After an initial phase of investigation, the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority has decided that the loss of competition brought about by the proposed merger between Cengage and McGraw-Hill could raise the price of university textbooks. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Michael Morpurgo's War Horse (Egmont) was comfortably the bestselling book in the UK last... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The emergence of author podcasts as a viable and entertaining marketing tool is apparent in the success of three such efforts originating from literary Web sites on the West Coast: Brad Listi’s the Nervous Breakdown, Tom Lutz’s Los Angeles Review of Books, and Tyson Cornell’s company Rare Bird... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An imprint of Penguin Group USA discovered Kerry Schafer after she posted samples on Bookcountry.com, a site that lets writers share their work. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK has 16 titles making the Gourmand cookery book award shortlists this year, down on 21 in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gulf state Qatar has raised its stake in Lagadere to over 10%, becoming the company's largest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK government has reiterated its view that it cannot bring down value added tax on ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, has filed a trademark lawsuit against... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US retailer Barnes & Noble's e-reading device range, the Nook, will be available in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author Russell Hoban, published by Bloomsbury, died last night at the age of 86. Hoban is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including Patrick Ness, Kate Mosse, Simon Singh, Mary Hoffman and Katherine Langrish,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazons Kindle Fire tablet is reportedly launching in the UK in January. Know Your... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is to offer online services to help unpublished authors learn about the publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Housekeeping has launched a £25,000 competition for budding novelists in association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American library management firm LSSI has retreated from its target of managing 15% of UK public... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ronald Rengs biography of Robert Enke, the German national goalkeeper who took his own... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin UK is now withholding the supply of its new ebook releases to its library suppliers in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 10:12 The US Authors Guild has accused Amazon.com of "boldly breaching its contracts" with publishers by signing them up to its new Kindle Lending programme without permission. It claimed it is doing this to drive sales of its Kindle... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a time when many magazines are lowering prices or giving content away, New York Magazine is choosing another route. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst-Rodale is set to launch Women's Health in the UK next year, as a sister title to the 11-year-old Men's Health. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 09:10 Concern is growing in the US over the launch of Amazon's Kindle lending initiative. Amazon launched the new service last week aimed at Kindle-owning Prime users, but publishers have expressed concern over titles appearing in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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