Friday, 10 March 2017
Hachette UK revenue was up 11% in 2016, with the growth credited with driving parent company Lagardère’s publishing division revenue up 2.5% on the previous year, reports the Bookseller. Little,...

Thursday, 9 March 2017
Swedish-owned Bonnier Books is launching a new print and digital self-publishing platform in the UK, reports the Bookseller. Type & Tell, which launches at the London Book Fair in March,...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017
The longlist for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo,...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017
In the UK, Hachette has acquired independent ebook publisher Bookouture in order to share expertise between the two companies, reports the Bookseller. Bookouture was founded four years ago by former...

Tuesday, 7 March 2017
In the UK, Waterstones managing director James Daunt has spoken out against the ‘crushing consistency’ of chain bookstores such as former Waterstones owner WH Smith, reports the Guardian. At a...

Monday, 6 March 2017
The number of independent bookstores in the UK fell in 2016 for the 11th straight year, with indie bookshop numbers almost halving over the period, reports the Bookseller. The Booksellers...

Thursday, 2 March 2017
Penguin Random House has acquired world rights to two books by former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in a deal reportedly worth US$65m (A$85m). According...

Tuesday, 28 February 2017
In the US, HarperCollins has introduced bot-powered book recommendation engines to the Messenger feature on two of its Facebook pages, reports Publishers Weekly. The BookGenie interface is available on the...

Monday, 27 February 2017
In the UK, Pearson has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.6bn (A$4.22bn) in 2016, attributed to challenges in the US education market, reports the Bookseller. Pearson also reported a rise...

Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Simon & Schuster has recorded a drop in revenue in 2016 and an increase in earnings, reports Publishers Weekly. Parent company CBS reported that the publisher’s revenue was US$767m ($A999m)...

Tuesday, 21 February 2017
In the US, Simon and Schuster has cancelled British far-right journalist and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ book Dangerous, reports Publishers Weekly. The company released a brief statement, saying: ‘After careful...

Monday, 20 February 2017
UK publisher John Blake has revealed he has the manuscript for Mick Jagger’s memoir but does not have permission from Jagger to publish it, reports the Bookseller. Blake, whose company...

Thursday, 9 February 2017
New releases by Salman Rushdie and John Grisham have been announced for publication in 2017. Jonathan Cape will publish Rushdie’s 13th novel, The Golden House, in September, reports the Guardian....

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
New analysis by the UK’s National Literacy Trust (NLT) has found ‘serious literacy issues’ in the vast majority of England’s constituencies, reports the Bookseller. The report found that 458 of...

Tuesday, 7 February 2017
The shortlist for the UK’s inaugural Jhalak Prize for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers has been announced, reports the Guardian. The shortlisted titles are: The Girl of Ink...

Monday, 6 February 2017
Waterstones MD James Daunt has told the Bookseller that the UK bookselling chain will open ‘at least’ 10 new shops in 2017. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the 270-store chain...

Friday, 3 February 2017
Print book sales have declined in Canada in 2016, with print book volume down 6.4% and value down 3.5% on the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly. According to figures from...

Thursday, 2 February 2017
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has posted its first profit in five years, reports the Bookseller. Reporting for 270 stores, Waterstones posted a profit of £17.6m (A$29.37m) in the year to...