Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 07:34 Almost half of teenagers have read a book on a computer, according to a new survey to mark World Book Day. As hundreds of events get under way across the country today, 40.8% of teenagers said they had read a book on a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 05:36 The administrators of British Bookshops and Stationers will begin an online auction of non-book stock, including forklift trucks and office equipment, on Tuesday (8th March). Interested parties will be invited to view the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 15:24 Gardners has received backing for its Hive consumer website from publishers including Hachette UK's c.e.o. after it presented its new initiative to more than 300 publishers. The wholesaler has yet to confirm a live date for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 07:22 Former childrens laureate Michael Morpurgo and Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson have spoken out in support of the Guardians new book website for children, which launches today [3rd March] on World Book Day. The site,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Association of Magazine Media (MPA) released a study following growth in magazine-created iPad Apps, tracking a decline from previous months numbers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 07:54 Simon & Schuster UK will publish the memoir of Prizzi's Honour actress Anjelica Huston next year after buying her autobiography. S&S UK bought UK and Commonwealth rights including Australia from Cathryn Summerhayes in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 15:00 Rare and out-of-print books specialist AbeBooks is to acquire Zvab.com, the online marketplace for German rare antiquarian books. The company, which was itself bought by Amazon.com in 2008, reached an agreement with Mediantis AG to acquire the assets of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 08:43 John Grisham has switched publisher from Random House to Hodder & Stoughton, the publisher of his books aimed at younger readers. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 18:05 Random House US is introducing 17,000 books to the iBookstore, several days after it announced it had moved to agency pricing. At this afternoon's Apple iPad event in San Francisco, Apple c.e.o. Steve Jobs said users have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 08:45 Half of all book buyers expect to pay less for ebooks, according to new research by Mintel, but those book readers who already own ebook devices have marginally more realistic expectations over price, suggesting that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 08:44 HMV Group has "substantially" backed a social networking site called aNobii, which aims to help readers find buy and share books. The website, www.anobii.com, has existed since 2006 but was bought recently by internet... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Unions competition regulators carried out unannounced inspections into various eBook companies on Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 09:28 The HMV Group has issued its second profit warning of the year and will breach a bank covenant test when it announces full year results in April. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an unexpected about-face, publisher Random House announced on Monday that it would adopt the agency model for ebook sales in the U.S., beginning March 1... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Borders and Angus & Robertson bookstores could begin closing across the country by the weekend with staff made redundant, as the administrators to the failed business try to stem the losses and save the group. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Laura Richards Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 14:59 Man Booker winner Howard Jacobson has dismissed social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, claiming both sites "will be the death of us". In an interview on Sky Arts' "The Book Show", The Finkler Question author confessed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 15:06 Dulwich Books has invested nearly £10,000 on a revamp to increase book space and create a new area for events. The owner Sheila OReilly said the redesign made her books more accessible for customers to buy and browse and she... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hearst Corporation has launched the beta version of Manilla, a free personal account management system. George Kliavkoff has been named CEO of the service that allows consumers to securely link bank accounts, view statements, pay bills and manage subscriptions through one account. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning Tuesday, Random House will join other major book publishers in selling its ebooks using the so-called agency model, setting its own prices for ebooks while the retailer takes a commission. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 16:09 Kate Atkinson has knocked Jamie Oliver off the top of the charts, thanks largely to a spot in W H Smith's "£2.99 if you buy the Times" link-save promotion, with Started Early, Took My Dog (Black Swan) the new Official UK Top 50... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]