Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:33 Blackwell and Waterstone's have unveiled two charity campaigns in the run-up to Christmas. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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F+W sells off a magazine and a pair of trade shows, and more from around the industry this week. The post News & Notes: SELF Links up With The Players Tribune; IMAG Award Winners Revealed appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An investigation has reported that thousands of agency workers who make Amazon’s Echo smart speakers and Kindles in China have been hired and paid illegally. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Tim Waterstone, founder of the eponymous bookshop chain Waterstones, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List with a knighthood for "services to bookselling and charity". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops are asking to be given the same business-rate relief as pubs, arguing they help to drive social cohesion in a similar way to drinking establishments. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Chelsea Clinton and best-selling author Phillip Pullman are among those taking part in the international event. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to create a pop up bookshop on the Scottish island of Benbecula, which has just 1,300 residents. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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At BookExpo, Ingram Publishers Services is introducing a seven-month-long promotion to encourage booksellers to sell more books in translation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Mayo is to launch his own fortnightly book club, following the ending of his popular BBC Radio 2 book club last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh reached back in time as he pulled bits of San Diego history out of the narrow copper box. Newspapers, coins, stamps, government documents, history books, audio tapes and microfilm were among the contents. The time capsule had been sealed for nearly 56 years,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has U-turned on its decision to brand a new branch in Edinburgh "Stockbridge Books", following an outcry from a nearby independent bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stockbridge branch to open under Waterstones name rather than appearing independent Waterstones has backtracked on plans to open one of its new unbranded stores in a district of Edinburgh that is already home to an independent bookshop – following an outcry that included criticism from figures... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The manager of Edinburgh retailer Golden Hare Books has hit out at Waterstones’ plans to open an unbranded store nearby. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is set to open another bookshop in Edinburgh in spring 2019, called Stockbridge Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two John Murray authors, Andrew Michael Hurley and Lisa McInerney, have been jointly awarded the Encore Award 2018 after the judges agreed each writer "more than earned their place". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' crime buyer and noir novelist Joseph Knobbs is leaving the company after almost a decade to become a full-time writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry figures have outlined their hopes and fears for Waterstones following its acquisition by hedge fund Elliott Advisors last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 13th Diary of a Wimpy Kid cover and title has been revealed on Facebook as well as on a children’s radio station. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The judges of the 2018 Deborah Rogers Writers’ Award have revealed a "varied and hugely interesting" shortlist of three first-time writers: Dima Alzayat, Deepa Anappara and Chris Connolly. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Indigo Press, launched by the MILD group in October, has announced its first title will be about the ousting of Robert Mugabe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist Adebayo Ayobami reveals how sickle cell disease inspired her book. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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