Friday, 7 February 2014
Independent UK publisher Saqi Books has announced that it is seeking new investors for the business amidst a review of the future of its English-language publishing program, reports the Bookseller....

Thursday, 6 February 2014
In the UK, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will offer a Masters of Arts in self-publishing, which is the ‘first of its kind in the UK’, said UCLan in a statement....

Thursday, 6 February 2014
Takahito Aiki has been appointed as the new CEO of ereading company Kobo, replacing founder Michael Serbinis, who moves into the role of vice-chairman, reports Publishers Weekly. Aiki joins Kobo...

Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Simon & Schuster has launched a business books website that will feature content from authors from all publishing houses, reports Publishers Weekly. 250 Words, which went live on 3 February,...

Wednesday, 5 February 2014
The longlists for this year’s Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals, presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK, have been announced. Twenty books are...

Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Independent UK publisher Constable & Robinson has been acquired by the Little, Brown Book Group, reports the Bookseller. Constable & Robinson, which was formed in 1999 through the merger of...

Tuesday, 4 February 2014
In the US, educational publisher Cengage Learning has reached an agreement with major financial stakeholders and creditors to allow it to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the equivalent of administration...

Monday, 3 February 2014
In the US, San Francisco-based publisher MacAdam/Cage has voluntarily filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the equivalent of liquidation in Australia, reports Publishers Lunch. According to Publishers Lunch, the filing follows...

Friday, 31 January 2014
A new book prize that reappraises the results of controversial book awards has been launched by the literary website Bookslut, reports the Guardian. The prize, called the Daphnes, will begin...

Friday, 31 January 2014
Ebooks by Sainsbury’s, the ebook arm of UK supermarket Sainsbury’s, has partnered with Penguin Random House in a two-year promotion to give away free children’s ebooks written by Jacqueline Wilson...

Thursday, 30 January 2014
Reports published in several international book trade publications indicate that many major book markets experienced a drop in sales during 2013, reports the Bookseller. The Bookseller collated data reported by...

Thursday, 30 January 2014
Bookstore chain Polare, which operates over 30 stores in Belgium and Netherlands, has announced that it will ‘temporarily’ shut 20 of its Selexyz and De Slegte stores following a ‘strategic reorganisation’, reports NL...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014
In the UK, Nathan Filer’s The Shock of the Fall (HarperCollins) has won the £30,000 (A$56,500) Costa Book of the Year award, after previously winning the First Novel category. The award judges described...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Penguin Random House UK has announced a number of changes to its sales and consumer teams, reports the Bookseller. Among several new appointments, Mike Symons has been named group sales...

Tuesday, 28 January 2014
In the US, Barnes & Noble’s managing director of global ebook sales Jim Hilt will leave the company in February, reports the Bookseller. Hilt is the third executive to leave B&N in...

Friday, 24 January 2014
The shortlist for the inauagural Etisalat Prize for Literature, to be presented for debut fiction by African writers, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso...

Friday, 24 January 2014
Japan will begin collecting a sales tax on downloadable goods such as ebooks from foreign websites in 2015, reports the Japan Daily Press. No taxes are currently imposed on digital content...

Thursday, 23 January 2014
Apple has announced an international expansion of its iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager products. iBooks Textbooks, a platform for interactive textbooks for use on the iPad, has expanded to...

Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has officially endorsed Thema, the global subject classification standard for the book trade that was first launched at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. IPA secretary general Jens...

Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen (Hodder) has won the 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award, presented for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the US. The award,...

Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Indian author Cyrus Mistry has won the 2014 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his novel Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer (Aleph). The novel was selected from a shortlist of...

Monday, 20 January 2014
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees in the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published in 2013, as well...

Monday, 20 January 2014
Russia’s two major publishers Eksmo and AST have merged, reports Publishing Perspectives. Eksmo has officially acquired AST, which is estimated to be worth RUB 12 billion (A$410 million), for an...

Friday, 17 January 2014
In the UK, Waterstones has ended its program for promoting debut novelists in its stores, reports the Bookseller. The Waterstones Eleven campaign, which had run for three years, promoted 11...

Thursday, 16 January 2014
In the US, Simon & Schuster will launch a new imprint for adult science-fiction books in October 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. Named after Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Simon451 will publish titles in the...

Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Several US law firms have filed class action lawsuits against Barnes & Noble, claiming that the bookselling chain misled investors between February and December 2013, reports Publishers Weekly. The suits...