Booksellers join debate on 'Riders' cover

Booksellers have expressed mixed views over the new cover look for Jilly Cooper’s Riders (Corgi), which Transworld has reissued to celebrate the book’s 30th birthday. Like the previous cover, the new one shows a woman from the waist down wearing a pair of white jodhpurs. The cover still contains a man’s hand reaching out to the woman, but the hand is now placed more chastely on her lower back, whereas previously it was cupping her buttocks. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK booksellers lash out at Amazon: 'We pay our taxes'

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid tops charts in strong week for booksellers

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Daunt urges staff to cover Kindle push

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First Barnes & Noble, then Indigo Books and Music and Books-A-Million – now some indie bookstores are choosing not to add Amazon-published titles to their bookshelves. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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