Diary of a Wimpy Kid

This Week in Entertainment News: 13 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, August 18, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the entertainment and media industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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The Op Games Launches CLUE®: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

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CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Usaopoly (The Op), the board game and puzzle publisher behind best-selling party games including Telestrations®, Blank Slate™ and Hues and Cues™, today launched the most humorous version of the classic mystery game with CLUE®: Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Under license from leading toy and game company Hasbro and based on Jeff Kinney's popular book series with over 275 million copies sold worldwide, the game will enable fans to play as their favorite characters from the Wimpy Kid world with a mysterious new twist.

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"We are passionate about creating games that bring families and friends together to create new memories - making CLUE: Diary of Wimpy Kid a perfect fit for fans of all ages."
Designed for two to six players, ages eight and up, CLUE®: Diary of a Wimpy Kid features custom-illustrated artwork displaying several well-known locations from the popular book series across the board.
CLUE®: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (MSRP: $44.99) is available now on The Op's website.
To learn more about the new game and The Op, visit www.TheOp.Games , and follow along on social ( @TheOpGames ) for the latest game announcements and launches.

New Book-to-Screen Adaptations of Major RBmedia Franchises Launch

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Monday, June 12, 2023

LANDOVER, Md., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that new book-to-screen adaptations of some of its biggest franchises will launch over the coming months. RBmedia publishes the audiobooks for many of the most anticipated film, TV, and streaming releases—including Outlander, Bridgerton, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

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Over the last three decades, Outlander has become a worldwide phenomenon, with a following of millions of readers and audiobook listeners.
The popularity of Bridgerton has catapulted Julia Quinn's books to the top of multiple New York Times bestseller lists.
Troy Juliar, Chief Content Officer for RBmedia said, "Legions of fans who can't wait to discover what happens next in these series are now enjoying the audiobooks.
RBmedia audiobooks are available for download on Audible, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Audiobooks.com, and everywhere digital audiobooks are sold.

400,000+ Digital Books from 3,000 Publishers Now Available in Flexible Library Access Model

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

LONDON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive announced today at the London Book Fair that more than 400,000 digital ebook and audiobook titles are now available in the "OverDrive Max" access model. Available in OverDrive Marketplace, the world's largest catalog for school and library digital book sales, OverDrive Max was specifically designed to provide greater flexibility and value for library budgets to meet the increased demand for digital books. It is quickly becoming the fastest growing sales model for authors and publishers seeking to maximize their revenue from institutional buyers.

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Available in OverDrive Marketplace , the world's largest catalog for school and library digital book sales, OverDrive Max was specifically designed to provide greater flexibility and value for library budgets to meet the increased demand for digital books.
It is quickly becoming the fastest growing sales model for authors and publishers seeking to maximize their revenue from institutional buyers.
Without question, OverDrive Max is my absolute favorite lending model and I wish it was available for more titles."
"The OverDrive Max access model cuts down on wait times, supports library book clubs and ensures we offer a great collection of 'available now' titles for patrons to peruse," said Sandra Breedlove, Digital Selection Librarian at Sonoma County Library in California.

TrueLake Files Third Lawsuit Claiming Copyright Infringement by Tencent Music Entertainment ("TME") Subsidiary

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Monday, January 9, 2023

HONG KONG, Jan. 09, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited ("TrueLake BJ"), the partner for business operations of TrueLake Holdings Limited ("TrueLake HK"), a leading publisher of Mandarin and foreign language audiobooks by many of the world's best-selling authors, on August 26, 2022 filed its copyright infringement case against Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited ("QQ Music"), a subsidiary of Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME").

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HONG KONG, Jan. 09, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited ("TrueLake BJ"), the partner for business operations of TrueLake Holdings Limited ("TrueLake HK"), a leading publisher of Mandarin and foreign language audiobooks by many of the world's best-selling authors, on August 26, 2022 filed its copyright infringement case against Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited ("QQ Music"), a subsidiary of Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME").
In the case, TrueLake BJ alleges that QQ Music has infringed its copyright by providing unauthorized access to some of its most popular audio recordings.
According to numbers made available to the public by QQ Music ( https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/qq%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90-%E5%90%AC%E6%88%91%E6... ), these works have been accessed or downloaded over 9.549 million times by its users.
Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited is the China operations partner for TrueLake Holdings Limited, a media publisher, specializing in Mandarin and foreign language content.

