BookTrust staff were “overwhelmed” by contributions to its Christmas fundraising appeal, which reached £120,000 - a third more than its target. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Booksellers are predicting that a Picador novel by a little-known Japanese writer will prove a left-field Christmas bestseller. The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide, translated by Eric Selland, sold over 16,200 in paperback in its first six and a half weeks since publication at the end of September... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Anonymous has raised £7,000 for a campaign urging people not to shop with Amazon this Christmas. The campaign group is asking people to sign up to its Amazon Free Challenge, where customers boycott shopping with Amazon from the 1st to the 25th of December to show the retailer that: “if... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ray Tindle, the newspaper publisher who likes to reward his staff, is to pay a "chairman's bonus" to his company's 700 staff ahead of Christmas. At the top level, full-time employees will get £400 each. The minimum pay ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s not just Amazon that is testing how early shoppers are willing to get serious about Christmas. B&N is launching Discovery Weekend, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher plaintiffs in the closely-watched GSU copyright case have asked for a full hearing of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, despite already winning a unanimous reversal from a three-judge panel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles has unveiled its latest Christmas campaign this week (3rd November) targeting “book givers” and “celebrating thoughtfulness”. The campaign was rolled out across the chain’s bookshops and website and will be supported by 16-sheet and four-sheet adverts on the London Underground from 1st... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has created four talking books for blind and partially sighted children thanks to a £13,000 donation from The Book People. The Book People donated the money to the RNIB Read campaign, which is aimed at making reading more accessible for blind... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is donating more than 500 copies of Nathan Filer's Costa Book of the Year-winning novel The Shock of the Fall to NHS library services across the south west. The publisher is donating copies to the NHS library network through the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The race for the Christmas number one title is wide open this year, with no outstanding contender for the top spot. Seven national retailers, along with prominent indies, have told The Bookseller their predicted top five titles for Christmas across all genres, with many maintaining it is still... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Outgoing Booktrust chief executive Viv Bird has defended Amazon’s sponsorship of the Booktrust Best Book Awards, even though it resulted in author Allan Ahlberg turning down a lifetime achievement award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On October 17, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a key fair-use ruling in a long-running case over digital course readings on college campuses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday reversed a lower court’s fair use finding in the GSU e-reserves case. But as the dust settles, library supporters says the 129-page decision may not be the significant blow publishers had hoped for. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It wouldn't be Christmas without a stocking full of inspirational holiday novels. A roundup of the sugar-plummiest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WATERLOO REGION — The former publisher of the Elmira Independent newspaper has been forced to return to Canada and serve out the rest of his sentence after losing an appeal of his conviction for contempt of court. Bob Verdun learned this ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glasgow School of Art replaces 22% of its most popular books that were lost in a fire at its Mackintosh building in June. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s has donated a rare book to help rebuild the Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has reportedly offered Authors United, a group of writers protesting against the online... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Doyle estate is hoping to overturn two lower court decisions that affirming that the character of Sherlock Homes is in the public domain, in anticipation of a full appeal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has gone directly to authors 'hoping to gain hearts and minds – and leverage' in its dispute with Hachette. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite sounding like a rogue militant organization from G.I. Joe, Hatchette is actually a book publishing group. Tame as that may sound, Hatchette is currently engaged in a high-stakes game of Chicken with a juggernaut in the book sales world:... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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