Thursday, 5 September 2013
HarperCollins imprint William Morrow will revive Agatha Christie’s crime series featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot with a new novel by UK crime writer Sophie Hannah, said HarperCollins in a statement. Acorn Productions, owner...

Wednesday, 4 September 2013
In the UK, Bloomsbury has acquired legal publisher Hart Publishing, reports the Bookseller. The acquisition of Hart Publishing, for which Bloomsbury paid £6.5 million (A$11.17 million) outright, is expected to...

Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Amazon will launch its Kindle MatchBook program, which bundles discounted ebooks with print books, in October, reports Publishers Weekly. The company will offer ebook editions of the print books that customers buy or...

Friday, 30 August 2013
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2013 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger awards have been announced. The titles...

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
In the UK, Alan Warner has won this year’s James Tait Black Prize for Fiction for The Deadman’s Pedal (Vintage), and Tanya Harrod has won the James Tait Black Prize...

Monday, 26 August 2013
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has revised its proposal for injunctive relief against Apple in its ebook pricing case against the retailer, adopting Judge Denise Cote’s suggestion that Apple...

Friday, 23 August 2013
In the US, digital course material provider CourseSmart has launched a subscription pack that allow students to rent six etextbooks for a flat fee of US$200 (A$222), considerably less than...

Thursday, 22 August 2013
In the US, publisher PM Press has launched an ebook-bundling program for its entire list, reports Publishers Weekly. The Paperback Plus! program offers customers a free ebook edition with nearly...

Thursday, 22 August 2013
US morning television show Today has launched what is being described as an ‘Oprah-like Book Club’. According to the New York Times, the books, which will include both fiction and...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
In the US, online retailer Overstock.com is continuing its price war with Amazon, reports Digital Book World. Overstock.com has announced a new loyalty rewards offer for its ‘Club O’ members, who will receive...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Penguin Random House is moving into television production to boost the sales of its books, reports the Wall Street Journal. The publisher’s first project is a six-episode cooking show called...

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
In Canada, the Quebec Government is considering a plan to regulate book prices in an effort to support smaller bookstores, reports Shelf Awareness. The plan would see all print and...

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
UK supermarket chain Tesco is preparing to launch its own branded tablet to compete with Amazon and Apple, according to a report in the Times that has not been confirmed by Tesco. The tablet is expected to...

Monday, 19 August 2013
In the US, the owners of more than 23 million consumer accounts have been notified that they are eligible to receive payments from the settlements reached by publishers in their...

Friday, 16 August 2013
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s ‘Not the Booker’ Prize, which is run by the Guardian in the UK and voted on by the public. The shortlisted titles...

Friday, 16 August 2013
PEN America has announced the winners and runners-up for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards. A Naked Singularity (Sergio De La Pava, MacLehose Press) has won the PEN/Robert W Bingham Prize,...

Thursday, 15 August 2013
British novelist Ned Beauman has won the 2012 Encore Award for his second novel The Teleportation Accident (Sceptre), reports the Bookseller. Beauman’s novel, which was longlisted for the 2012 Man...

Thursday, 15 August 2013
In the US, the Wattpad online writing community has launched Wattpad Fan Funding—a crowdfunding service for self-publishing, reports Publishers Weekly. The service allows Wattpad members to pledge financial support to writing projects...

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
In the US, Overstock.com appears to have retreated from its recent price war with Amazon, prompting Amazon to end its deep discounting of titles that began in response to the Overstock discounts, reports Publishers Weekly....

Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s request for a stay in proceedings in its ongoing legal battle with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over ebook pricing, reports Publishers Weekly....

Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Fourteen business books have been longlisted for the £30,000 (A$50,700) Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, presented annually for the book that has ‘the most...

Monday, 12 August 2013
In the UK, the shortlist for the Guardian children’s fiction prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Fault in Our Stars (John Green, Penguin); Liar & Spy (Rebecca Stead,...