Waterstones and Barnes & Noble c.e.o. James Daunt has become the first trade figure to be named person of the year for the second time in The Bookseller's annual listing of the most powerful and influential people in the British book trade. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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This year's Bookseller 100—our annual list of the main movers and shakers in the book trade—marks a generational shift. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A number of different authors topped bestsellers lists around the world at the end of October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency has responded to criticism about the lack of ethnic diversity among authors chosen for the World Book Night 2016 list, saying it is a “great shame” that there are no Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) writers included. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night 2016 has announced the 15 titles it will be giving away next April, including titles from authors Matt Haig, Jonathan Coe and Carol Ann Duffy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is on course to make a small profit this year but it is “all to play for” over the next few weeks, the chain’s m.d James Daunt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Matthew Bates, TV scriptwriter Debbie Horsfield and a group of eight women, known as The Romaniacs, were all crowned the winners at the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s inaugural Industry Awards yesterday evening, recognising those who have contributed to the success and sales of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New bookstores will open in the next few weeks in Dallas, Flint, and Savage Mill, Md. And BookHampton's store in Southampton, Long Island, found two "white knights," both former employees, who purchased it last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Library Publishing is launching a children’s list, starting in March 2016 with two activity books in a series entitled My Book of Stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops are gearing up to hold the first Civilised Saturday, with events and discounts to attract people into stores cited as the "antithesis to Black Friday". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week marked the grand opening of a new store in Michigan, with two other stores--in Washington and Florida--prepping to open new locations before the end of the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several poets including Tyler Knott Gregson have transitioned from Tumblr to bestseller lists, selling hundreds of thousand of books in the process. The post Poets Move from Tumblr to the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has unveiled a new line of curated science fiction and fantasy titles. The eponymous line will be overseen by one of the editors of the publisher's Best American series, John Joseph Adams. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the the authors set to appear at BookCon 2016 are 'Bridesmaid' star Chris O'Dowd along with his co-author, Nick V. Murphy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A tech entrepreneur who was formerly an adviser to David Cameron, Rohan Silva, and his business partner Sam Aldenton are set to open a 830 sq ft “experiential” independent bookshop on Brick Lane in east London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week saw the opening of an art bookstore in Chicago, and the reopening of a Michigan indie. Further south, in Raleigh, N.C., a bookstore-restaurant-brewery-florist shop is in the works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Garden District Book Shop, Octavia Books, and the ABA are among the plaintiffs in a First Amendment suit leveled at a Louisiana law requiring websites to verify the age of Internet users, or face a $10,000 fine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dear booksellers, Nosy Crow publishes Refuge on 12th November. It is a book I dearly hope you will all support. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among other notable happenings this week are two Halloween openings, for Liberty Bay Books in Bremerton, Wash., and Nantucket Bookworks, which is holding its grand reopening after being closed nearly a year for renovations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tolino, an alliance of German booksellers and counterpart to Amazon, welcomes two new booksellers, Mayersche and Osiander, and strengthens its position. The post German Tolino Alliance Welcomes New Booksellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. Publishing Mission to Cuba is sold out. However, industry members interested in the trip can be added to the waiting list by contacting PW publisher Cevin Bryerman at [email protected]. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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