Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, the Bookseller reports that the Competition Authority in Ireland has found the acquisition of Irish book wholesaler Argosy by bookselling chain Eason, would lead to ‘increased prices...

Wednesday, 3 October 2012
A New Zealand writers’ walk has been launched in Germany to celebrate the country’s Guest of Honour status at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. The walk is situated on the...

Wednesday, 3 October 2012
In the US, Hachette issued a new ebook version of J K Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy on the same day as its release after reports of issues with the ebook’s font colour...

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Egmont has announced that it has appointed Sarah Hughes as publishing director for its fiction list, reports the Bookseller. Hughes takes up the role on 3 December, having been fiction...

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Pearson will allow readers to access ebooks on technology before the finished book is released under a program called Early Edition, reports Publishers Weekly. ‘Readers can purchase the editions, which...

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Ingram Content Group has announced the appointment of Kelly Gallagher to the role of vice president of content acquisitions. Gallagher, who is currently vice president of publishing workflow solutions at...

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Delegates at the 78th PEN International Congress, held in Korea from 11 to 15 September, approved the PEN International Declaration on Free Expression and Digital Technologies. In a statement on...

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association has announced it will award its 2012 Peace Prize to Chinese writer Liao Yiwu, who ‘walked out on his native country and landed in...

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble has announced it will launch two tablets—a seven-inch Nook HD and nine-inch Nook HD+—simultaneously in the UK and the US, and that UK supermarkets...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012
On Demand Books, producers of Espresso Book Machines, is partnering with Eastman Kodak and ReaderLink Distribution Services to improve the machines and bring them to more locations worldwide, reports Publishers Weekly. The Espresso Book Machine...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012
In the UK, sales of the titles shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize increased by 193% in the week following the shortlist announcement, but were down 57% compared to the sales of...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012
The European Union Competition Commission has reached agreements with Apple and four publishers that will involve the parties modifying or terminating their agency pricing agreements. However, the Bookseller reports that it...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Aptaracorp.com has released a report called 'Revealing the business of eBooks: The 4th annual ebook survey of publishers' which is now available as a free download. The report 'documents results...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Hachette UK will sell ebooks direct through its websites for the first time, reports the Bookseller. The ebooks will be available ‘in a couple of months’ via a series of new corporate websites...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Ereading service provider Kobo is planning on giving away its Kobo Touch ereader to those who buy a 'data communication device' from Rakutan's website, reports Digital Book World. Rakutan, a Japanese shopping...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Alistair Burtenshaw is stepping down from his position as director of the London Book Fair, reports Publishers Weekly. Burtenshaw is also stepping down from the role of director of books...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Kate Grenville’s Sarah Thornhill (Text) is among a range of ebooks available for prices as low as 20p in the UK as a result of a promotion run by Sony...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Kobo has confirmed that it has formed a partnership with Brazilian bookstore chain Livraria Cultura, reports Digital Book World. According to a statement from the ebook retail platform provider, Kobo...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The titles shortlisted for this year’s Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The schedule of the court case between the US Authors Guild and Google, which had had oral arguments scheduled for 4 December, has been postponed indefinitely after the Authors Guild...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Kobo has announced it has an agreement with the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland for 3000 local bookstores, including 1000 independents, to sell its ereaders, reports Ebook Magazine. ‘We...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Data collected through the PA Sales Monitor from almost 250 publishers in the UK (with combined sales estimated to account for three quarters of total UK publishers sales), indicates that...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Waterstones in the UK plans to offer Kindle users the ability to ‘read for free’ in-store. ‘We hope we will be able to introduce a number of features to Kindle...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
In the UK, Gardners Books unveiled a new six-inch colour ebook device called Go Tab. The ereader will be available in October with an RRP of £59 (A$92). It will...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
In the US, Penguin and Apple have made filings in their case against the Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding alleged price-fixing of ebooks. ‘While the filings are mostly your typical...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The 2012 Hugo Awards for science-fiction have been announced. See the full list of winners here. See the shortlist announcement here.

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
In the US, a settlement has been granted preliminary approval that will involve Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster paying a combined amount of almost $70 million as part of...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Headline in the UK has announced it is launching a new digital imprint called Eternal Romance. The imprint will launch with three paranormal romances by Sylvia Day, reports the Bookseller....