Amazon’s first quarter sales up 26%, net earnings down 31%
Monday, 4 May 2020
In the US, Amazon has posted a 26% increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2020, up to US$75.5 billion (A$118.2b), reports Publishers Weekly. Sales through the company’s online...
Covid-19 hits first quarter sales at Bertelsmann, Lagardère
Friday, 1 May 2020
The parent companies of Hachette and Penguin Random House (PRH) have both reported first-quarter revenue declines due to the challenges of Covid-19. According to Publishers Weekly, Lagardère—the parent company of...
Shortlist announced for £40k Wolfson History Prize
Thursday, 30 April 2020
In the UK, the shortlist for the £40,000 (A$76,200) Wolfson History Prize shortlist has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (David Abulafia,...
UK to introduce micro-loan scheme for small businesses
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
In the UK, the government will introduce a new micro-loan scheme for small businesses, in response to the impact of the coronavirus lockdown, reports the Bookseller. From 4 May, businesses...
Pearson reports 5% decline in first quarter update
Monday, 27 April 2020
Pearson has announced a 5% decline in revenue in its first quarter update, in line with revised expectations reported in March due to Covid-19. It also reported a 10% decline...
Bologna releases schedule for virtual book fair
Monday, 27 April 2020
Organisers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) have released the schedule for the virtual book fair, which will take place across BCBF's digital channels from 4–7 May. Among the...
Global publishing bodies call for economic stimulus for book trade
Friday, 24 April 2020
The International Publishers Association (IPA), along with several other peak publishing industry bodies, has urged governments around the world to adopt ‘economic stimulus packages to sustain their respective publishing sectors...
Amazon revealed as anonymous £250k donor to UK bookseller hardship fund
Friday, 24 April 2020
In the UK, Amazon has been revealed as the anonymous donor that pledged £250,000 (A$488,600) to a crowdfunding campaign to help booksellers affected by the Covid-19 crisis, reports the Bookseller....
Mystery donor pledges £250k to UK bookseller hardship fund
Thursday, 23 April 2020
In the UK, a crowdfunding campaign has raised around £380,000 (A$742,700) for booksellers affected by the Covid-19 crisis, after a mystery donor pledged £250,000 (A$488,600), reports the Bookseller. Penguin Random...
Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist announced
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
The 2020 shortlist for the £30,000 (A$58,600) Women's Prize for Fiction has been announced. The shortlisted novels are: Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo, Hamish Hamilton) The Mirror & The Light...
International Booker postponed amid distribution disruption
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
The Booker Prize Foundation has postponed the International Booker Prize winner announcement due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The award was originally set to be announced on 19 May, but will...
Shortlist for £10,000 Ondaatje Prize announced
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
The 2020 shortlist for the £10,000 (A$19,520) Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize has been announced. The annual award recognises books ‘of the highest literary merit—fiction, nonfiction or poetry—which best...
PW launches #BooksAreEssential campaign
Monday, 20 April 2020
US trade publication Publishers Weekly (PW) has launched a new social media campaign to promote the importance of books. The #BooksAreEssential hashtag was created in response to the shutdown of...
Court limits Amazon France to delivery of essential items
Friday, 17 April 2020
In France, Amazon has closed six of its warehouses after a court ruling stopped the delivery of nonessential items, reports the Bookseller. The court in Nanterre found that Amazon had...
Aissaoui wins US$50k International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel The Spartan Court, which tells the story of the French campaign against Algiers in...
PRH Spain introduces online direct sales platform
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
In Spain, Penguin Random House (PRH) has launched Mugustaleer, a direct sales ecommerce platform for print books, after several weeks of country-wide lockdown measures that have included bookshop closures. Ten...
Shortlist announced for 2020 Jhalak Prize for BAME writers
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
The shortlist for the UK’s Jhalak Prize for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Black Flamingo (Dean Atta, Hodder Children’s) Remembered...
HarperCollins UK puts staff on furlough
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
HarperCollins UK is placing a number of its staff on furlough, reports the Bookseller. The number of staff to be put on furlough is unconfirmed, but it includes those from...
UK publishers furlough staff
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Penguin Random House (PRH) UK, Hachette UK and Bonnier UK are furloughing a number of their workers, reports the Bookseller. For furloughed workers, the UK government is providing grants for...
Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
The shortlist for the £30,000 (A$60,000) International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Surge (Jay Bernard, Chatto & Windus) Flèche (Mary Jean Chan, Faber) Inland (Téa...
James Patterson spearheads fundraising effort for US bookshops
Monday, 6 April 2020
In the US, author James Patterson is leading a group that is seeking to raise millions of dollars to help save US bookshops from closing permanently due to the Covid-19...
Pan Mac Australia parent company begins ‘cost-saving’ initiative; layoffs, wage cuts in US
Friday, 3 April 2020
In the US, Macmillan Publishers has laid off an undisclosed number of employees across all divisions, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). The publisher has also temporarily reduced pay for select employees and...
Korean artist Baek Heena wins 2020 Astrid Lindgren award
Thursday, 2 April 2020
In Sweden, Korean artist Baek Heena has been announced as the winner of the five million krona (A$820k) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Baek has published 13 picture books, including...
HarperCollins to acquire Egmont Books UK
Thursday, 2 April 2020
HarperCollins has announced its intention to acquire Egmont Books UK, as well as Egmont’s book businesses in Poland and Germany, reports the Bookseller. The transaction is for an undisclosed sum...
Bologna goes digital with virtual fair and rights platform
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Organisers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) will launch a series of new digital initiatives on 4 May, reports Publishers Weekly. In light of the cancellation of this year’s...
Bertram closes temporarily
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
In the UK, wholesaler Bertram has temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the Bookseller. Bertram Group CEO Raj Patel cited staff welfare as a primary concern, noting that...
French peasant saga wins Republic of Consciousness Prize
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
In the UK, Jean-Baptiste Del Amo has won this year’s Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for his novel Animalia (trans by Frank Wynne, Text), reports the Bookseller. Del...
Gardners suspends new orders
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
UK-based distributor Gardners has suspended taking new orders for physical products, citing the safety and wellbeing of its workforce as the reason for the decision. An announcement on the Gardners...
B&N closes 400 shops temporarily
Monday, 30 March 2020
In the US, bookselling chain Barnes & Noble (B&N) has temporarily closed about 400 stores to the public, reports Publishers Weekly. The chain is working with state and local governments...
PRH, BA back crowdfunding campaign for booksellers
Friday, 27 March 2020
In the UK, Penguin Random House (PRH) and the Booksellers Association (BA) are backing a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for booksellers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the Bookseller....
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