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Book Trade News
Stop Spam. Publish Books Can you really stop the global fight against spam AND help to publish books online?
Belgian Author Scoops Double Foreign Fiction Prize Win Belgian author Paul Verhaeghen tonight secured a double honour from the Independent foreign fiction prize for his novel Omega Minor
Bitter Row Over Publishing Scotland Publishing Scotland has hit back against criticism
Q: When Is The Downloading Of A Newly Published Book Not An Act Of Piracy? A: When it's leaked by the publisher as part of a buzz marketing exercise
Foyles To Double? Foyles flagship store on Charing Cross Road could more than double in size if a property deal currently being negotiated is successful
Big Names And Big Issues At BA Conference First 'public' appearance of the most powerful newcomer into the book trade for some time, the Chairman of Borders, Luke Johnson
Speculation Over Rebuck US Move Will Gail Rebuck be stepping into Olson's shoes?
Why Printing Fewer, Non-Returnable Books May Not Save The World Bookselling is a Scylla and Charybdis setup
Amis Ventures Back To London Fields Martin Amis's darkly comic novel London Fields is being made into a film
Magic Triumphs Over Realism For Garcia Márquez Two years after telling the world he was finished with writing, Gabriel Garcia Márquez has rediscovered his muse
Rare Victorian Lifestyle Book Is The First Lads' Mag A rare book from Victorian times has revealed how image-conscious young men soaked up lifestyle advice from the grandfather of all lads' mags
Harper Sales Up, Earnings Even Total sales at HarperCollins rose 3.8% in the third quarter
Victory For Harry Potter Author Jk Rowling In Fight To Protect Son's Privacy JK Rowling has won a High Court appeal in her fight to protect the privacy of her son from long-lens photography
Brian Clough Novel To Feature On South Bank Show A novel about Brian Clough's 44-day reign as Leeds United manager will be featured on TV arts programme The South Bank Show this weekend
Lagardere Confirms FY Media Earnings Guidance Hachette Book Group USA saw 'strong growth' and in the UK there was 'robust growth' in adult and children's fiction
Financiers Take Control Of Prospect Mag Two wealthy financiers have bought a controlling stake in Prospect magazine, the intellectual monthly founded and edited by former Financial Times journalist David Goodhart
Pearson Poised To Buy Shanghai Schools Chain Textbook and newspaper publisher Pearson is poised to buy a chain of private schools in Shanghai to tap into the growing demand for English language teaching from increasingly affluent Chinese families
Online Reviewing Boosts Unsung Authors Venues for book reviewing seem to be increasing exponentially on the Web
Capturing The Bear Essentials Of Paddington Paddington is 50 this year and has had many guises
The Devil May Care About Bond's Secret Car Special limited edition of Sebastian Faulks' new James Bond book reveals a little-known nugget of trivia about the world's favourite spy
The Human Side Of Publishing's 'Pariah' [Peter Olson] How 'Best Mommy Of Park Avenue' Secured More Quality Time With Random House Hubby
Book Firm Splits From National Publishing Body In Funds Row One of Scotland's biggest book companies has split from the nation's main publishing body, questioning its existence and describing its funding by the arts council as a 'disgrace'
Results Off In Marvel's Publishing Segment Sales in Marvel's publishing segment declined 4% in the first quarter, to $26.5 million
Gay Penguin Tale Tops List Of 'Challenged' Children's Books A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public most objects to
Hachette Book Group USA Redesigns Web Site Hachette Book Group USA today unveiled a newly redesigned site |
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