Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Granta has announced the 20 writers who will appear in its ‘The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists’ issue. This is the first time the literary magazine has devoted an issue...

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Irish bookselling chain Eason has revealed that it plans to launch a branded ereader later this year, reports the Bookseller. The announcement was made at the launch of the chain's revamped store...

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Helen McAleer has been promoted to the new positions of chief global development officer for Walker Books and managing director of Walker Productions. McAleer, who joined Walker Books as UK...

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt was announced as World Book Capital 2014 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 5 July. Port Harcourt was selected...

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble has announced plans to expand its digital business by opening Nook digital bookstores in 10 countries within 12 months. In a filing with the...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Kobo will launch a localised ereader and website in Japan on 19 July. CEO Mike Serbinis travelled to Japan last week to sell the product to the Japanese market. A...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
European Commission (EC) vice-president Neelie Kroes has backed a call by European publishing chiefs for the rate of value-added tax (VAT) on ebooks to be reduced. Publishing chiefs representing Penguin,...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
In the UK, academic publisher Sage is selling more than 2500 titles from its own ebookstore, reports the Bookseller. The store, which officially launched in June, is part of the...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
US publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after receiving court approval for its restructuring plan last month, reports Publishers Weekly. As previously reported by...

Wednesday, 27 June 2012
In the US, federal judge Denise Cote has set 3 June, 2013, as the start date for the Department of Justice (DOJ) anti-trust case against Apple, Penguin and Macmillan, reports...

Wednesday, 27 June 2012
The Book Marketing Society (BMS), an organisation that seeks to promote marketing and marketers within the publishing industry in the UK, has revealed its new website bookmarketingsociety.co.uk. BMS executive director Jo Henry...

Tuesday, 26 June 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction at its 2012 conference, held in California this month. The Forgotten...

Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Ingram Content Group has announced that Shawn Morin has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer and will be ‘in charge of managing the company’s commercial activities, systems,...

Wednesday, 20 June 2012
New Zealand authors Hamish Clayton and Tina Makereti will take up new writing residencies offered by the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt in September, reports Booksellers New Zealand. Clayton and Makereti...

Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Irish author Sebastian Barry has won the 2012 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction for On Canaan’s Side (Faber). The Walter Scott Prize is worth £25,000 and is presented during...

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Nine companies have made applications to administer a new internet domain ending in .book. Applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLD) were announced in London on what was called ‘Reveal...

Thursday, 14 June 2012
New legislation in Israel will ban booksellers from selling books for less than the list price during the first 18 months after publication. This will end book discounting and three-for-one deals at...

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Social ebook reading app Readmill has announced the launch of ‘Library’ and ‘Send to Readmill’—cloud-based features that give customers an easier buying experience from independent publishers and retailers. Readmill has partnered...

Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Bowker has released its annual report on US print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books in Print database. Based on figures from US publishers, Bowker reports that traditional print book...

Tuesday, 5 June 2012
In the US, Penguin and Macmillan have formally responded to the Department of Justice (DOJ) anti-trust lawsuit, rejecting claims that they conspired with other publishers and Apple to charge higher...

Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Hachette’s Headline division will launch a new literary imprint called Tinder Press in 2013, reports the Bookseller. The imprint plans to publish between 10 and 12 titles each year, and...

Wednesday, 30 May 2012
In the US, Hachette has launched a Facebook application designed to allow users to share book excerpts of upcoming titles. The publisher and its authors will use the ChapterShare app...

Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Ingram Content Group president and CEO Skip Prichard will leave his position on 8 June and chairman John Ingram will take over as CEO. Prichard joined Ingram in 2007 and...

Tuesday, 29 May 2012
UK publishers Canongate and Faber will launch an audiobook co-publishing venture later this year, reports the Bookseller. Under the arrangement, Canongate will handle the sales and production of the audio...

Wednesday, 23 May 2012
In the UK, mobile services company Orange will end its sponsorship of the Women’s Prize for Fiction after the presentation of this year’s award, reports the Bookseller. Orange has sponsored...