Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 07/07/2011 - 09:06 The Booksellers Association has announced it will formally oppose the merger of Amazon and The Book Depository, with the BA saying that Amazon already had a "de facto monopoly". Meanwhile, the PA is actively considering opposing the deal. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing has made strides in becoming more sustainable, but firms need to collaborate for a more radical overhaul, both the Booksellers Association and Extinction Rebellion have separately claimed this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Booksellers Association (BA) has launched the last of three rounds of Diversity & Inclusiveness Grants for its members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette UK and the Booksellers Association have launched a new £5,000 Sceptre Bookshop Award for stores that make an outstanding contribution to their community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 10:33:41 UTC ]
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Canongate’s Anna Frame has won the Booksellers Association’s Publicist of the Year award, with the BA renaming it in honour of the late Transworld publicist Sophie Christopher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 08:33:21 UTC ]
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Booksellers must pull together with other retailers in their community to increase footfall and save the British high street, the Booksellers Association conference heard on Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 23:26:25 UTC ]
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Brexit, environmental issues and Christmas trading are looming large in independent booksellers’ minds ahead of the annual Booksellers Association conference, which kicks off in Birmingham on Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 07:34:02 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has joined forces with more than 50 UK retailers to demand changes to the business rates system in a bid to save the high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Booksellers Association is rallying indie bookshops to put themselves forward for Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2019 following last year's win for The Main Street Trading Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 11:19:31 UTC ]
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The U.K.'s Booksellers Association is working with the ABA and the Australian Bookseller Association to develop a manifesto detailing environmentally friendly practices for the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association is calling on the trade to reduce its environmental impact and take the lead in sustainability and eco-friendly initiatives as it reveals its green manifesto. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 18:59:42 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls shares her thoughts on collaboration between the UK and Australian bookselling sectors, after delivering the keynote address to the Australian BA Conference in Melbourne last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-05 05:42:29 UTC ]
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Independent bookshop Travelling Through has shut down following five years of trade, as Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls says the closure has highlighted how "fragile our high streets are". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 00:29:42 UTC ]
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Independent Bookshop Week is in full swing with events up and down the country as Booksellers Association research reveals 82% of indie booksellers had a different career prior to owning or working in their bookshop. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 02:50:48 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls has urged the Treasury Select Committee to "level the playing field" and reform business rates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 22:14:38 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association and DK have unveiled the second year of the DK Day initiative, with booksellers invited to DK's head office for a special look at the creative process. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author James Paterson is launching a Young Bookseller Special Achievement Award in association with the Booksellers Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has reported a second year of growth in its independent bookshop membership, with 15 new shops joining the trade body in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange (Chicken House) is January’s Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month, chosen by the Booksellers Association’s children’s bookselling group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The executive chairman of the Booksellers Association has called for positivity in the year ahead as he says booksellers are bucking the trend of high street closures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first sector-wide commitments to tackle harassment across publishing and bookselling have been published, following a joint effort from the Association of Authors’ Agents, the Booksellers Association, the Publishers Association and the Society of Authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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