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Author offers cash to lure readers

UniversesThe cut-throat world of publishing has forced a science fiction writer to take the drastic step of offering people a cash incentive to read his novel.

Global campaign encourages e-book take-up

ebooksReaders will be invited to download free or reduced price e-books during 'Read an E-Book Week' between 7 and 13 March.

Waterstone's to track online visitors

Waterstone'sUK bookseller Waterstone's plans to track the behaviour of website visitors to boost online sales.

Waterstone's has signed a deal with content optimisation specialist Maxymiser to allow it to serve visitors content that best fits their browsing patterns.

Angry Robot announces a new way of telling stories

Angry RobotHarper Collins imprint Angry Robot has announced what it calls a new way of telling stories.

Author Kaaron Warren's next work will be issued as both a full-length novel and also as a novella, seen from the point of view of one of the book's minor characters.

Barbara Taylor Bradford PR campaign receives top honours

Barbara Taylor BradfordPublic relations expert Maria Boyle scooped a prestigious national award for a PR campaign she orchestrated for bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Yorkshire-born Maria won the award for the best publishing campaign of the last quarter (September-December 2009) for her work with Leeds-born novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford.