Sales of Syrian culture anthology soar after woman held for reading it on plane

Syria Speaks, which made headlines after it led to a honeymooning airline passenger being questioned under the Terrorism Act, sees surge of interestThe publisher of a book about Syrian culture that hit the headlines last week, when a British Muslim woman was detained after being seen reading it on a plane, has rushed through a reprint after sales soared. Related: What to do when the book police arrive: read on | AL Kennedy Related: Don't Panic! Syrian writers and artists are the enemies of extremism Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday Retail Sales Dip at B&N, Nook Sales Plunge

Holiday sales for the nine-week period ended December 28 fell 6.6% at Barnes & Noble’s retail segment and tumbled 60.5% in its Nook division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Shocker: People who read ebooks read more

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Printed book sales fall as Christmas digital sales rise

Physical book sales in the final week of the year totalled £22.5m — down 70% week on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Barnes & Noble Digital Sales Quadruple, Retail Sales Decline

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The Back-End Tools Sales Teams Use to Manage, Monitor and Close the Integrated Sale

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Export sales growth outstripping home sales

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Kindle sales reaching 80% of physical sales, DBW told

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Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale

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Amazon Launches Massive Six-Day Book Sale

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