Shabby Road, a Beatles tribute band formed by members of the publishing industry, are to hold a fundraising concert for the National Literary Trust this spring, following their sell-out debut gig for the charity in 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 11:57:55 UTC ]
Bookselling is still “not particularly diverse” say trade figures, as a scheme launches to help entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities start bookshops. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 08:43:41 UTC ]
The Frankfurt Book Fair is preparing for up to 25,000 daily fairgoers, after a number of trade figures were convinced to attend by the eagerness of industry colleagues. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-01 09:29:05 UTC ]
Trade figures have said the failure of The Book People to find a buyer, leading to 155 redundancies, could have ramifications for the children's book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 05:00:29 UTC ]
Trade figures have largely welcomed the news that Waterstones boss James Daunt will become c.e.o. of both Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, after Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited bought the US chain in a $683m deal. But a warning has been sounded that some consequences of the deal - which marks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 07:57:43 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers is calling on trade figures across the continent to lobby Members of the European Parliament to combat the "fake mobilisation" of tech giants and "copyleft" activists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Figures in the industry have responded to calls from this year’s Man Booker judging panel for tighter editing, with some voicing anger at an undervaluing of the editorial process. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The widening of the Man Booker Prize criteria to allow Irish publishers to submit novels could lead to a "boom" in the publishing scene in Ireland, trade figures have suggested. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trade figures have given George Saunders' Man Booker win their seal of approval, congratulating the prolific short story writer on his first full length novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading figures have urged the publishing industry to pool its data and money to create a cross-industry campaign about the value of books and reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trade figures have paid tribute to publicist Ariadne van de Ven, who died in March at the age of 56. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trade figures, including J K Rowling, Malorie Blackman and Jamie Byng, took to Twitter to react to the decision to leave the EU. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
An increase in sales of print books, a growing disaffection with e-tailers and the burgeoning trend of “enhanced” bookshops has led many trade figures to branch out into running bricks-and-mortar stores, with the synergy between the seemingly disparate sides of the business not to be understated. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Educational publishers in South Africa are meeting with the National Department of Basic Education this week in a bid to allay fears over a potential move towards state publishing that trade figures believe would “totally decimate” the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has “identified an energetic and talented new generation to take over at Orion and Little, Brown” but the loss of Lisa Milton as m.d. of Orion Fiction is “something of a blow”, trade figures have told The Bookseller. It was announced yesterday that David Young is to retire as Orion... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Akhil Sharma’s Family Life (Faber) has finally gained the recognition it deserves by winning the Folio Prize, trade figures have told The Bookseller. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the prize said there will be conversations about the future of its funding this summer. Sharma’s novel, based... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new government should be stronger on copyright, more supportive of the arts and place more emphasis on libraries, trade figures have told The Bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell, Graeme Neill and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 18:15 Publishers and trade figures have broadly reacted positively towards the scrapping of Waterstones 3-for-2 promotion. As The Bookseller revealed earlier today [31st August], the offer is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]