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 ]
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 ]
Jaron Lanier will receive the 2014 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his writing and advocacy about 'the dangers involved when human beings are reduced to digital categories.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanne Harris says the book industry is sexist. Why else are there categories for 'women writers' and no equivalents for writers who happen to be men?This is the year of reading women, people, remember? We're all reading female writers and helping address the literary gender imbalance which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A coalition of publishers, booksellers and libraries argue that pre-enforcement challenges are "a critical tool for protecting free speech." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
German booksellers are facing a nail-biting finish to the holiday season. With end November sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has been prising open the wallets of Australian consumers for years – but what will its local push on Kindle mean for readers, writers and publishers?Ben Eltham Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
By nixing DRM and selling in the MOBI format, Poland’s ebook players are making strides forward, but the market is still fragmented. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
With 20% of Russia's bookstores having closed and book sales in free fall, the government is investing $100m to promote reading and change in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon’s quest for industry domination is “scary” and it could have the ability... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
For your holiday pleasure we offer our own version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, customized for the publishing business. Enjoy and happy holidays! Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The United Arab Emirates is punching above its weight in terms of the development of its book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five runners attempting the 26-mile marathon in aid of the Book Trade Charity (BTBS) yesterday (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
French booksellers have called it a "catastrophe" that VAT rates will go up to 7% in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 09/11/2011 - 09:15 Australias publishers have moved to compromise in the battle to protect their industry from parallel importing. According to a report from Inside Retail, the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) has made a recommendation to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 26/09/2011 - 08:50 Amazon c.e.o. Jeff Bezos has been named as the most powerful man in books in a Guardian and Observer "power list" of the 100 key people in the trade. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page and Philip Stone Publication Date: Thu, 18/08/2011 - 15:38 The book trades TCM sales showed another big year on year drop last week, but the regional breakdown of the Nielsen BookScan figures suggests the nationwide riots were unlikely to be the major factor,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 21/07/2011 - 09:08 Amazon.co.uk has launched a service allowing customers to trade in old textbooks in exchange for gift card credit on their Amazon account. The UK e-retailer is allowing customers to send textbooks to Amazon free-of-charge, but... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]