Unions Call On Uk High Street Giants To Halt Unpaid Work Schemes
www.guardian.co.uk

Usdaw wants chains to follow Sainsbury's and Waterstones and end long-term unpaid labour for young unemployed

First-Ever Academy Awards (Book) Contest
www.publishersweekly.com

In honor of Oscar season and the fact that six of the nine Best Picture nominees are based on books, PW are holding a contest

British Children Are Culture Starved
www.bbc.co.uk

Half of parents said they made little effort to educate their children about culture or history and relied on schools to do so

James Joyce Children's Book Sparks Feud
www.bbc.co.uk

Zurich James Joyce Foundation has called publication of The Cats of Copenhagen an "outrage"

Why Penguin Terminated Its Contract With Overdrive
www.teleread.com

Publisher contracts with OverDrive allow them to store and serve library end users ebooks. That's it.

Dublin History Book Costs The Republic's Government £800 For Each Copy Sold
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Eight years late and six times over budget