Thursday, 12 September 2013
A federal judge in California has sided with cyclist Lance Armstrong and publishers Random House US and Penguin Group US in a lawsuit that alleged that Armstrong’s denials about using performance-enhancing drugs in his...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
The category winners of this year’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards have been announced. Ewan Morrison won the Fiction Award for Close Your Eyes (Jonathan Cape) and Gavin Francis won the Nonfiction...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Kobo will enter the Philippines ereading market this month, with a number of its ereading devices to be available from bookselling chain National Book Store from 20 September. Kobo said in a...

Tuesday, 10 September 2013
In the US, the six winners of the 2013 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards have been announced. The awards, which are each worth US$30,000 (A$32,499), are presented to women who...

Tuesday, 10 September 2013
In the UK, authors Margaret Atwood and Howard Jacobson have joined Random House’s Shakespeare publishing project, reports the Bookseller. As part of the ‘Hogarth Shakespeare’ project, Atwood and Jacobson will...

Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Chinese readers will have access to foreign-language online journals and ebooks via the CNP eReading platform, which has been launched by UK company Publishing Technology and China National Publications Import and Export (Group)...

Monday, 9 September 2013
In the US, the judge in Apple’s ebook pricing case has signed a final order for injunctive relief, reports Publishers Weekly. The parties in the case last week submitted a ‘final, scaled-back...

Monday, 9 September 2013
The longlist for this year’s Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction has been announced in the UK. The longlisted titles are: Small Wars, Far Away Places (Michael Burleigh, Macmillan) Empires of...

Friday, 6 September 2013
In the US, independent publisher Sourcebooks has partnered with online writing platform Wattpad to publish some of its popular YA titles, reports Publishers Weekly. The partnership will see Sourcebooks edit,...

Friday, 6 September 2013
In the US, the National Book Foundation will present the 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to E L Doctorow and the 2013 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary...

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...