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J K Rowling praises booksellers to mark first Specsavers Bestseller Awards J K Rowling has praised booksellers as she and other authors, including Paula Hawkins and Joe Wicks, were honoured at the Specsavers Bestseller Awards.

Eason opens two new stores 'despite fragile economy' Eason plans to continue to open new stores “despite the fragile economic recovery,” its m.d Conor Whelan has revealed, beginning with a store in Limerick and another in Dublin.

'Data key to making most of TEF', ABW panel says It will be up to publishers to make the case for how their teaching materials help institutions to meet the requirements of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and providing data evidence will be key, a panel discussion marking Academic Book Week heard.

Icon celebrates 25 years The Library club on St Martin’s Lane was the chic venue for Icon Books’ celebration of “25 Years of Big Ideas”.

Ursula Mackenzie joins Profile Books' board Ursula Mackenzie, former c.e.o of Little, Brown, has joined Profile Books’ board of directors as a non-executive director.

Roxane Gay pulls S&S book in protest over Yiannopoulos Feminist author Roxane Gay has pulled the publication of her forthcoming book with Simon & Schuster, How to Be Heard, in response to the US publisher's reported $250,000 book deal with far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos.

Connect Books' sales up 15.1% in last quarter Connect Books achieved a strong Christmas trading period, with like-for-like sales up 15.1% across its wholesale business and online platform Wordery.

Pan Mac promotes Francesca Main and Trish Jackson Pan Macmillan has promoted editorial directors Francesca Main and Trish Jackson as part of its "ongoing" aim to grow its commercial and literary fiction programmes.

Dave Grohl's mum signs book deal with Coronet Coronet has acquired a book by Dave Grohl's mum, From Cradle to Stage, in which Virginia Hanlon Grohl speaks to the mothers of other "era-defining" musicians such as Amy Winehouse, Dr Dre and Adam Levine.

Haynes back on track with digital driving 15% revenue increase Car manual publisher Haynes’ revenue increased 15% in six months, driven by a 50% growth in its digital products.

Facebook and Amazon among businesses to sign literacy pledge More than 50 businesses, including Facebook, Amazon and Experian have signed this year’s Vision for Literacy Business Pledge, orchestrated by the National Literacy Trust.

Children’s e-book subscription service launches Technology business Moondog Books has launched a subscription service for children's e-books with titles from HarperCollins, Bloomsbury and Disney.