UK's World Book Night celebrations to go ahead online

 The Reading Agency has confirmed the UK's World Book Night celebrations will go ahead on 23rd April, but will be modified due to Covid-19. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books?

The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First UK Nook Christmas could see digital 'step change'

Analysts have predicted that this Christmas could herald a "real step change" for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New stock focus boosts HMV book sales

HMV has seen a 16% rise in book sales year on year after refocusing its core offer back onto... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith reports high street book sales increase

W H Smith has announced that it expects full-year results to be at the top end of market... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Persephone celebrates 100th title

Independent publisher Persephone Books, specialising in reprinting forgotten 20th-century... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Publishers in Online Copyright Fight

Step into a German cafe and you'll likely find most of your fellow customers leafing through a newspaper or magazine. The consumption of printed media here borders on the voracious - and it's comparatively rare to find your neighbour flicking ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales surge in first quarter, says B&N

US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported a 46% rise in digital content sales for its fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moscow Evening Newspaper Re-launches Print and Online Editions with vjoon K4

vjoon, a leading provider of cross-media publishing solutions and global reseller of Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite, announced today that Vechernyaya Moskva, one of the most popular Moscow newspapers with a rich heritage, was re-launched suc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to celebrate London Underground's 150th

Penguin is working alongside Transport for London to celebrate 150 years of the London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House joins Public Library Online

Random House UK has joined Bloomsbury's Public Library Online, with titles available on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nook to hit UK in October

A Nook digital reading offer will be live in the UK by mid-October through an online storefront,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nook headed for UK as Barnes & Noble goes international, dabbles in the Queen's English

Well, our English friends, today is a good day. Your choice in e-readers is about to get that much better as Barnes & Noble has decided to make your homeland the first stop on its highly-anticipated international tour. The Nook and its associated store will be making their big debut in the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nook out! Barnes & Noble's ebook readers come to the UK in October

US bookseller Barnes & Noble has confirmed that it will be bringing its Nook digital eBook readers and bookstore to the UK in the autumn. Initially the devices, which include Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, will only be available through the company’s online... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ICM Partners Turns Books into Film and TV

Bestselling authors Cormac McCarthy, Walter Isaacson, the late Nora Ephron, and Jennifer Egan are among the many authors represented by ICM Partners, whose book sales are boosted by the adaptation of their work to film and television, all under the watchful eyes of agents Ron Bernstein, Josie... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony Reader gets a new design, Evernote integration and a free Harry Potter book for $129

In the market for a new e-reader? One could certainly do worse than Sony's Reader line. The company's been packing features onto its devices, and the already leaked latest entry is no different, with upgrades over its predecessor, packed into a newly redesigned body with bigger, better looking... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK: DRM 'working very well'

Hachette UK has insisted its model of selling ebooks with Digital Rights Management included [... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet Laureate ballet to tour UK

A ballet based on fairy tale Rapunzel, written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, is to tour the UK after premiering at the Durham Book Festival in October. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales slump during Olympics

Printed book sales in the UK slumped 7% (£1.8m) to £24.5m week on week in the second... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld scoops Pro Cycling insiders book

Transworld has acquired a book which promises to lift the lid on doping in the world of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP puts scholarly editions online

Oxford University Press is to put its scholarly editions online for the first time in a digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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