Anobii signs retail deals with publishers

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 15:07 Social networking site Anobii has signed retail partnerships with 10 UK publishing companies, including the UK's four biggest publishers, meaning the site will sell their ebooks from the end of October. Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, Canongate, Bloomsbury, Faber, Pan Macmillan, Harlequin UK and Wiley have signed the agreement, which will also see Anobii 2.0 sell their printed books in 2012. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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