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Review of 2018 Part I: The Bestsellers At the end of 2017, Waterstones boss James Daunt bemoaned that too few of that year's books were blow-the-doors off bestsellers that “packed a wallop”. That all changed in 2018, with many titles showing impressive punching power.

Revenue drop at Pottermore 'in line with expectations' Sales and profits fell at Harry Potter site Pottermore in the year to end March 2018.

Hachette acquires SPCK's Sheldon Press Hachette UK has acquired the Sheldon Press, a specialist medical, mental health and self-help imprint of the Christian knowledge publisher SPCK.

Rebuck pays tribute to 'writer's publisher' Stephen Johnson Penguin Random House UK chair Gail Rebuck has paid tribute to Stephen Johnson, the former m.d. of Exclusive Books and Random House South Africa, who died earlier this week.

Thriller writer Ross launches prize celebrating North East Bestselling thriller author LJ Ross has established a crime writing award worth £2,500 to celebrate the North East.

West plans new Wood Green co-operative bookshop Tim West, co-founder of The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green, plans to open a new, co-operative bookshop locally in the wake of the closure of the bricks and mortar Big Green store.

Vivendi's Editis takeover gets go-ahead The French Competition Authority has cleared Vivendi’s takeover of Editis, the second largest French book publisher, from Planeta of Spain for €900m.

Greek publisher Papadopoulos sets up UK children’s imprint Papadopoulos Publishing, an Athens-based publisher that has been running for more than 70 years, is setting up an imprint in the UK to publish children’s books.

Remembering Eileen Battersby In an extract from his eulogy given at Eileen Battersby's funeral, publisher Neil Belton considers her contribution as the Irish Times' literary correspondent .