Online book shopping overtakes in-store for first time

Print book sales showed "continuing resilience" in 2014, with overall spending on print and digital titles increasing across the year. Meanwhile, online book buying overtook in-store book buying for the first time last year. In 2014, sales of print and ebooks stood at £2.2bn, up 4% from the previous year. The data was revealed today (25th March) at Nielsen Book's annual conference, BookInsights. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Time to Read launches 'Book Bingo' in north west libraries

People in the north west are being encouraged to use their libraries with a “Book Bingo” contest worth up to £200. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Trump, immigration, dystopias are topics on last day of L.A. Times Festival of Books

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Sandra Cisneros raises up Frida Kahlo and other women at L.A Times Festival of Books

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W H Smith reveals plans to transform post office shops with bigger focus on books

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Pullman and SoA call on government to tackle online book piracy

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Society of Authors Calls on UK Government to Fight Online Book Piracy

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A study finds parents focus more on technology with electronic books and interact less with children. Continue reading at BBC News

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