Booksellers welcome UK arrival of indie-focused Bookshop site

Booksellers have generally reacted enthusiastically to news that the US indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org is launching in the UK this November, although some remain cautious. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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UK Publishing Pros Ask: “Is Publishing Cool Any More?”

Will the bright, imaginative, tech savvy, book reading (or content devouring) twentysomething choose Gollancz or Google, Faber or Facebook, Orion or O2? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Demands New Terms from UK Publishers

The Bookseller reports that Amazon is making new demands on UK publishers, including the right to deliver POD titles to customers should a book be out of stock. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europa Editions UK signs first British author

Europa Editions UK has acquired its first title by a British writer, a historical fiction novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Waters to tour high street bookshops

Sarah Waters will be going on a two-week tour, largely of high street bookshops, to promote her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon pressing for new terms in UK

UK publishers have raised concerns about Amazon’s new contractual arrangements, with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First Melville House UK titles set for autumn

Melville House UK will launch its first titles this autumn, starting with a novel by Goldsmiths... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Try To Stake Their Claim on 'The Silkworm'

Now that pub date is here, indies have a chance to show that they can compete with Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop memories: your pictures and stories

When we asked you to share anecdotes and photos of your favourite independent bookshops, the stories poured in. From romance surrounded by Shakespeare to an encounter with a falconry-loving policeman, here is a selection of your bookshop memoriesSee all the contributions and add your own on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry gears up for The Great Bookshop Debate

Authors want both online and bricks and mortar retailers to thrive, Louise Doughty has said.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK merges sales teams

Hachette UK is to create a new sales structure, merging the teams of Little, Brown and Orion, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A L Kennedy: 'access to books diminishing in UK'

Author A L Kennedy has warned that Britain has suffered from "a generation of dedicated book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open 'The Southwold Bookshop'

Waterstones has announced the opening of its fourth shop in two months in Southwold, Suffolk.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New UK Competition to Find the “Next Big Thing” in Kids Books

A new competition to find the “next big thing” in children’s literature is being launched by the UK’s National Literary Trust and Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Book Trade Marvels at the New Foyles

Waterstones MD James Daunt summed it up when he said in reaction to visiting the new Foyles: 'This is a serious, serious investment in physical bookselling.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Bookshop boom' under way as Winstone's opens second branch

A mini UK bookshop boom appears to be under way as a fifth new store opening is announced in a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Indies Schedule July 12 Bookstore Day

Two months after California's Bookstore Day on May 3 proved to be an overwhelming success, Chicago indie booksellers are organizing their own bookstore day, scheduled for July 12. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major UK campaign for Hillary Clinton memoir

A prominent media and advertising campaign will back Simon & Schuster's global... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Middle Eastern online bookseller plans to create a banned books section

Ala Alsallal, founder of the website Jamalon, says there will be an entire section on the website devoted to selling banned books. Alsallal hopes to make banning books so pointless that governments stop doing so. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop memories: share your photos and stories

As Foyles closes the doors of its world famous, 111-year-old London store and opens a new one share words and images that stir your memories of independent bookshopsShare your photos and stories via GuardianWitness With Amazon still throwing its considerable weight into the ongoing dispute... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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