Archer, Keyes and Halls headline Bertrams Christmas conference

Jeffrey Archer, Marian Keyes and Stacey Halls were among the authors at this year's Bertrams Christmas conference which saw Abingdon indie Mostly Books win bookshop of the year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Ron Hall obituary

Leading Sunday Times journalist who was the first editor of its groundbreaking investigative Insight unitRon Hall, a former top executive of the Sunday Times in its pre-Murdoch golden era, has died aged 79. Hall's distinctions were many: first editor of the paper's successful investigative unit,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mariah Carey to write Christmas book

The singer will release a children's book later this year, based on her twins Moroccan and Monroe. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic US signs Mariah Carey Christmas book

US singer Mariah Carey is set to create a Christmas children’s picture book based on her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF expands Brazil conferences

The Frankfurt Book Fair has confirmed it plans for expansion in Brazil, with a series of CONTEC... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Key to hit books discovered, study claims

Academic Yejin Choi says her algorithm can predict 'highly successful literature' with 84% accuracyAuthors, publishers and literary critics struggling to unlock the secrets of successful writing can breathe a sigh of relief, after a computer science professor has announced an algorithm that can... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doctor Who gains in consolidated Christmas Day TV ratings

Festive special adds nearly 3 million viewers when timeshifted viewing is included, but Mrs Brown's Boys remains top showNearly 3 million people recorded the festive special of Doctor Who and watched it in the week after Christmas Day, with Downton Abbey among the other most popular timeshifted... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storms hit some Christmas trade

The bad weather and flooding hit Christmas and post-Christmas trade for some, but many... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prices drop in post-Christmas bargains

Retailers are pushing ebooks and physical books with a series of discounts and offers in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Very Merry Christmas at Amazon

Amazon.com is calling this one of its best Christmas shopping seasons ever after more than 1 million consumers signed up for Amazon Prime, the online retailer’s free unlimited 2-day shipping deal, the week before Christmas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Twas the Night before Christmas’ at the Book Publisher

Clement Clarke Moore's famous holiday poem re-imagined by a book publisher on a bit of a bender. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Alex scores convincing Christmas Number One

Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed the coveted book-trade Christmas Number One spot. His record-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christmas in the balance for Germany's book trade

German booksellers are facing a nail-biting finish to the holiday season. With end November sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christmas bestsellers discounted to £1.99

Top-selling frontlist Christmas titles including Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch (Little, Brown)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie booksellers Christmas trading survey

Independent booksellers are invited to complete The Bookseller's annual Christmas trading... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Native American Group Buys Entire Christmas Display

A customer representing the Poarch Band of Creek Indians walked into Barnes & Noble in Spanish Fort, Ala., and bought an entire display in the children's section. As a result, nearly 500 children in the tribe will receive at least one new book this holiday season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evans makes first acquisitions at Headline

The first fiction acquisitions by Headline’s Mari Evans, who moved to the company from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores capture headlines in 2013

Many were sounding the death knell for independent bookstores as first Barnes & Noble and then Amazon rose to prominence. But indie stores have surprised the naysayers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Santa Claus returns as cover star for Christmas edition of Radio Times

Double festive edition on sale on Wednesday will cost £3.20 – a 14% increase on last yearRadio Times is bringing back Santa Claus for its Christmas cover for the first time since 2009, when he was banished as a "symbol of indulgence", although readers will have to stomach a 14% cover price... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherlock, Doctor Who and Bake Off in BBC's Christmas TV lineup

Mystery of how Holmes survived rooftop fall is solved, Peter Capaldi makes Doctor Who debut, and Open All Hours returnsIt is a mystery that gripped the nation. Finally the BBC will reveal how Sherlock Holmes survived falling to his apparent certain death, in a festive TV lineup that will also... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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