B&N moves fuel UK Nook hopes

Barnes & Noble is strengthening its relations with UK publishers and app developers in the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Substack starts 'concerted push' for UK writers with Storr appointment

Substack is starting a "concerted push" to bring more UK based writers to the platform, and has appointed Farrah Storr as a new head of partnerships for the region. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 08:13:23 UTC ]
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The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales

The United Kingdom's audiobook sales show an eye-catching 71-percent jump, January to June this year over the same period in 2019. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-28 17:52:33 UTC ]
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Carthew plans UK tour to address publishing diversity and inclusion

Natasha Carthew, the artistic director of The Festival for Working Class Writers, is planning a UK tour in 2022 to address diversity and inclusion issues in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 12:09:19 UTC ]
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Fueled by Passion: Spotlight on Jeff “J.S.” Wilson

A debut author draws on real life to write a novel that doesn’t shy away from telling the truth. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Amazon to stop accepting Visa's UK-issued credit cards over high fees

Amazon has announced it will stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards over high fees. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Princeton University Press moves to North Oxford

Princeton University Press’ European office has moved from the town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, to Banbury Road in North Oxford.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Former LifeWay President Thom Ranier Moves to Tyndale

Tyndale announced a multi-year, multi-book deal with Thom Rainer, former president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, days after Rainer's non-compete clause with LifeWay expired. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Book Awards ceremony moves online only as Covid cases rise

The An Post Irish Book Awards ceremony has been moved to an online only ceremony due to the worsening coronavirus rates in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hachette UK commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Hachette UK has committed to setting science-based targets for reducing its carbon emissions as part of the global Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aiming to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 07:03:21 UTC ]
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Forrest moves to W&N with 'breathtaking' solitude memoir

Writer Emma Forrest is switching from Bloomsbury to Weidenfeld & Nicolson with a new memoir, Busy Being Free, which is billed as "a love letter to being alive or alone".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 05:07:04 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK appoints Whiddett as editor

Bonnier Books UK has appointed Little Tiger's Ella Whiddett as editor, where she will be commissioning for the Hot Key Books and Piccadilly Press imprints.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Quercus reveals UK tour and campaign for Emily Ratajkowski’s 'My Body'

Quercus has unveiled the UK press tour and “unmissable publicity and marketing campaign” for Emily Ratajkowski’s debut My Body.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 11:59:42 UTC ]
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PA poll shows books are source of great pride for UK

New polling from the Publishers Association (PA) has revealed 61% of respondents feel proud when a UK book has global success, as the organisation continues to urge against copyright changes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Alex Wheatle | "I hope young people understand why people were transported to the Caribbean"

The Caribbean continues to inspire Alex Wheatle, who returns to this setting in his latest novel, which is about an irrepressible female pirate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Image Comics Moves to Hold Union Vote

Image Comics has declined a request by union organizers to voluntarily recognize Comic Book Workers United, an effort to unionize the independent comics publisher, and has moved to hold a vote to determine whether the CBWU will represent eligible Image staff. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Though the planet’s future seems bleak, Jane Goodall still has hope

The conservationist on the hope that guides her — and why it’s not the same as optimism. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Report shows fourfold rise in minority ethnic characters in UK children’s books

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education welcomes steep increase in representation, but warns there are ‘no quick fixes’The proportion of children’s books featuring a minority ethnic character has almost quadrupled in the last four years, according to a new survey – but researchers say “we... Continue reading at The Guardian

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UK publishers donate 10,000 books to restock Mosul library after ISIS attack

UK publishers have donated more than 10,000 books through Book Aid International to the University of Mosul Library since it was destroyed by an ISIS attack. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nigerian poet Shoneyin accuses UK publishers of hanging on to African rights

British publishers must not hang on to rights they cannot exploit, Nigerian poet and novelist Lola Shoneyin told delegates at a session on decolonisation at a publishers conference in at The Sharjah International Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HarperCollins UK to acquire Pavilion Books as Powell retains two imprints

HarperCollins UK is buying Pavilion Books, in a deal which will see it acquire the imprints Collins & Brown, Pavilion, Portico, Robson, National Trust and Pavilion Children’s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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