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French independent bookshop campaign launched  Archive

Tuesday, 25 November 2014
The French Booksellers Association has launched a national campaign for independent bookshops, reports the Bookseller. The campaign, which runs until the end of 2015, includes a logo to build recognition...

Judge approves Apple settlement  Archive

Tuesday, 25 November 2014
In the US, judge Denise Cote has granted final approval to a settlement deal in Apple’s ebook price-fixing case, reports Publishers Weekly. Under the terms of the deal, however, Apple...

Hathorn receives ‘Alice’ award  Archive

Tuesday, 25 November 2014
The Society of Women Writers Victoria has announced Libby Hathorn is the recipient of its ‘Alice’ award. The society presents the trophy biennially ‘for a distinguished and long-term contribution to...

‘Seizure’ novella editors announced  Archive

Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Seizure journal has announced the three editors for its 2015 Viva La Novella project. The successful applicants are Marisa Wikramanayake, Nicola Redhouse and Zoya Patel. Seizure is currently accepting novella...

Hachette to buy Black Dog & Leventhal  Archive

Monday, 24 November 2014
In the US, Hachette (HBG) has agreed to buy independent publisher Black Dog & Leventhal (BD&L), reports Publishers Weekly. Black Dog & Leventhal, which specialises in ‘creative’ nonfiction and illustrated titles,...

National Book Award 2014 winners announced  Archive

Friday, 21 November 2014
In the US, the winners of the 2014 National Book Award have been announced. The fiction award was presented to Redeployment (Phil Klay, Canongate), a short-story collection about US soldiers who...

Oyster launches online literary journal  Archive

Friday, 21 November 2014
Ebook subscription service Oyster has launched a free online journal called the Oyster Review, which will publish original essays, reviews and interviews on books and writing, reports Publishers Weekly. Oyster’s...

WAYRBA 2014 winners announced  Archive

Friday, 21 November 2014
The winners of the 2014 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced.The winning books are:Picture books The Three Bears (Sort of) (Yvonne Morrison, illus by Donovan Bixley, Scholastic...

Spineless Wonders launches new short fiction series  Archive

Friday, 21 November 2014
Independent Australian publisher Spineless Wonders has announced plans for a new series that combines short stories with authors’ reflections on them.Publisher Bronwyn Mehan told Books+Publishing that the ‘SW Fiction Plus’ series...

US library develops ereader app  Archive

Thursday, 20 November 2014
In the US, the Queens Library in New York has developed its own ereader app for Android and iOS, reports Good Ereader. The app gives users access to the library’s...

OUP partners with ed-tech start-up program  Archive

Thursday, 20 November 2014
In the UK, Oxford University Press (OUP) has partnered with education technology start-up ‘accelerator program’ Emerge Education, reports the Bookseller. As part of the partnership, OUP will sponsor a working...

UK protest group launches Amazon boycott  Archive

Wednesday, 19 November 2014
In the UK, protest group Amazon Anonymous has launched a campaign urging consumers not to shop at Amazon this Christmas, reports the Bookseller. The group is asking shoppers to sign...

International library news  Archive

Wednesday, 19 November 2014
US library develops ereader appIn the US, the Queens Library in New York has developed its own ereader app for Android and iOS, reports Good Ereader. The app gives users...

Quote of the week  Archive

Wednesday, 19 November 2014
‘Bundling has been talked about for some time, so we’re delighted to be in a position to test the theory, and see how results measure up against expectations’—HarperCollins Australia CEO...

Penguin Random House launches audio app  Archive

Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Penguin Random House has launched a new audio app called ‘Volumes’, reports Galleycat. The free app allows readers to listen to audio clips from authors including Jodi Picoult, Sophie Kinsella...

 

 

 

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