Chapman: S&S UK's 'challenging' year

S&S UK has seen a "challenging year" which has not been helped by a number of staffing changes, its c.e.o Ian Chapman has told The Bookseller.  The c.e.o and publisher of S&S UK and International was speaking following the release of S&S's global results by its parent company CBS on Friday (13th February), which revealed a sales drop of 3.8% to $778m in the 12 months to the end of December 2014 and a decline of 5.6% in operating profit to $101m. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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UK titles including Tweet Treats vie for Gourmand awards

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Booksellers roll out New Year sales promotions

Booksellers are discounting books and ebooks by up to 80% in post-Christmas promotions. Amazon... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Duffy among contenders for Costa Book of the Year

Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has won the Costa Poetry Award for The Bees (Picador), and debut... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Strong Finish to a Tough Year

Three stores in PW’s informal coast-to-coast survey of bookstores—Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass.; Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, Iowa; and Skylight Books in Los Angeles—called this their best holiday season ever. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Moran wins Galaxy Book of the Year

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UK government holds firm on ebook VAT

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'Confessions' is ebook of the year

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Foyles reports third year of profitable trading

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Google eBooks One Year Later

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Nook coming to the UK in 'not too distant future'

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Kindle Fire could hit UK in January

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Irish Sports Book of the Year shortlist revealed

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LSSI 'revises UK targets'

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Bloomsbury plans swashbuckling year for Pirates!

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Penguin withholds new ebooks from UK library suppliers

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