Waterstones has issued new advice to its bookstores on running author events, after concern that... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones and Blackwell's have both reported good sales for December with books by Charlie Mackesy and Maggie O'Farrell among those proving huge hits. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-05 19:30:23 UTC ]
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The App Store is reportedly looking a little different in China today. According to Reuters, Apple has removed roughly 39,000 games owned by developers and publishers that don’t have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) from the Chinese gover... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-12-31 13:01:44 UTC ]
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Waterstones has temporarily closed its branch in Wandsworth, south-west London, until the summer for refurbishment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-28 15:18:45 UTC ]
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A special edition of The Invisible Child (Sort Of Books), featuring two short stories from the collection Tales from Moominvalley, has helped to raise £1m for Oxfam's projects supporting women and girls around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 05:12:22 UTC ]
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Ryan Chapman (erstwhile host of Nerd Jeopardy, back episodes of which you can enjoy here) is launching the paperback edition of his novel, Riots I Have Known, tonight, and as a veteran showman of the literary world, Chapman has decided to put together something a little different. Tonight’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-09 20:04:37 UTC ]
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Booksellers reported a significant drop in customer traffic and a commensurate drop in sales, but online orders were way up, forcing bookstores to adapt. Barack Obama's memoir and Jeff Kinney's latest were the most popular titles over the Thanksgiving weekend at stores surveyed by 'PW.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell has been named Waterstones' Book of the Year 2020, claiming victory over the shortlist by "an overwhelming majority". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 02:51:45 UTC ]
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The Nibbies has won Event of the Year at this year's Professional Publishers Association's Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 04:12:10 UTC ]
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Waterstones has seen "strong" online orders for A Promised Land (Viking), with the title also at number one in Amazon's bestseller charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 06:17:45 UTC ]
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Hachette UK c.e.o. David Shelley has warned 2021 could be a "tougher" year for the industry than 2020, in an interview with The Bookseller's editor Philip Jones at FutureBook 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 14:38:48 UTC ]
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Miami Book Fair Online Sunday, November 15 – Monday, November 23rd The Miami Book Fair is virtual this year, with all free and on demand content available starting November 15th. More than 300 authors in conversation will be streaming including, but not limited to Margaret Atwood (Dearly), Kwame... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-16 09:48:10 UTC ]
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Douglas Stuart's Booker-shortlisted novel Shuggie Bain (Picador) has been named Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 08:27:33 UTC ]
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The Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., has temporarily closed to in-person browsing after a member of the staff tested positive for Covid-19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump first said it was going to be at the Four Seasons and everyone assumed it was the hotel but he later clarified it was Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2020-11-07 23:30:22 UTC ]
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Dara McAnulty, Brit Bennett and Maggie O’Farrell are among the authors shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2020 title. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-02 04:03:38 UTC ]
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Schibsted is one of the newest members of the Coalition for App Fairness, a group that includes the likes of Epic Games and Spotify. The post Why Nordic publishing giant Schibsted joined the coalition lobbying for Apple App Store ‘fairness’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-10-29 04:01:18 UTC ]
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Jacaranda Books and Andersen Press will join forces to host an author reading event with Kwame Alexander, as part of its Black History Month celebrations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 07:18:24 UTC ]
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A Norwich indie has opened up a completely virtual version of its bookshop, in what its owners are calling a world first. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 05:14:23 UTC ]
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Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of Strand Book Store, with two locations in Manhattan, has posted an open letter on social media asking for help from the local community, saying sales are down 70% and the need for more support has become urgent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association named Moon Palace owners Jamie and Angela Schwesnedl booksellers of the year, lauding the couple for their response to the civil unrest in Minneapolis this past spring. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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