British publishers must not hang on to rights they cannot exploit, Nigerian poet and novelist Lola Shoneyin told delegates at a session on decolonisation at a publishers conference in at The Sharjah International Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-31 15:54:59 UTC ]
Printed book sales plunge in first six months of 2020 on back of shop and school closuresSee all our coronavirus coverageSales of digital books by British publishers are set to hit an all-time high this year as the public turns to reading to escape pandemic cabin fever.However, the ebook and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-11-14 07:00:02 UTC ]
More than 100 authors join new body calling for the industry to address deep-seated inequalities in output and personnelMore than 100 writers including Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo, Benjamin Zephaniah and Malorie Blackman have called on all major publishing houses in the UK to introduce... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-06-15 17:08:57 UTC ]
With contributions from Rowan Williams and Green MP Caroline Lucas, the book is being given an ‘emergency’ release by PenguinFormer archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas are among the contributors to a forthcoming handbook about how to become an Extinction... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brexit remains a source of uncertainty for all British publishers, but it has already negatively impacted the academic publishing sector in the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's debut novel was initially rejected by British publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its program to change the makeup of the UK book business workforce, British publishers have taken the lead in international inclusivity efforts. The post The UK’s Publishers Commit to a Workforce Diversity Program’s 10-Point Action Plan appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its program to change the makeup of the UK book business workforce, British publishers have taken the lead in international inclusivity efforts. The post The UK’s Publishers Formally Commit to a Workforce Diversity Program’s 10-Point Action Plan appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sunny Singh, author and chair of judges for the Jhalak Prize, has called the efforts of British publishers "pathetic" due to the "shockingly low" submissions to the prize created to celebrate British BAME writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales have risen 10%, thanks to TV adaptations and clever marketing. As four publishing houses unveil new looks, John Walsh investigates the battle for new readersImagine you have a sudden burning desire to read David Copperfield, Charles Dickens’s favourite of all his novels. Thanks to Project... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The IPA's president Richard Charkin on the opportunity that the International Publishers Congress presents for British publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Mollet on the importance of the Guadalajara International Book Fair to British publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian looks back on 2014 from the perspective of a long list of British publishers, asking, what books made their year? The post UK Publishers Discuss Favorite Books of 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
British publishers have won nominations for the Eisner Awards, the USA's most prestigious... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller reported last week that HarperCollins and Hatchette UK have become the first British publishers to refine the agency model agreement with Amazon co.uk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 06/05/2011 - 08:50 The headline decline in sales for British publishers last year of 3.2% is a "cause for concern but not alarm", outgoing Publishers Association president Victoria Barnsley has said in the PA Statistics Yearbook 2010. read... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]