Oswald and Angelou among booksellers' favourite poets, BA conference reveals

Booksellers have voted for their 25 favourite poetry books from the last 25 years to mark the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Day—with work by Alice Oswald and Maya Angelou making the cut. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 15:11:46 UTC ]
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Canadian Booksellers Association Prepares to Join RCC

Facing financial and other pressures, the Canadian Booksellers Association voted October 18 to become a division of the Retail Council of Canada, which CBA has been affiliated with since 2009. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PublishNews Brazil: Kobo’s CEO Reveals POD Plans, iBookstore Critique

Kobo's CEO discusses Brazil, the world, and how POD will be added to the Writing Life platform. Also, our tart critique of Apple's new "Brazilian" iBookstore. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertrams to launch online bookseller

UK book wholesaler Bertrams is teaming up with former Book Depository IT director Will Jones to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel bookies' favourite to win Booker

Hilary Mantel, winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize, has been picked as the favourite to win 2012... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Bezos Reveals Amazon Makes No Dough On Its Hardware

Jeff Bezos, in the U.K. to launch the Kindle Paperwhite and Amazon's Lending Library service, has told the BBC that his firm makes no money on its Kindles. "We make money from when people use our devices, not when people buy our devices," he told technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones. "That... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers join Costa awards judging panel

Waterstone's range manager Sarah Clarke, Ron Johns of Mabrecon Books (pictured) and Foyle... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers offer Super Thursday promotions

Some bookshops are invoking the name of Super Thursday for promotions and marketing. Chapter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers turn writers for Icon

Booksellers have become book writers for a popular science project from Icon Books. Icon’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese authorities ask booksellers to ban Japanese works

The government is also pressuring Chinese publishers to stop translating and publishing Japanese content as tension increases between the two countries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade debates 'broken' bookselling model

Publishers and retailers need to better understand each others businesses in order to improve a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neale: 'immediate' need to change bookselling model

The Bookseller Association’s president Patrick Neale has said the need to change the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print, Digital, Tablets and More: World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo) Announces Conference Schedule

Already the world’s largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry, the World Publishing Expo is expanding the conferences and seminars that accompany the event, making it even more attractive for the thousands o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo makes partnership with BA official

Kobo’s UK manager Phil Wood described booksellers at yesterday's BA conference as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samuel Johnson Prize longlist revealed

Fourteen titles have made this year's longlist for the £20,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardners reveals its colour e-reader

Gardners Books unveiled its 6” colour ebook device GoTab at its annual trade show held... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back to school boost for booksellers

Book sales jumped by more than £1m last week as sales of academic titles helped to offset... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers' embarrassing stories in Hart ebook

Hodder & Stoughton has released a free ebook, No, It's Us Too!, today (11th September)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Language acquisition revealed at William Heinemann

Random House’s William Heinemann has acquired a non-fiction title about language... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker shortlist revealed

Hilary Mantel is still in the running for a second Man Booker Prize, with her historical novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Autumn Book Club titles revealed

Titles from publishers Hachette and Random House feature strongly on the Waterstones Book Club... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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