Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 24/10/2011 - 08:30 Library campaigners from across the country vowed to work together to put pressure on government, at a pioneering day conference held in London on Saturday (22nd October). Meanwhile, speaking at the event, author Philip Pullman told campaigners they were fighting a "war against stupidity", and criticised Brent council for "political bullshit" over its library closures. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surrey residents have won their High Court judicial review challenge against council plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judgement in the High Court judicial review into Surrey county's council's plans to hand... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has criticised the government for failing to tackle business rates... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marco Polo travel guides, newly launched into the UK market, will be backed with a summer radio... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked current chair of the Arts Council Dame Liz Forgan to step... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Coates, founder of online e-lending service Bilbary, has pledged to raise money to donate to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council has responded to criticism from exiled Chinese poet and essayist Bei Ling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 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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Penguin Press will be publishing a new title by former children's laureate Philip Pullman... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners have welcomed MP Ed Vaizey’s offer to speak with the Chartered... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oddly, Random House deciding to triple the price of its ebooks for libraries is being considered a compromise. While others, like Penguin, are pulling their electronic tomes from the virtual shelves of our lending institutions, Random House is at least willing to still play ball -- even if it's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore has partnered with ebook company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore has entered into an exclusive worldwide ebook and digital audiobook distribution... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book enquiries from schools have gone "through the roof", according to library... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture minister Ed Vaizey will be interviewed by the culture, media and sport select committee... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whatever else can be said about Tools of Change, O’Reilly Media’s traveling road show on publishing and technological change, it seems to come along just when a concentrated dose of discussion—or perhaps muted confrontation—is needed. Over the course of the three-day conference in New York City,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin drops over-the-air downloads; now only Random House gives libraries unrestricted access to purchase and loan ebooks. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former children's laureate Anne Fine has condemned plans to cut Durham library services,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tomorrow, Saturday 4th February, is National Libraries Day. It's a day on which everyone can... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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