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Budget: business rate relief but industry hit by national insurance rise Chancellor Philip Hammond has partially bowed to pressure from retailers to tackle “crippling” business rate hikes in April with three measures aimed at relief, equating to £435m a year cut.

Hachette UK sales up 11% for 2016 Hachette UK's parent company Lagardère has published its annual results, reporting sales in the UK grew by 11% in 2016, helped by Little, Brown titles Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts.

Moss made m.d. of Wordery as Jones leaves Connect Books has promoted Rob Moss to managing director of online bookseller Wordery, following the decision of current managing director and founder, Will Jones, to leave the business at the end of May.

New Jojo Moyes novel for 2018 Michael Joseph is publishing a new novel by Jojo Moyes featuring Lou Clark, the same protagonist as in her previous novels Me Before You and After You.

Bonnier launches self-publishing platform Type & Tell Swedish company Bonnier is launching a new self-publishing platform, Type & Tell, in the UK.

Sharon Bolton moves to Trapeze Crime fiction author Sharon Bolton has signed a three-book deal with Trapeze after 10 years publishing with Transworld.

France's Sauramps mini-chain to file for receivership Sauramps, the iconic group of five bookshops in the Montpellier area in the south of France, will file for receivership with the Montpellier commercial court after two takeover bids failed.

McFly star Harry Judd pens fitness book Coronet is publishing a fitness book with Harry Judd, McFly band member and former winner of Strictly Come Dancing, this October.

Faber creates new marketing roles Faber has created two new roles in its marketing team following the departure of consumer marketing director Matt Haslum last month.

Debut thriller Innocent Mistress to Orion in 24-hour pre-empt Francesca Pathak, senior commissioning editor at Orion Fiction has pre-empted debut psychological thriller, The Innocent Mistress, within 24 hours of receiving the manuscript.

Ritchie leaves Curtis Brown for A M Heath Literary agent Rebecca Ritchie is leaving Curtis Brown after five years to join A M Heath.

Freight to publish 'complex' and 'beautiful' book by Elizabeth Reeder Freight Books is to publish Elizabeth Reeder's third novel, Those We Buried, in Spring 2018.