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Bricks-and-mortar booksellers have an extra weapon in
their arsenal when it comes to persuading the UK government of the
importance of addressing the “unfair” playing field on which they and
rival online retailer Amazon operate, after a report released today by
the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) has shown their
objective worth o the economy.
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Waterstones managing director James Daunt has moved to
dismiss any suggestion that a Russian bank collapse will impact on the
future ownership of the retail chain, saying that the situation is of
“no interest or concern” to the business.
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Independent bookshops dismayed by not receiving signed
copies of Philip Pullman's much-anticipated La Belle Sauvage have
been cheered by a promise of "special plans" for indies.
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Former Scholastic employees Aimée Felone and David Stevens
are launching a new children’s publisher that will focus on
commissioning writers and illustrators from a diverse range of
backgrounds.
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Jane Harper, Mick Herron and Abir Mukherjee are
among the authors honoured at the Crime Writers Association's
2017 Daggers awards, with Ann Cleeves recognised for her
"outstanding contribution to crime fiction".
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Independent bookshops have expressed some anxieties
over the news that Connect Books is now up for
sale, saying it is a valued business partner and maintaining
competition is important in the space.
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Amazon has reported a 34% rise in sales to $43.7bn
(£33.41bn) for the three months ending September 30th, with
the recent acquisition of Whole Foods Market contributing
$1.3bn (£0.99bn) to that total.
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Authors Ferdinand Dennis, Mary Hoffman
and Philip Womack have been elected to join the Society of
Authors' management committee, which oversees the strategic direction
and governance of the organisation.
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Headline Home has acquired a new diet book, Va Va Voom: the 10-day energy
diet, from nutritional therapist Jackie
Lynch.
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Canongate is to publish a "poetic and powerful"
memoir by the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Khan-Cullors,
written alongside author and journalist asha bandele.
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A ruling against Amazon claiming its
advertising on amazon.co.uk misleads customers about delivery
charges has been reversed.
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Broadcaster and writer June Sarpong will be a speaker
at the Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference 2017.
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