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Coyne departs PRH ANZ, replaced by Burland Gabrielle Coyne (pictured) has stepped down as c.e.o for Penguin Random House Asia Pacific. She is being replaced by former children’s director for Random House Australia, Julie Burland, effective immediately as c.e.o Australia and New Zealand, reporting to c.e.o Penguin Random House International Ian Hudson.

Second Home duo to tackle bookselling A tech entrepreneur who was formerly an adviser to David Cameron, Rohan Silva, and his business partner Sam Aldenton are set to open a 830 sq ft “experiential” independent bookshop on Brick Lane in east London.

HarperCollins' earnings down 24% in first quarter Earnings at HarperCollins have plunged 24% for the first quarter due to lower e-book sales and lower sales of its Divergent series in the US.

De Waal to fund diversity scholarship Author Kit de Waal is to fund a Creative Writing scholarship at Birkbeck, University of London, for a budding writer from a low-income household or a marginalised background.

Adventurer Outen's tale to Nicholas Brealey Nicholas Brealey, an imprint of John Murray Press, has acquired world rights to Dare to Do: 25,000 Miles, Five Years and a Few Adventures by British adventurer Sarah Outen.

Devon Libraries to be privately-owned by library staff Devon County Council is set to approve the creation of a new private organisation owned by library staff and the community to run its libraries next week.

Pushkin sells Finnish fantasy to US for six-figures Pushkin Press has sold US rights for The Red Abbey Chronicles by Finnish author Maria Turtschaninoff to Abrams Books in a six-figure deal.

Kortext partners with Microsoft Microsoft is teaming up with UK digital textbook platform Kortext to give students and education-providers “unparalleled”, easy access to thousands of textbooks “anytime, anywhere and on any device”.

France's SNCF offers e-book subscription French railway SNCF has launched an e-book library on its mainline trains, offering 100,000 titles to be downloaded by smartphone, tablet or computer and read offline when there is no internet connection. Access to the full selection of books offered by SNCF e-LIVRE is free for 45 days and then available for a monthly subscription of €9.90 that can be cancelled without prior notice.

Bertelsmann to invest $230m in HotChalk Bertelsmann is to invest "approximately $230m" (£151m) in online education platform HotChalk, which serves students and universities in the US.

Foyles to hold Christmas Fair Foyles is set to hold a Christmas Fair for the first time at its flagship store.

Legend Press takes flight with Blackbird acquisition Legend Press has signed Matt Wilven’s "startling and brave" debut novel The Blackbird Singularity, to be published in August 2016.