TrueLake Files Second Lawsuit Claiming Copyright Infringement by Tencent Music Entertainment ("TME") Subsidiary

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Monday, January 2, 2023

HONG KONG, China, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited ("TrueLake BJ"), the partner for business operations of TrueLake Holdings Limited ("TrueLake HK"), a leading publisher of Mandarin and foreign language audiobooks by many of the world's best-selling authors, on September 8, 2022 filed its copyright infringement case against Beijing Kuwo Technology Co., Ltd. ("Kuwo"), a subsidiary of Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME").

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HONG KONG, China, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited ("TrueLake BJ"), the partner for business operations of TrueLake Holdings Limited ("TrueLake HK"), a leading publisher of Mandarin and foreign language audiobooks by many of the world's best-selling authors, on September 8, 2022 filed its copyright infringement case against Beijing Kuwo Technology Co., Ltd. ("Kuwo"), a subsidiary of Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME").
In the case, TrueLake BJ alleges that Kuwo has infringed its copyright by providing unauthorized access to some of its most popular audio recordings.
According to numbers made available to the public by Kuwo ( https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E9%85%B7%E6%88%91%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90-%E5%A... ), these works have been accessed or downloaded over 1.653 million times by its users.
Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited is the China operations partner for TrueLake Holdings Limited, a media publisher, specializing in Mandarin and foreign language content.

TrueLake Files Lawsuit Claiming Copyright Infringement by Tencent Music Entertainment ("TME") Subsidiary

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

HONG KONG, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited ("TrueLake BJ"), the partner for business operations of TrueLake Holdings Limited ("TrueLake HK"), a leading publisher of Mandarin and foreign language audiobooks by many of the world's best-selling authors, on 28 November 2022 appeared in Guangzhou Internet Court in a hearing to present its copyright infringement case against Guangzhou Kugou Technology Co., Ltd. ("Kugou"), a subsidiary of Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME").

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In the case, TrueLake BJ alleges that Kugou has infringed its copyright by providing unauthorized access to some of its most popular audio recordings.
According to numbers made available to the public through the Kugou iPhone app ( https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E9%85%B7%E7%8B%97%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90/id472... ), these works have been accessed or downloaded over five million times by its users.
Beijing TrueLake Culture Development Limited is the China operations partner for TrueLake Holdings Limited, a media publisher, specializing in Mandarin and foreign language content.
Its international sales efforts are shored up by its distribution network to over 80,000 libraries, schools and institutions, as well as to individual users.

Introducing the All-New Kindle and Kindle Kids: Now with 300 ppi High-Resolution Display, USB-C Charging, and 2X Storage

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

And since we launched Kindle Kids three years ago, kids have logged nearly 3 billion minutes reading on Kindle devices.

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And since we launched Kindle Kids three years ago, kids have logged nearly 3 billion minutes reading on Kindle devices.
The new Kindle Kids provides an even better reading experience to help kids become lifelong readers.
Kindle and Kindle Kids feature an all-new 6-inch, glare-free, 300 ppi high-resolution display with three-times more pixels for laser-quality text and sharp images that read like paper.
Kindle and Kindle Kids are the lightest and most compact Kindle models availablecarry them in your pocket and comfortably read one-handed for even longer.

Books-A-Million Kicks Off Book Lovers Season™ to Highlight Fall's Most Anticipated New Releases

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Monday, August 1, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Books-A-Million launches its fourth annual Book Lovers Season™ in anticipation of this year's extensive and varied fall publishing lineup. The book retailer's experts have explored all the titles releasing this fall and selected their top recommendations across a variety of categories.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Books-A-Million launches its fourth annual Book Lovers Season in anticipation of this year's extensive and varied fall publishing lineup.
The book retailer's experts have explored all the titles releasing this fall and selected their top recommendations across a variety of categories.
"Book Lovers Season introduces a stellar fall publishing lineup that offers something for readers of every persuasion.
"In addition to finding highly anticipated new releases by bestselling authors, customers will discover debut authors making their mark and autographed editions.

Bare Tree Media and Quidd Team Up to Offer Digital Collectibles for Popular Licensed Brands

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bare Tree Media, the leading digital publisher of licensed IP around the globe, and Quidd, the leading mobile digital collectible platform, have teamed up to offer popular licensed brands as digital collectibles to fans.

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NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bare Tree Media, the leading digital publisher of licensed IP around the globe, and Quidd, the leading mobile digital collectible platform, have teamed up to offer popular licensed brands as digital collectibles to fans.
Within the first two hours of launching one of Bare Tree Media's licensed branded digital collectibles on Quidd, the series sold out and surpassed $100,000 dollars in sales.
Upcoming Bare Tree Media and Quidd collaborations will feature a number of different major brands.
By working with Bare Tree Media, brands can offer non-NFT digital collectibles to fans to be bought on the primary market and sold on the secondary market within Quidd.