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Amazon competitors left 'fighting for scraps' in e-book market Amazon’s dominance in the UK e-book market is so huge that other competitors are left "fighting for scraps” tech entrepreneurs have said.

Pearson answers Obama's call to aid refugees Pearson has committed to investing in aiding refugees around the world, alongside 50 other global companies, in response to US president Barack Obama's "Call to Action". Together the companies have pledged a combined $650m.

Ralph Lauren autobiography snapped up by S&S Simon & Schuster is to publish the autobiography of fashion icon Ralph Lauren next autumn.

France e-books drop predicted E-book sales rose to 5% from 4% of French publishers’ turnover last year, but are expected to fall sharply as a share of the total by 2020, according to the third annual survey carried out by consultants KPMG.

'Backroom story' behind Team GB's Olympic success to Ebury Ebury Press has signed "the backroom story" of Team GB’s Olympic success to be written by Times journalist Owen Slot.

Children's author launches auction to fundraise for refugees Children's author Fiona Dunbar has set up a website for authors and editors to auction off their services to raise money for refugees.

Wein pens ‘Code Name Verity’ prequel Bloomsbury Children’s is set to publish a new novel from Elizabeth Wein, telling the story of Julie Beaufort-Stuart, the main character from her novel Code Name Verity, before the Second World War.

'Uplifting' account of modern-day masculinity to S&S Simon & Schuster is to publish Chase the Rainbow, an "honest yet uplifting" account of a woman's life affected by the suicide of her husband by journalist Poorna Bell.

‘Girls Can Vlog’ gets TV deal Zodiak Kids Studios has acquired the TV production rights to Girls Can Vlog, a fiction series about teen vloggers.

Penguin Australia accused of prior knowledge of 'gaps' in Gibson's fraudulent story Penguin Australia has come under further fire for publishing disgraced health blogger Belle Gibson's cookbook, with court files revealing the publisher was aware of obvious "gaps" in her story.

Orion promotes W&N's Paul Murphy to editorial director Orion Publishing Group has promoted three members of its Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) non-fiction editorial department, including senior editor Paul Murphy, who has moved up to become editorial director.

Stuart MacBride auctions chance to be in his next novel Stuart MacBride is auctioning off the opportunity to become a character in his next Logan McRae novel, to be published in 2018.