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Off the Shelf

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New site launched by Simon&Schuster to help readers find books…

Off the Shelf is a site and newsletter created by passionate editors, authors, and others inside the book business to help you discover—or rediscover—great books. Whether they’re bestsellers you never got a chance to read or classics you remember falling for when you first read them, the books we write about have made an indelible impression on us as readers and have become friends we revisit often. We hope that shining a new light on these wonderful books will help you discover a passion for them too.

Mercy Pilkington on Good E-Reader writes:

A number of companies have tried to combat the growing problem of ebook discovery by building daily email lists and book websites, landing pages that are supposed to draw readers in order to discover the latest in publishing. Companies like Libboo have recently launched a daily feature based on traffic generated called The Midlist, designed specifically to highlight worthy books that are getting some traction, while not necessarily being top of the list bestsellers.

Today, Simon&Schuster announced its own version of a discovery mailer called Off The Shelf, but one thing that makes S&S’s site standout is its publisher-agnostic focus. By highlighting a variety of books instead of just their own catalog of titles, the publisher is taking a rather selfless move in the direction of connecting authors and readers.

via Off the Shelf.

Espresso bought by Discovery

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Announced in The Bookseller on Friday: Espresso Education, the UK provider of digital education resources for primary schools, has been bought by US media giant Discovery Communications, operator of the Discovery Channel.
Espresso Education’s education services, which include Espresso Primary, Clipbank and Channel 4 Learning, are available in nearly 11,500 schools in the UK, with Espresso Primary serving nearly 50% of primarily schools.

Founder Lewis Bronze said: “We are extremely pleased to be joining a blue chip industry leader like Discovery Education and we look forward to working with them to continue to transform classrooms across the UK. I am confident that with the combination of Discovery Education’s unparalleled content and resources, and Espresso’s strong footprint in U.K. primary schools, we will continue to offer imaginative and curriculum-relevant services that will make a positive impact on pupil understanding and achievement.”

via Espresso bought by Discovery | The Bookseller.

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books Announces Partnership with Box of Awesome and Box of OMG – BWWBooksWorld

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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books UK [have] announced a partnership with Box of Awesome, a unique new initiative delivering boxes of free goodies to children across the UK. Described as ‘a free Birchbox for kids’, Box of Awesome aims to solve the discovery and noise problems faced by consumer companies targeting children and teenagers.

As well as collaborating with major brands aimed at the youth market, Box of Awesome has a policy of including a book in every box, to encourage a culture of reading amongst the target audience. The company has teamed up with Simon & Schuster Children’s books to feature books from bestselling authors and series, including Zom-B by Darren Shan and Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell.

via Simon & Schuster Children’s Books Announces Partnership with Box of Awesome and Box of OMG – BWWBooksWorld.

Find out more on http://www.boxofawesome.tv/