Helena Peacock, legal director for Penguin Random House UK and international, is retiring on 30th June after 23 years of service. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Quercus chief executive Mark Smith (pictured), chairman David Potter and c.f.o. Colin Adams have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel has won the Costa Book of the Year for her Man Booker-winning novel Bring Up the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major publishers are taking wildly different approaches to resolving the woes surrounding ebook lending at libraries: they're experimenting with both the short-yet-cheap subscription as well as an expensive option to pay only once for perpetual use. Sure enough, we're now seeing the middle road.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katie Fforde (pictured), Jenny Colgan and Kate Morton are among the authors featuring on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The conference looks to explore many of the issues surrounding the past, present and future of cookbooks and recipe content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No one would have been able to predict at the start of 2012 that a BDSM erotic romantic trilogy—Fifty Shades—would set new records for book sales and change/spice up what women worldwide would admit to be reading, many for the first time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For long-time ebook buyers indoctrinated in Amazon's convenient ecosystem, trying to make the switch to a competitor can lead to frustration and disappointment. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of printed books soared to a three-year high in the UK last week as shoppers flooded the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops in the UK have halved in seven years, while consumers spent £261 million on e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The most recent sign that self-publishing is on the rise? New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani chose a self-released book as one of her favorite titles of the year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a small, invitation-only meeting convened late last month in the Netherlands by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), I joined some 25 key thinkers, primarily from Europe and the U.S., for an exhausting, engrossing three days of debate. But after many hours of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has promoted Jane Sturrock to the role of editorial director, non-fiction. She will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 1,000 library staff will lose their jobs in the next 12 months, according to a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Weekly faces controversy after naming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E L James 'Publishing Person of the Year' for 2012. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ben Horslen has been appointed as editorial director of Puffin Fiction. Horslen is currently... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even though Thanksgiving came early this year, big box retailers, national chains, and online sellers began the Christmas season even earlier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A “beautifully designed” debut cookery book by London restaurateur Russell Norman has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacks Thomas, currently CEO at Midas PR, will take over as new director of the London Book Fair in January 2013, succeeding Alistair Burtenshaw. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are planning to celebrate the life and work of Sylvia Plath on the 50th anniversary of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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