Waterstones m.d. James Daunt yesterday (2nd March) emphasised the necessity of giving power to individual store managers in bookshop chains, calling the "crushing" consistency exemplified by chain stores like W H Smith "god awful". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The government is also pressuring Chinese publishers to stop translating and publishing Japanese content as tension increases between the two countries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and retailers need to better understand each others businesses in order to improve a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller Association’s president Patrick Neale has said the need to change the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German book chains Weltbild and Hugendubel have reacted swiftly to Amazon's announcement... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Book sales jumped by more than £1m last week as sales of academic titles helped to offset... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hodder & Stoughton has released a free ebook, No, It's Us Too!, today (11th September)... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Irvine Welsh has hit out at the Man Booker Prize at the Edinburgh World Writers'... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Booksellers will soon be asked to choose their top 10 “surprise Christmas hits” from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barnes & Noble has said the Department of Justice's proposed settlement with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones could sell other devices instore alongside the Kindle, as m.d. James Daunt said the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt is planning to grow the number of the chain's stores, according... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Waterstones decision to sell Amazon Kindles and ebooks has provoked widespread discussion in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has said the deal with Amazon to sell its e-reading devices and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones has dropped its initial subscription numbers on some titles following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The UK's biggest bookstore chain has announced that it will start selling Kindles alongside other digital services from Amazon. Waterstones stores will let Kindle owners digitally browse books in-store and link up with special offers, tying into the chain's plans for substantial renovations that... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins claimed this year’s prestigious Publisher of the Year accolade at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned that e-lending in libraries will put further pressure on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Max Porter, currently manager of the Chelsea branch of Daunt Books, is to join Granta... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has topped the shortlist league table for the 2012 Bookseller Industry Awards, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Booksellers Association has criticised the government for failing to tackle business rates... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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