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Interactive publishing to boost children's book market

BooksThe Global children’s publishing market is projected to be worth almost US$7 billion by the year 2015. 

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.

Books etc website crashes after two days

Books etcBooks etc, an online book retailer that rose from the ashes of the Borders chain has taken its site down less than 48 hours after its launch.

Two UK bookstores close down each week

A pile of booksOfficial figures reveal that UK independent bookshops are closing at a rate of almost two every week over the past year.

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.

Salinger backlist relaunched in the UK

Catcher in the RyeThe Hamish Hamilton imprint of Penguin in the U.K. will this spring relaunch the backlist of J.D. Salinger with new jackets approved by the author before his death in January. The relaunch had been planned for June, but now has been moved forward.