Fundraiser for booksellers affected by Covid-19 reaps over £100k in two weeks

A crowdfunder in aid of booksellers affected by the Covid-19 crisis has exceeded its fundraising target of £50,000. Penguin Random House pledged it would match donations, meaning over £100,000 will now be made available for hardship grants. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 21:08:28 UTC ]
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Jesmyn Ward's 'Men We Reaped' is a tale of young men lost too soon

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Media Week | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dohle speaks of Penguin Random House's first weeks

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MU's Maneater Newspaper Reduces to Weekly Print Publication

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third week at the top for Casual Vacancy

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Booksellers to Fight Amazon Through Negative Publicity

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers' Christmas picks revealed

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling's Casual Vacancy tops charts for a second week

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon jobs are 'a great example of what's possible,' says Obama as more indie booksellers object

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's embrace of Amazon dismays many booksellers

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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