Industry Notes: Revenues Climb at UBM | HMP Acquires EMS World

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time 100 adds Haruki Murakami to list of world's most influential figures

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[ The Guardian | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hey, Book World: Sexism is Way Bigger Than the Hugos

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Report finds UK books world has marginalised and pigeonholed ethnic minorities

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[ The Guardian | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Acquires Sillitoe Backlist, Unpublished Novel

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Acquires ‘Book of Joy’ by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu

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Frostrup returns as host of Bookseller Industry Awards

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Cat People, Riposte and Works that Work: the niche world of indie magazines

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[ The Guardian | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle acquires Guskin début

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Publishing Industry Antics on April Fools

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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