Wednesday, 13 March 2013
In the US, Random House has made changes to its author contracts for new digital imprints following criticism from author groups, reports Publishers Weekly. The Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA),...

Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has entered into a new distribution partnership with Hachette in several international markets, reports Publishers Weekly. The partnership includes Latin America, South America, Asia and Europe, but...

Tuesday, 12 March 2013
In the UK, the winners of the 2013 Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) Independent Publishing Awards have been announced, with Bloomsbury taking out the overall award. Bloomsbury Publishing’s academic and professional division...

Tuesday, 12 March 2013
In the US, the Authors Guild and the American Publishers Association have objected to Amazon’s bid to administer a number of ‘generic’ top-level internet domains, including .book, reports CNet. The organisations...

Friday, 8 March 2013
UK publisher and Conservative Party politician Iain Dale has used a speech at the Independent Publishers Guild conference to hit out at large booksellers such as WH Smith, Waterstones and...

Friday, 8 March 2013
The finalists of the 25th Lambda Literary Awards, known also as the ‘Lammys’, have been announced by the Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) in Los Angeles. The awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay,...

Thursday, 7 March 2013
The longlists for two international awards for books translated into English have been announced this week. In the UK, the longlist for the Independent Foreign Prize, run by literary charity Booktrust,...

Thursday, 7 March 2013
Following reports that the BBC has sold its majority stake in Lonely Planet, the BBC has made a statement denying that any deal has been done. A spokesman for BBC...