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Purcell appointed head of Amazon Publishing UK 

11 August 2014

Amazon has hired Eoin Purcell, former editorial director of New Island Books in Dublin, to lead Amazon Publishing in the UK, reports the Bookseller. Amazon first advertised the role in March 2014, saying...

Audiobook initiative wins FutureBook Hack prize 

20 June 2014

An audiobook initiative that allows people to record their own audiobook clips and be rated for their performance online has won the UK publishing industry’s FutureBook Hack Prize, reports the...

Self-publishing sales increase by 79% in UK 

16 June 2014

In the UK, the market share for self-published books grew by 79% in 2013, according to Nielsen statistics, reports the Guardian. UK consumers bought 18 million self-published books last year...

Blasim wins 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 

23 May 2014

In the UK, Iraqi author Hassan Blasim has won the 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his short-story collection The Iraqi Christ, translated by Jonathan Wright (Comma Press). Blasim was...

Ondaatje Prize winner announced 

21 May 2014

In the UK, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize has been awarded to This Boy by Alan Johnson (Bantam), reports the Bookseller. The £10,000 (A$18,200) prize is presented annually for ‘distinguished work...

International library news 

21 May 2014

OverDrive to distribute Smashwords titlesIn the US, ebook provider OverDrive will distribute titles from self-publishing platform Smashwords, reports Publishers Weekly. As part of a new deal, OverDrive will distribute more...

BBC expands books coverage 

19 May 2014

The BBC is expanding its website to include more coverage of books in a dedicated books section called ‘Books at the BBC’, reports the Bookseller. The section, which has been launched in...

The Book People launches international delivery 

16 May 2014

UK retailer The Book People has launched an international delivery service, reports the Bookseller. The Book People now delivers to customers in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and Europe, with...

Bookseller Industry Awards winners announced 

14 May 2014

In the UK, the winners of the Bookseller Industry Awards (BIA) have been announced, reports the Bookseller. Bookselling chain Blackwell’s won the Book Retailer of the Year Award for its...

Publishers Association appoints new president 

12 May 2014

In the UK, the Publishers Association has appointed Palgrave Macmillan chairman Dominic Knight as its new president, reports the Bookseller. Knight, who was previously vice-president, replaces outgoing president Nick Fowler, director...

Leckie wins 2014 Arthur C Clarke Award 

2 May 2014

US author Ann Leckie has won the 2014 Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction writing for her debut novel Ancillary Justice (Orbit). Leckie’s book was chosen from a shortlist of...

International library news 

30 April 2014

The British Library opens £33 million newspaper reading roomThe British Library in London, England, has opened a newspaper reading room worth £33 million (A$59.9 million), reports the Guardian. The British...

Orwell Prize 2014 shortlist announced 

28 April 2014

In the UK, the shortlists for the 2014 Orwell Prize for political writing have been announced. The titles shortlisted for the Book Prize are: Coolie Woman (Gaiutra Bahadur, Hurst); The...