Amazon is under scrutiny for its apparent reluctance to sign up to the Scottish government’s "fair work" programme and pay employees the Scottish real living wage. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing's Lake Union imprint has won an auction to publish debut author Jane Riley's "uplifting, feel-good" novel The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Cathy Newman and Jonathan Coe have urged customers to take their business to the high street this Christmas season after suffering stock shortages of their titles on Amazon.co.uk. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"The Color Purple" author Alice Walker last week endorsed a book by a British conspiracy theorist frequently accused of anti-Semitism, and literary observers are speaking out on social media. Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet and activist, was interviewed for the New York Times... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is tackling sales of counterfeit textbooks on its US site after suspending the accounts of booksellers allegedly selling counterfeit books in a major online sting. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times also faced criticism for publishing the Color Purple author’s recommendation without qualificationThe New York Times Book Review and Alice Walker have come under criticism for comments the celebrated writer made in an interview with the publication in which she recommended a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Selwa Anthony had sued the bestselling writer, claiming she was entitled to 15% commission on all royalties Internationally bestselling Australian author Kate Morton has fended off a lawsuit by her former literary agent, who instead has to pay the writer more than $500,000.Selwa Anthony sued... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz claims its fifth Weekly E-Book Ranking number one, not as a plucky upstart, but from a position of strength. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has named The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine as its Scottish Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the daylong FutureBook Live conference in London, one session tried to envision ides of publishing's future beyond book-based models. The post At FutureBook Live, Exploring ‘New Platforms, New Ways of Storytelling’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is calling on all major publishers "to be transparent" when reporting their gender pay gaps next March, specifically by disclosing how they fare both with and without their distribution arms being taken into account. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The five finalists for the PitchEd competition, run at FutureBook Live, have been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wrapping up another year of publishing conferences, FutureBook Live in London will try to move attendees 'out of their comfort zone' amid the uncertainties of the UK market's future. The post FutureBook Live 2018: ‘Putting a Rocket Up the Book Trade’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kamila Shamsie has been awarded 2017's £10,000 London Hellenic Prize, given to the best book inspired by or relating to Greece, for Home Fire (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the start of Theresa May’s national tour to try to win support for her Brexit dealLunchtime summaryAfternoon summary 5.41pm GMT Labour vows to use "all mechanisms available" to force publication of Brexit deal legal... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new book festival for fans of fantasy, science fiction and horror is launching in Edinburgh next summer featuring authors including Scottish sci-fi writer Ken MacLeod and The Bone Season's Samantha Shannon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poverty Safari, Darren McGarvey’s memoir about growing up in Glasgow, has topped a readers’ poll of “most rebellious reads of the 21st century”, organised by the Scottish Book Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The cleanup facing Butte County’s mountain towns is monumental in size but probably won’t start for weeks. “It is a historic, almost biblical disaster,” said state Sen. Jim Nielsen, a Republican who represents Paradise and has toured the destruction left in the fire’s wake. “Old Testament stuff.”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust will give away half a million books to pupils in Primary 1-3 as part of Book Week Scotland, which is taking place this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raising concerns about damage to a 'fragile ecosystem,' authors shortlisted for Québec's Prix littéraire des collégiens objected to the announcement that Amazon had become the prize's main sponsor. The post In Québec, a Literary Prize Is Suspended Over Objections to Amazon Sponsorship appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel books publisher DK has responded with "great sadness" to the death of Stan Lee, the creative genius behind the Marvel universe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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