PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 5, 2021

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Jessica Chiarella, Kristen Radtke, and Claire North. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book prices have remained stable five days after a new law came into effect charging an extra 20% VAT on ebooks from 1st January. A survey of ebooks by The Bookseller shows ebooksellers and publishers appear to have cushioned the impact of the VAT price rise on ebooks at least for now, five... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Best Book Gift? A Hand-Translated Title

Working in the book business can make one cynical about giving and receiving books as gifts, but the gift of a hand-translated title was a special surprise. The post The Best Book Gift? A Hand-Translated Title appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Costa winner's poetry book sells out

Jonathan Edwards' poetry anthology My Family and Other Superheroes is reprinted after selling out following its recent Costa win. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asus' Transformer Book Chi line offers a cheap alternative to the Surface Pro

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Bryant and Johnson shortlisted for Political Book Awards

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Recorded Books Buys Tantor Media

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Zuckerberg sets up Facebook book club

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has set up a book club on the social networking site, attracting more than 120,000 likes in three days. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Zuckerberg Launches Book Club

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Facebook founder launches book club

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Publishers Weekly's Top Cooking Stories of 2014

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E-book prices stable after VAT hike

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Parragon Books restructure boosts profits to £19m

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Google E-book Program Finding Its Way

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HarperCollins and Connect Books handle City Link collapse

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Publishers Weekly's Top Stories of 2014

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