Publication Date: Thu, 16/06/2011 - 09:20 Angus & Robertson has announced 42 store closures across Australia and has sacked more than 500 staff. The announcement was made on administrator Ferrier Hodgsons website as the company continues to negotiate to sell 19 bookstores. The chain, owned by REDgroup, will lose 116 full-time staff, 47 part-time staff and 266 casual staff, plus 90 from the REDgroup headquarters and warehouse, The Sun Herald reported. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Michael O'Mara has signed a biography of Manchester United manager José Mourinho to publish in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Turkish government has closed 29 publishing houses in the country, according to the Turkish Publishers Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Local fans of the "Harry Potter" books and films series are gearing up this weekend for something they've long yearned for — one more journey to the wizarding world."Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," a book edition of a play debuting this weekend at London's West End Palace Theatre, will be... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2016-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Book is launching a new ISBN store allowing publishers and self-published authors to purchase smaller numbers of ISBNs online "within minutes". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Verizon is reportedly nearing a deal to purchase Yahoo for close to $5 billion, bringing to an end a months-long bidding process for a now-ailing company that was once an Internet trailblazer. The sale is still being deliberated, but could be announced early next week, according to Bloomberg.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Blackwell's is running a photo competition to celebrate the launch of Pokémon Go, a mobile game that allows users to catch Pokémon in real life using gps technology. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette is consolidating its distribution operations and building a new "world-class" centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, resulting in the closure of its Littlehampton warehouse and office in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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One year after opening, the New Jersey indie is prepping for expansion by adding a children's bookstore around the corner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pocket Shop plans to open several more stores in the UK next year as landlords are keen to "present something new" to the public, its c.e.o. Anna Borné Minberger has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barnes & Noble’s self-publishing platform has launched a self-service option that allows Nook Press authors to create print editions of their titles and sell them via B&N stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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When Bernie Sanders took an early, exploratory trip to Iowa, a curious crowd of 150 or so turned out at a college-town bookstore, where they listened politely as he raged against the billionaires and oligarchs he said were destroying America. The angry aria from the wild-haired, slouch-shouldered... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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When Bernie Sanders took an early, exploratory trip to Iowa, a curious crowd of 150 or so turned out at a college-town bookstore, where they listened politely as he raged against the billionaires and oligarchs he said were destroying America. The angry aria from the wild-haired, slouch-shouldered... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Five artists illustrated the App Store review guidelines.One of the more unusual things to come out of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference this year is a lovely comic interpretation of Apple's app review guidelines.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted to recommend that the full Senate approve President Obama's nomination of Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress. If approved she will become the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Rakuten will close its UK marketplace website in August following a review of its European operations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers who have noticed their overall reach on Facebook has dramatically declined over the past few months can at least have peace of mind that they're not alone. According to an analysis by SocialFlow, publishers on Facebook have experienced a rapid decline in overall reach during the... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Booksellers have been criticised for not featuring books by black, Asian and minority ethnic authors prominently enough in their stores. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting on Tuesday that the company is "definitely going to open additional stores." Bezos did not, however, specify the number of new outlets Amazon plans to open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hannah Hart is the wildly popular, sometimes sober YouTube personality (2.3 million subscribers), and author of the New York Times bestseller "My Drunk Kitchen." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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William Heinemann is publishing songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson’s autobiography. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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