Written By: Lisa Campbell Nine HMV stores have shut their doors as the music retailer begins it's programme of closures. The HMV Group announced at the beginning of the year it would shut 40 HMV stores and 20 Waterstone's shops within 12 months in a bid to cut costs, and it has begun to close... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Granta magazine's deputy editor Ellah Allfrey has made two acquisitions for Granta Books: a book on the Rwanda genocide and a collection of American short stories. Of Martin Kimani's The Work of War, for which Allfrey bought world rights excluding north America... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip stone Jamie Oliver's Jamie's 30-minute Meals (Michael Joseph) has returned to the summit of the Official UK Top 50 after a three-week hiatus. The bestselling hardback non-fiction book since records began sold 37,407 copies in the seven days to 29th January, up 77%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
One month before controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) last week reintroduced a reauthorization bill that would restore protections for reader privacy that were eliminated by the Act in 2001. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has reportedly rejected Sony's reader app from the App store for selling content within the app and letting customers make purchases outside the App store (such as within the Sony Reader Store, according to The New York Times. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams The Office of Fair Trading has announced an enquiry into the ebook agency model, following what it described as a "significant number of complaints". The OFT said the investigation is "into whether arrangements that certain publishers have put in place with some... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Random House Books has acquired one of the first books on the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, Spills and Spin: The Inside Story of BP by Reuters oil-industry reporter Tom Bergin. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Eleven Waterstone's stores will close by the end of this week. The outlets are spread across the UK and are mostly in locations where more than one Waterstone's store currently exists. Staff at the affected Waterstone's stores have now entered into a period of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Essex county council has vowed not to close any of its libraries, or to cut back its mobile library destinations. But consultation is to begin next month on proposals to reduce opening hours to 54 of its 73 libraries. Jeremy Lucas, cabinet member for heritage, culture... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams John Blake has acquired world rights in the "candid, harrowing and often hilarious" autobiography of "Benidorm" actress Crissy Rock. Editor-in-chief Michelle Signore bought the rights through Ken Douglas at MCLA, with John Blake to publish on 12th March. This... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Picador is teaming up with The Reading Agency and Mumsnet to give away 2,500 copies of the paperback of Emma Donoghue's Man Booker shortlisted novel Room. The Reading Agency's Room Mega Read library promotion will distribute 500 copies of Room to four libraries in Bury... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
There have been a few popular books in recent years detailing Google's ascent in the digital world, notably Ken Auletta's Googled: The End of the World as We Know It and Jeff Jarvis's What Would Google Do. But there is another story, says author and media scholar Siva Vai-dhyanathan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was no shortage of debates and discussions at last week's second annual Digital Book World, where about 1,300 members of the trade publishing industry turned out in New York to explore ways to navigate the digital transition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Borders has told some US publishers and landlords it is delaying January payments to them, in a bid to complete a debt restructuring. The announcement comes just days after the troubled retailer secured funding from GE Capital. Reuters reports Borders said the move will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a month of negotiations, Hearst has made an offer to buy 102 magazine titles from the French publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Sadly, I must reaffirm my position stated during Apple CEO Steve Jobs' last medical leave, in January 2009: His health situation isn't a private matter, and, frankly, it's even less so now. The seeming suddenness of Jobs' more recent medical leave, which this time is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite pressure coming from a number of different areas on bricks-and-mortar bookstores, the American Booksellers Association's sixth annual Winter Institute, which took place January 1821 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., was surprisingly upbeat. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst Corporation has made a "binding offer" of 651m (£559m) for Lagardère's international magazine business, which includes a licensing agreement for fashion magazine Elle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Gloucestershire county council has reinvested £500,000 into its library budget, with new proposals that would see Cinderford library saved from closure. But Friends of Gloucestershire libraries said the revised plans, which would still leave 10 libraries at risk of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Sphere has acquired the tie-in title to comedian Billy Connolly's forthcoming "Route 66" ITV show. Non-fiction publishing director Adam Strange bought world rights from Maverick Television to Billy Connolly's Route 66, winning a four-way auction. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]