Norfolk Police opens Bertrams fraud probe

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 25/10/2011 - 15:34 Norfolk Police has begun an investigation into a £1.9m fraud alleged to have taken place at Bertrams. The Norwich-based wholesaler originally revealed it had discovered an employee had been “fraudulently controlling” a customer account in its interim financial results in April this year. Last week, Bertrams said its insurers had agreed to pay the £1.9m loss, minus a deductible sum of £65,000. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Manchester conference opens up opportunity for aspiring publishers

A conference aimed at “demystifying” publishing saw figures from the London trade travel to Manchester in a bid to increase the diversity of people entering the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Calling BAME writers: entries open for 2019 short story prize

The hunt is on for up-and-coming writers who could scoop this year’s £1,000 Guardian/Fourth Estate prize A Chinese villager with no arms becomes a Paralympian swimming champion; a dapper elderly Jamaican spends New Year’s Eve in a south London police cell under suspicion of domestic abuse; a... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Sharjah celebrates World Book Capital reign with opening ceremony

Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated the start of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital last night (23rd April) with a spectacular theatrical sequel to One Thousand and One Nights held in the city’s open-air Al Majaz amphitheatre.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Lack of Innovation Is Killing Ad Tech and Maybe Even the Open Web

Ad tech on the open web has become a disjointed chain of systems that is so fragmented that it prevents any single player from innovating at scale. The walled gardens of Google, Facebook and Amazon have left the rest of the ad-tech ecosystem behind. Take publishers, for example. The industry has... Continue reading at AdWeek

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The UK’s Young Writer Prize Opens for Submissions and Remixes Its Sponsors

The newly renamed Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award opens today (April 12) for submissions as it announces its new sponsorship regime. The post The UK’s Young Writer Prize Opens for Submissions and Remixes Its Sponsors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Cambridge and California in Open Access Deal; Book Depot Acquires Kidsbooks

The University of Cambridge and the 10 campuses of the University of California enter a major new agreement in open access, as Ontario-based Book Depot acquires the American publisher Kidsbooks. The post Cambridge and California in Open Access Deal; Book Depot Acquires Kidsbooks appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Hachette opens 'cutting-edge' distribution centre in Didcot

Hachette UK has officially opened its huge "cutting-edge" distribution centre in Didcot after four years of planning and construction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Blackman joins Bertram as buying director

Bertram Group has appointed Tesco's former head of books Garry Blackman as buying director, replacing Steve Potter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Porter Square Books to Open in New Boston Literary Center

Porter Square Books will open a second location in Boston’s Seaport District, taking a ground floor space in a new literary center that will house the creative writing non-profit GrubStreet and the poetry non-profit Mass Poetry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hera and Canelo sign Sinclair police series

Hera and Canelo have announced a joint deal for the first police procedural series by thriller writer Rob Sinclair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Crowd-funding scheme opens door to illustrators

Scottish indie Little Door has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise £3,500 to publish author/ illustrator Will Hughes’ début What Not to Give an Ogre for His Birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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At Bologna: Rights Sales Open on Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’

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Jeffrey Boakye | 'I feel like the debate is opening, but it’s not always a safe debate'

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To democratise scholarly publishing, individual academics need to take actionAcademic and scientific research needs to be accessible to all. The world’s most pressing problems like clean water or food security deserve to have as many people as possible solving their complexities. Yet our current... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Plan S and expanding the discussion around open access publishing are on the agenda at an invitational workshop led by Copyright Clearance Center and Outsell. The post During London Book Fair: Copyright Clearance Center on ‘Open Scholarly Communications’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Fifth Wildcard Stand Competition to 2019 Entries

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