Independents are planning celebrations for the publication of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman (William Heinemann) on 14th July, with some holding midnight openings. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch outlined plans to split the media conglomerate's publishing and entertainment operations into two publicly traded companies, a decision he hailed as "the next transformative phase" in his empire's history. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The schools market, events and consumer loyalty are all helping protect the children’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Justice Department meant business when it accused Apple and five other publishers of price-rigging ebooks, and are officially taking Cupertino and two publishers to court. In a hearing on Friday, Judge Denise Cote set a bench trial for June 3, 2012, putting Apple, Macmillan and Penguin Group... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The thorny issue of remainders has been raised once more by independents concerned at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher, in conjunction with city libraries and 3M, will make its books available in e-format, though they will not be available immediately after release. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Independent bookshops are to have access to Kobo ebook devices, a Hive-sourced ebook tablet and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association chief executive Tim Godfray has renewed calls for publishers to "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkshire Hathaway has made the latest of its string of investments in newspaper publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times
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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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Despite a bill partially designed to stop this effort, the United States Post Service will move forward with its 9-month modified consolidation plan. The first step will consolidate 48 locations this summer, with larger-scale consolidation to follow at the start of 2013. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Octogenarian Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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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Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, saved from shutting its doors when the owner's son tweeted a plea to help save it, is now celebrating its 20th birthday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo will launch its self-publishing platform this quarter and plans on expanding to “a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins have settled with the US Department of Justice... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Group c.e.o of Hachette UK, Tim Hely Hutchinson, has told authors that substantial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government has announced it is to accept all the 28 recommendations made in Mary Portas... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April is the cruelest month, wrote T.S. Eliot, but this year, according to Canadian independent booksellers and the shoppers who love them, March might get the title as a spate of prominent indie closures were announced across the country. Vancouver is losing its remaining four Book Warehouse... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two thirds of UK online publishers are planning to increase the number of digital roles "on the back of product growth expectations", the Association of Online Publishers reported today, compared to 55 per cent which saw growth in 2011. Acco ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The four-day Paris Book Fair closed on Monday (19th March) with a pledge made to defend... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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