Six jobs go as Ripley closes London office

Six people have been made redundant following the closure of the London office of publisher Ripley. The publisher moved its editorial functions to Orlando in America from the start of this month (1st February). The change means half a dozen people have been made redundant, with the redundancies taking effect on 31st January. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Bookshops may close

Borders and Angus & Robertson bookstores could begin closing across the country by the weekend with staff made redundant, as the administrators to the failed business try to stem the losses and save the group. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's cuts 17 head office staff

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 23/02/2011 - 17:51 Waterstone's has made 17 members of staff redundant from its head offices in Brentford and Solihull. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Westfield London to hold Gruffalo event for Red Nose Day

Written By: Laura Richards Publication Date: Tue, 22/02/2011 - 14:00 Macmillan Children’s Books is to hold a Gruffalo fundraising event tomorrow for Red Nose Day. As a supporting partner of this year’s Comic Relief, the popular children’s book character will be hosting the fundraiser in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borders could close a further 75 branches

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 17/02/2011 - 09:33 Borders could close a further 75 branches in addition to the 200 it is attempting to liquidate, as it revealed it was losing around $2m per week. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Condé Nast to open London newsagent

Luxury magazine publisher Condé Nast is launching a London newsagent, which will sell more than 110 of its magazines from around the world. Continue reading at Media Week

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Will Apple Close the e-Book on Kindle?

Analysis: Apple is modifying its licensing policy, raising doubts that ebooks bought elsewhere will be readable on Apple devices. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA vice-president's offices come under attack amid Egyptian rioting

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Waterstone's to close 11 stores by end of week

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette to close teen magazine Sugar after 16 years

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