The International Publishers Association (IPA) has said it is "appalled" at recent attacks on newspaper offices and a bookshop in Turkey, and has called on the Turkish government to do more to take action to "stem the tide of assaults". The group said the violence was politically motivated, and included the vandalising of newspaper offices in Istanbul, the burning of a bookshop in Kırşehir, and threats made against journalists and booksellers, with some being injured. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green, London, is to have its own "writer in residence... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Shadow libraries minister Dan Jarvis has called the judicial review rejection of Surrey's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The future of two long-lived campus bookshops serving the universities of Leicester and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Tensions between academic booksellers and publishers are likely to heighten following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anova Books, Constable & Robinson, Faber and Yale University Press are to go head-to-head for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Willesden Bookshop is searching for new premises after Brent council plans to develop the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Former children's laureate Anne Fine has condemned plans to cut Durham library services,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Wesley Owen has announced it may close all but one of its chain of Christian bookshops, saying... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones is to open a Russian-language "bookshop" within its flagship London... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The team behind the successful book Change the World for a Fiver has launched a free newspaper... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The first category of this year's Bookseller Industry Awards opens next week, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The first category of this year's Bookseller Industry Awards opens next week, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Recently appointed shadow libraries minister Dan Jarvis has condemned "mindless closures... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has called for the government to intervene over tax rates,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 10:12 The US Authors Guild has accused Amazon.com of "boldly breaching its contracts" with publishers by signing them up to its new Kindle Lending programme without permission. It claimed it is doing this to drive sales of its Kindle... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:35 The Booksellers Association is calling for the end of tax and business rate concessions for charity bookshops, saying that they represent "unfair competition" to high street booksellers. The call comes amid claims... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:25 The former owner of Maher the Bookseller, which went out of business in June after 16 years trading, has opened another bookshop selling titles for up to 50% off r.r.p. Tony Maher, who used to own his former business in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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THE ebook revolution has gathered pace with Sydney's independent bookstores introducing ebook kiosks from today and Dymocks announcing a partnership with Google to deliver ebooks online. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 01/11/2011 - 15:15 The International Publishers Association has called for the immediate release of its Freedom to Publish prizewinner in Istanbul following his incarceration by the Turkish authorities. Ragip Zarakolu, the current chairman of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 27/10/2011 - 14:20 Three bookshops were among the top 10 retailers to be recognised in the Parliamentary Small Shops Competition. Kemptown Bookshop in Brighton won a trophy for coming third in the competition, run by the Independent Retailers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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