LBF LATEST: Amazon withdraws as US teams at HarperCollins and Hachette exit fair

Amazon has pulled out of the London Book Fair, as the US businesses of HarperCollins and Hachette have joined Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Penguin Random House in withdrawing a number of their rights staff from the London Book Fair amid the coronavirus outbreak, adding pressure on the organiser Reed Exhibitions. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 20:42:21 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Scribe dips back to an all-time low, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

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Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale

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The five-day Torino Book Fair closed on May 13 after hosting some 4,300 professional meetings and the Aficionado Award celebration. The post Italy’s Torino Book Fair Reports 220,000+ Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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London and New York: Ken Follett Moves to Hachette

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