Daunt warns of job losses if irresponsible Brexit prevails

Waterstones boss James Daunt has sent a stark email to employees warning that if the UK leaves Europe, the “brutal reality" is that the retailer would be forced to axe jobs. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to create 1,000 new UK jobs

Amazon is creating 1,000 new permanent jobs in the UK, on top of the 2,500 roles previously announced in January, as it gears up for its “biggest Christmas ever”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers await Rowling as Brexit and football hit footfall

Booksellers are hoping that the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child later this month will offset the negative impact economic uncertainty has had on footfall following the Brexit vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author earnings could be hit by Brexit

Author earnings could be hit in the wake of Brexit following the erosion of exclusivity rights in Europe, the Society of Authors and literary agents have warned. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade to discuss implications of Brexit

The Bookseller is to hold a Brexit Breakfast in association with Harbottle & Lewis next Monday (11th July) from 9am. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alma Books founders' 'dismay' at Brexit

The founders of Alma Books have expressed “shock and dismay” at the "apparent rejection of European values" which has accompanied Britain’s decision to exit Europe, saying that the prospect of the UK closing its borders to the continent is not one they "find easy to countenance". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prestel looks to treble UK sales for kids’ books, despite 'Brexit'

The UK division of a German publisher is pushing ahead with plans to expand its children’s book business, despite the economic uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision last week to leave the European Union. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry chiefs call for calm in the wake of ‘Brexit’ vote

Industry leaders are urging a calm approach as the book trade faces a sudden and prolongued period of economic uncertainty following last week’s decision to leave the European Union. But some also expressed anger at the outcome of the referendum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brexit: Calls to publish 'under threat' voices

Publishers and writers must rally together to protect and fight for the “cosmopolitan, heterogeneous and inclusive future of the UK” following the “profound crisis” triggered by Brexit, independent publisher Influx Press has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Brexit is helping shape Business Insider’s Facebook Live strategy

For Business Insider, Facebook Live means more live news and events coverage. The publisher is now doing six live streams per day across its Business Insider, Business Insider UK, Tech Insider and Insider pages. The content, which is overseen by a four-person team, focuses on covering big news... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Brexit hit the book world

Has fact become stranger than fiction? Book sales, publishing contracts and even whole writing genres may be affected by the fallout from the referendum “Feel as if I’m living in a bad dystopian political thriller,” tweeted the writer Robert Harris at 8.50am on 24 June, a response echoed 10... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Axel Springer’s loss in ad-blocking suit means for UK publishers

Axel Springer and ad blocking company Eyeo have clashed in several court battles. Most recently, the German publisher was handed a slight victory; the ad block company cannot accept a fee from the publisher to be on its acceptable ads initiative. This is encouraging for U.K. publishers; however,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones: booksellers need to 'inspire customers' following Brexit

Waterstones’ commercial manager has urged staff to "be there" for readers, to “put service first” and “truly engage with customers” in response to the EU Referendum result because what booksellers do "really, really matters". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson in 'strong position' to weather Brexit uncertainties

Pearson’s chief executive John Fallon has said the company “fully respects” the outcome of the EU referendum despite its own view the UK would have been "better off" inside the EU. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade vows to face challenge of Brexit

Amid a mix of shock, dismay and jubilation at the "Leave" camp's victory in the EU referendum, senior industry figures have vowed to hold off on taking any steps in response until the implications of the result become clear, and to take a positive approach to the challenges ahead. But there have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishing and the UK’s Vote for Brexit

On a wrenching day, we learned that UK voted to leave the European Union. Despite Brexit, the book publishing industry remains internationally engaged. The post International Publishing and the UK’s Vote for Brexit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Brexit Means for Book Publishing

The editor of the London-based book trade BookBrunch, Neill Denny, offers his take on the implications of the historic vote that just wrapped in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did the Mail and Sun help swing the UK towards Brexit?

Years of campaigning by UK newspapers have paid off – but debate rages over whether they reflect or influence public viewsEU referendum – liveDavid Cameron resignsWas it the Sun wot won it? In a text less than an hour after the victory for leave was declared, editor Tony Gallagher told the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling: 'Brexit debate is ugliest in my lifetime'

The EU referendum debate has deteriorated into one of the most "divisive and bitter political campaigns ever waged" with some "racists and bigots" directing the Leave campaign, author JK Rowling has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP outsources technology services triggering job consultations

Oxford University Press has decided to outsource some of its technology services to Cognizant Technology Solutions as it moves towards becoming “a more digital business”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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