'Super Thursday' set for late September

Written By: Benedicte Page, Philip Stone and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 03/06/2011 - 09:00 Retailers are enthusiastic about a "strong" autumn, with Jason Manford, James Corden, Jamie Oliver, Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne among the celebrities and chefs whose books make up the Christmas staple. A potential Super Thursday is emerging on the 29th September, with 13th October another jam-packed date. However, publishers said they have little control over publication dates for some of their biggest titles because of external factors such as worldwide publication and TV scheduling, leading to some potential internal clashes. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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