 13th NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2012 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the …
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Raven Tree Press Announces Titles Available on Kindle Devices and Apps!
McHenry, IL – September 24, 2012 – Raven Tree Press is proud to announce select titles are now available on Kindle devices and apps. Titles include: StinkyKids and the Runaway …
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Storia, the eReading App for Kids Created by Scholastic, to Offer Titles from Albert Whitman & Company
Contact: Kyle Good 212.343.4563 or kgood@scholastic.com Sara Sinek 212.343.6899 or ssinek@scholastic.com Michelle F. Bayuk 847.232.2811 or mbayuk@albertwhitman.com NEW YORK, NY — September 20, 2012 — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education …
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Scholastic Launches ‘Clifford’s BIG Birthday App’
“For 50 years, Clifford’s humor, joy and kindness have entertained and inspired generations of readers,” saidDeborah Forte, President of Scholastic Media and Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc. “We’re proud …
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Olympic Gold Medalist and American Soccer Star Alex Morgan to Publish Debut Middle-Grade Series With Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — American soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan has signed with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & …
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Macmillan and 21st Century Launch Joint Children’s Publishing Venture in China, Macmillan Century Consulting & Service Company Ltd
“The company will be led by Zhang Quilin, the president of 21st Century Publishing House Co., and Charlotte Liu, the Macmillan Group’s managing director for Greater China. Included in Macmillan …
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Scholastic Announces Infinity Ring, a New Multi-Platform Time Travel Adventure Series for Kids Ages 8-12
New York, NY (August 15, 2012) — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, today announces a massive worldwide campaign to promote INFINITY RING™, a new …
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Nosy Crow Launches Its First Non-Fiction Book App for Children:
London, 8 August, 2012 – Independent publisher Nosy Crow is pleased to announce its first non-fiction book app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Rounds: Franklin Frog, is now available on …
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Scholastic Launches Harry Potter Reading Club, an Online Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents
The site’s “buy” feature includes an option to search for local brick-and-mortar retailers of the series by zip code. Educators can also register for a virtual author visit with J.K. …
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Random House and FremantleMedia Announce Partnership to Develop TV Shows Based on Books
PRESS RELEASE: FREMANTLEMEDIA & RANDOM HOUSE FORM EXCLUSIVE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP – Newly Established Random House Television To Be Headed By Jeffrey Levine – July 25, 2012 – FremantleMedia, the producer …
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Niall Leonard, E.L. James’ Husband, Lands US Book Deal
Book one, Crusher, will be published on September 11th. In his native country, Leonard’s book will be published by the UK arm of Random House Children’s Publishing. Reportedly, Leonard penned …
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HarperCollins Children’s Books Inks Major Multi-Book Deal with Newbery-Winner Neil Gaiman
The multi-book deal for North American rights was negotiated at HarperCollins Children’s Books by Kate Morgan Jackson, Editor-in-Chief, and Rosemary Brosnan, Executive Editor, with Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House. “We …
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Babymouse for President!
Who will emerge victorious? Will it be Santiago, the cutest presidential seal you’ve ever seen? Or will Georgie the giraffe, a candidate who is “willing to stick his neck out”, …
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Judy Blume’s ‘Forever’ Out in eBook Format for the First Time
“Readers may discuss and share memories about Forever (or any Judy Blume book) using the Twitter hashtag #JudyBlumeForever. If you include the phrase “@Judy Blume’s Forever is finally available as an eBook” on …
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E-Booksellers Tracking How Readers Engage with E-Books
“It takes the average reader just seven hours to read the final book in Suzanne Collins’s ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy on the Kobo e-reader—about 57 pages an hour.” more>>
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Where’s Waldo? On Main Street.
Somerville, MA — This July, 250 independent booksellers are joining together in a coast-to-coast celebration of Shop Local and the iconic children’s book character, Waldo’s twenty-fifth birthday. From Mendocino to …
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Reading Rainbow Is Back and It’s An App!
Los Angeles, CA, June 20, 2012 — Reading Rainbow host and producer, LeVar Burton, today reimagines the iconic brand as a reading adventure App designed especially for the iPad. Designed …
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Bookshare and Mada Launch Accessible Arabic eBook Collection
Bookshare, the largest online accessible library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities, in partnership with Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center), has released 100 new titles in Arabic, giving …
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Sylvan Dell Debuts New Spanish Titles
Focusing on developments in education Sylvan Dell debuted Spanish in their eBook read-aloud feature in 2007, with over 10,000 schools in the US and Canada having enjoyed eBook Site License …
