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15 longlisted for Indy prize

2 hours 4 min ago
A raft of independent publishers working in...

Books etc website to relaunch 'next week'

2 hours 8 min ago
The Books etc website, which went offline...

Hachette's profit up 24% in 2009, US arm races ahead of UK

2 hours 57 min ago
Hachette made a profit of €301m in 2009, up...

Italian govt signs deal with Google

4 hours 44 min ago
The Italian government has signed a deal with...

Conference concern over campus booksellers

5 hours 7 min ago
Publishers and retailers should work together...

Hachette Livre accused over Paris Book Fair 'denigration'

5 hours 23 min ago
A senior Reed Exhibitions manager has accused...

Hachette Livre accused of Paris Book Fair slam

5 hours 45 min ago
A senior Reed Exhibitions manager has accused...

Hachette's profit up 24% in 2009

6 hours 1 min ago
Hachette made a profit of €301m in 2009, up...

Penguin US launches science imprint

6 hours 18 min ago
Penguin US is to launch a "niche” science...

Female publishers miss out on Women to Watch list

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:40
The Southbank Centre's head of literature and...

Taylor and Burton book to JR Books

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:35
Jeremy Robson of JR Books has acquired UK and...

Barnsley hails World Book Day 'boost'

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:24
World Book Day has "given a great boost to...

French indies launch book portal

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:02
Seven independent booksellers with nine...

Academic publishers seeing strong growth from e-book sales

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 13:09
Nearly 90% of commmercial academic publishers...

New Holland facing second round of redundancies

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:23
Non-fiction publisher New Holland is in...

Hodder & HC to release tie-ins to Dragon flick

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:11
Hodder Children's Books and HarperCollins...

'Exciting' for publishers, as book apps overtake games

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:08
Publishers have hailed as “very exciting” the...

Canadian government 'tilted' towards Amazon move

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 09:11
The Canadian government is leaning toward...

OUP secures 'inspirational modern classic

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 09:10
Liz Cross, children's publisher at Oxford...

World Book Day boost keeps Mantel off the top

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:35
World Book Day helped the book trade bounce...