Library petition hits 20k signatures after Rowling support

JK Rowling's endorsement of a petition fighting to protect libraries by ringfencing government funding has prompted an additional 10,000 signatures to be added in just four days. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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David Baldacci campaign to launch in libraries

The Reading Agency and Pan Macmillan are launching a new scheme to introduce library users to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RH's Wanda and the Alien to hit TV screens

Random House Children's Screen Entertainment has sold its first book-to-screen transfer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners lobby for school libraries

A group of close to 150 campaigners is to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensal Rise Library to be sold to developers

Kensal Rise Library will be sold for flats, after its owner, All Souls College, Oxford, decided... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library e-lending debated in Westminster

An advertising-funded library e-lending system was among the topics discussed at a Libraries All... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling, James, Follett Tops Overseas: International Bestsellers, October 2012

J.K. Rowling, E.L. James, and Ken Follett all had books on multiple lists around the world as Septembercame to a close. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, landed at #1 in France and the U.K. when it was released late last month. Two spots behind Vacancy in France is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon extending Kindle Owners' Lending Library to the UK, Germany and France this month

Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling to write more kids' books

Author JK Rowling has promised fans that her next published book will be for children. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morpurgo: library closures 'impoverish the intellect'

Former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo has spoken out in defence of libraries, calling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors support Oxfam land grab campaign

Writers Aminatta Forna, Kamila Shamsie, Paul Theroux and Henning Mankell have given support to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Kobo e-readers hit WHS

Kobo’s new e-reading devices, Kobo Mini and Kobo Glo are being rolled out across 100 W H... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling tops US chart

J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) has topped the US charts in its first week... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners hail 'u-turn' over Manchester Central Library

The Friends of Manchester Central Library are celebrating what they hail "a u-turn" by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling ebook suffers glitches

JK Rowling's novel, The Casual Vacancy, suffers a formatting error in the US making it near-impossible to read on some e-readers. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling publishes adult novel

Bestselling author JK Rowling spoke for the first time in public last night about her new novel The Casual Vacancy, which signals the coming of age of the Harry Potter generation. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling talks embargoes at first Casual Vacancy event

J K Rowling has said the decisions about the strict embargoes surrounding the release of her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus hit by Fifty Shades success

The decline in sales of Stieg Larsson and the success of Fifty Shades of Grey has impacted on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Casual Vacancy: a radical departure for Rowling

First, this is not Harry Potter. Those hoping for a dusting of Dumbledore, a sprinkling of Snape... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown 'to pursue Rowling pirates'

Little, Brown has said it intends to pursue "vigorously" anyone who pirates the ebook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Further delay to Library Select Committee Report

The Select Committee Report into library closures will not be released until the end of October... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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