Third chart-topping week for Dan Brown

Dan Brown's Inferno is number one for the third week in a row in the Official UK Top 50 this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Gloucestershire and Somerset library ruling out next week

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 04/11/2011 - 14:36 The High Court ruling on the challenge to library closures in Gloucestershire and Somerset will be given next Wednesday 9th November. The judgment, to be handed down by Judge McKenna at the Royal Courts of Justice in London,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jobs memoir tops bestseller lists

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 08:27 Walter Isaacson’s biography of the late Steve Jobs has become one of the fastest-selling hardback non-fiction books since records began. Brought forward from its original publication date of 24th November following the Apple... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book charts published in Wall Street Journal

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 31/10/2011 - 08:20 The first official sales charts including ebook sales data have been published in the Wall Street Journal this weekend, with Nielsen BookScan now supplying ebook sales reports to the US paper. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clangers get crafty with Collins & Brown

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:44 Anova imprint Collins & Brown will be heading off to the Small Blue Planet to create a “Clangers” craft project book, based on the classic children's television series. Publisher Katie Cowan acquired world rights in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'PW' Tops 200,000 Twitter Followers

Publishers Weekly now has more than 200,000 Twitter followers, passing that mark last week and as of today has more that 203,000 following the magazine via @PublishersWkly. Eileen Gardner, a self-professed pop culture junkie and aspiring author, was the 200,000th PW follower. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett's Snuff snaffles top spot with ease

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 15:41 Terry Pratchett’s Snuff (Doubleday) has become one of the fastest-selling novels since records began, shifting 54,687 copies at UK book retail outlets in its three days on sale last week. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Snow tie-in for Anova

Publication Date: Fri, 14/10/2011 - 11:28 Anova Books imprint Conway has acquired the official tie-in to forthcoming BBC series "Dig WWII" fronted by historian Dan Snow. Publisher John Lee acquired world rights through agent Luigi Bonomi on behalf of documentary makers 360 Production. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac reignites Curtis Brown backlist with Bello

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 09:02 Pan Macmillan has teamed up with Curtis Brown to release hundreds of out-of-print titles from the agency's list as digital editions. Macmillan Bello will launch 120 titles next month, with a further 400 in 2012. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown brings forward Jobs biography

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 08:25 Little, Brown is to be bring forward publication of Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson, publishing now on 24th October. The biography was written by Isaacson based on conversations with Apple-founder... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child on top as Super Thursday boosts sales

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 04/10/2011 - 15:47 Six hardback books released on “Super Thursday” (29th September) sold more than 10,000 copies in their three days on sale last week, helping book sales soar past the £30m mark for the first time since December last year. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assange misses chart as September slump continues

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 27/09/2011 - 15:27 Julian Assange's controversial memoir failed to make the charts after three days on sale, as printed books continue their September struggle. According to Nielsen BookScan data, sales were down 9% year-on-year. In total, £29.5m... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bezos tops Guardian book trade power list

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 26/09/2011 - 08:50 Amazon c.e.o. Jeff Bezos has been named as the most powerful man in books in a Guardian and Observer "power list" of the 100 key people in the trade. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ratings for App Functionality: Who Made the Top Grade?

Nothing turns a tech user off faster than system malfunctions. In the arms race the app market has shaped up to be, publishers are debuting their offerings as quickly as they can produce them. Unfortunately, this often does not leave time to work out the final kinks of download issues, faulty... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To Kill a Mockingbird tops WBN poll

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 13/09/2011 - 09:00 Readers have nominated Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as the book they would most like to see given away as part of next year's World Book Night. During the past two months, more than 6,000 book lovers had been nominating... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Day top as new releases fail to boost market

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 16:04 David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder) remains comfortably the bestselling book in the UK. The novel, which currently tops the Amazon, Apple and Waterstone's ebook charts, sold 83,050 physical copies of its original and tie-in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huntingdon tops Amazon's 'most well-read' list

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 08:10 People in Huntingdon and Cambridge buy the most books of any town or city in the UK, according to a list compiled by Amazon from its print and Kindle sales since the start of the year. Towns in Kent, Wiltshire and West Sussex... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus plots to become top five UK trade publisher

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 15:24 Quercus plans to increase its staff by 40% within the next three years, as it aims to become one of the UK’s top five trade publishers. The indie outfit is currently ranked as the 14th largest UK operation in terms of sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dark week for indies as four close

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 07:53 Four independent bookshops with a combined total of 175 years on the high street have announced their closure within a week, blaming their downfall on high rates, competition from internet retailers and supermarkets, ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pritchard's fourth indie in a week to close

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 25/08/2011 - 07:40 Pritchard's Bookshop has become the fourth independent this week to announce its closure, shutting its doors for the last time next month after 50 years of trading. The bookshop, in Formby, near Liverpool, is the second... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Travel Bookshop to close in two weeks

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 23/08/2011 - 09:15 The Travel Bookshop in west London, which was made famous by the Hugh Grant film "Notting Hill", is closing down in two weeks' time. The London shop on Blenheim Crescent was founded 32 years ago and is owned by European... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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