Lonely Planet plans to shutter its London and Melbourne offices

Travel publisher Lonely Planet is to drastically reduce its publishing and close "almost entirely" its London and Melbourne offices as a result of the coronavirus crisis.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 03:44:51 UTC ]
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Informa issues £640m in bonds as part of Covid-19 action plan

Taylor & Francis owner Informa is issuing £640m worth of Euro bonds as part of its Covid-19 action plan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 12:55:05 UTC ]
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CrimeCon partners with Bonnier on 'ultimate true crime' London event

CrimeCon is partnering with Bonnier Books UK to launch its first true crime weekend in London next summer, featuring Lynda La Plante, Christopher Berry-Dee, Wensley Clarkson and Carl Chinn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 03:56:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day plans outreach with book club and library collaboration

​A new monthly book club and greater outreach to public and school libraries are among the World Book Day plans for 2021, the charity’s c.e.o. has revealed at this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 19:52:05 UTC ]
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London Library offer e-book loans for first time

The London Library has started offering e-book loans to its members for the first time in a partnership with OverDrive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:23:57 UTC ]
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Controversial Guildhall Library plans put on hold

Plans to move Guildhall Library's vast collections to the London Metropolitan Archive as part of a consolidation of services have been put on hold pending a consultation and more detailed plans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 04:55:30 UTC ]
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Ebury sweeps in for Met Office weather guide

Ebury Press has swept in for “the ultimate guide to our glorious weather” by the Met Office. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-17 16:16:55 UTC ]
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National Poetry Day follows lockdown poetry passion with bumper plans for October

National Poetry Day is holding a mass 24-hour "share-a-poem" festival alongside hundreds of mini events to celebrate poetry on Thursday 1st October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 10:46:22 UTC ]
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US govt plans mega $250m ‘defeat despair’ Covid-19 campaign

Campaign will have a "large paid traditional and digital media component" including TV, radio and out of home ads, document states. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2020-09-02 14:20:09 UTC ]
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London Review Bookshop's Screen at Home series returns

The London Review Bookshop has partnered with the MUBI streaming service for the broadcast of eight films to be accompanied by fortnightly conversations with writers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 17:23:15 UTC ]
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Audible Rolls Out Lower-priced Subscription Plan

Audible is launching Audible Plus, a $7.95 per month service that will provide listeners will unlimited access to more than 68,000 hours of original content. In conjunction with the launch, the company has restructured its traditional credit-based subscription service into a new $14.95 per month... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spread the Word launches London Writers Awards 2021

Submissions are now open for Spread the Word's 2021 London Writers Awards, which this year focus on developing authors of literary fiction, commercial fiction, YA/children’s fiction and narrative non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-18 03:44:16 UTC ]
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Media report: Amazon plans to invest in Rackspace

San Antonio-based cloud services company Rackspace Technology Inc. could get investment from Seattle-based tech giant Amazon.com Inc., according to a Reuters report citing an anonymous source close to the deal. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) would acquire a minority stake in Rackspace (Nasdaq: RXT) in... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-08-17 16:02:51 UTC ]
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Over half of Tate's London bookshop staff at risk of redundancy

More than half of Tate's London bookshop staff are facing redundancy, with several roles in its books team and publishing operation also at risk, The Bookseller has learned. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 14:07:35 UTC ]
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Trump won't leave office peacefully, his former lawyer Cohen claims in upcoming book

Michael Cohen's memoir about U.S. President Donald Trump will be released Sept. 8 by Skyhorse Publishing, which confirmed the news on Thursday. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2020-08-14 12:29:48 UTC ]
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HBG Offices to Remain Closed Until Further Notice

HBG CEO Michael Pietsch said that the publisher will not reopen its Manhattan and other offices until further notice and that company employees will receive a six week notice ahead of any office reopenings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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NYC Child Care Plan Includes Using Libraries

The NYC plan to provide education to 1 million students in the fall includes creating 100,000 "learning lab" seats in libraries and other community spaces. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-05 10:33:00 UTC ]
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PRH Won't Return to Offices Until 'It's Safe and Practical'

Following a survey of its workforce gauging employee experience with working remotely and reaction to the prospect of returning to its Manhattan offices, Penguin Random House US has confirmed that it will not return to its offices "until sometime next year." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling Author Predicts The 3 Cards Of 'Trump's Evil Plan' For Reelection

Don Winslow warns that Trump is planning a "big loud" October surprise attack on Biden. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2020-07-31 08:24:11 UTC ]
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Waterstones announces head office redundancies

Waterstones has announced it is making a number of redundancies at its London Piccadilly head office. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-28 20:30:55 UTC ]
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Chelsea Green Publishing outlines its plan for UK market expansion

Though several publishers have been hit hard by the economic impact of coronavirus, one that has been thriving during this period is Chelsea Green Publishing (CGP), which specialises in non-fiction books on the politics and practice of sustainable living. CGP was launched by American... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-26 22:38:39 UTC ]
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