Bestselling children’s fantasy series recognised, David Walsh beats Julia Gillard to biography prize, while fiction winner Brooke Davis also picks up new writer award, established in honour of publisher Matt RichellA children’s book has taken home the top prize for the first time in Australia’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book trade is facing more library cuts and an uncertain future in Europe and at the department for Business, Industry and Skills, industry figures say, as they digest the results of the general election, emerging overnight. The Conservatives have racked up 330 seats for an overall majority,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book trade has abandoned the Liberal Democrats in favour of Labour and the Green Party in the five years since the last election, according to a poll of voting intentions conducted by The Bookseller. Support for libraries and making Amazon pay a fair share of tax are the issues the trade is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Table and seat bookings for The Bookseller Industry Awards will close in one week’s time (Tuesday 5th May 2015 at 5pm). There are a very few tables and seats left for the event, which takes place at the Hilton Park Lane on May 11th. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is conducting a survey into the book trade's opinions on the May 7th general election. Share your views with our quick, five-question survey on your voting intentions and how this year's election affects the book trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Elena Ramirez, editorial director of Seix Barral and director of international fiction for Planeta, Spain’s largest publisher, observes that the Spanish book industry has adjusted to a new normal after the country’s financial crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Lithuanian book market was hit by the global recession and remains small, but a coterie of publishers are forging ahead through diversification. The post Lithuania’s Book Trade “Impossible to Shoot Down” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The French culture ministry’s National Book Centre (Centre National du Livre, CNL) will overhaul its system of financial support for the book industry in order to simplify and update it. The reform, which was approved by the CNL’s board last week, reduces the number of interest-free loans and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
There has been an outpouring of support in the trade for Robert Harris's public call for a dedicated BBC TV books programme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Jonny Geller, authors Malorie Blackman, Hilary Mantel and Kate Mosse, and trade figures Nicola Solomon, Richard Mollet, Gail Rebuck, Charlie Redmayne and Tom Weldon are among the figures on the 2015 Debrett’s 500. The annual list brings together the 500 most influential and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller Industry Awards will this year celebrate the ‘book’ of the year alongside the publishers, editors, and retailers who bring the titles to market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the last 15 years, the number of publishers, bookstores and revenue from book sales in Japan has been in significant decline. The post Statistically Speaking, Japan’s Book Trade is in Trouble appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The lack of diversity in the book publishing industry is not new or surprising to veterans of the business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nominations for the second annual London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards, which are offered in 13 categories, are now open. The post International Awards for a Global Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Glasgow Women’s Library and the Wigtown Book Festival are among the organisations receiving funding for the first time from Creative Scotland. The two groups join a number of other literature and publishing organisations awarded regular funding for the period covering April 2015 to March... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
A mood of optimism marked the Bookseller Childrens Conference, with sales up 10% and editors pronouncing themselves keen to experiment and push the digital envelopeThe Purcell Room on Londons South Bank was awash with positivity on Thursday, as the Bookseller Childrens Conference celebrated a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Why are some of the world's most widely read authors now at daggers drawn with Amazon? The answer lies in Jeff Bezos's chief lieutenant, now the most powerful man in publishingEarlier this year, Amazon threw a party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to celebrate the launch of Alpha... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
One area of publishing where brand loyalty reigns is in religious books, and Roman Catholic books in particular, largely resulting from market fragmentation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Report says publishers under heavy pressure to make damaging concessions including giving online retailer rights to print on demandBritish authors have condemned as "deeply worrying" reports that Amazon is now pressing for improved terms from publishers in the UK, as its showdown with Hachette... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones MD James Daunt summed it up when he said in reaction to visiting the new Foyles: 'This is a serious, serious investment in physical bookselling.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]