Macmillan US puts Mantel and Wolfe on Scribd

More than 1,000 new books from Macmillan US are to be added to Scribd, doubling the number of titles available from the publisher. In January Macmillan US put 1,000 backlist titles on to subscription service Scribd. Today (9th July) it will add titles including Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel and Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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