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BBC launches year-long campaign to 'get nation reading' The BBC is pushing reading “even higher up the agenda” with a concentrated year-long campaign in 2016 called Get Reading, which aims to "ignite a spark" in the nation and encourge people to read.

French book trade 'will not give in to barbarity' The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has expressed its "deep sadness, support and solidarity with the families and colleagues" of the two young editors who died in the terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall on Friday.

Amazon and Apple in German investigation over audiobooks German antitrust authorities are investigating Amazon and Apple concerning their audiobook sales agreements.

Privately-run Devon libraries plan passed The future of 50 Devon libraries was secured last week after council members passed plans to set up a new private organisation owned by staff that will run the library services.

Penguin crowned winner of 2015 PEN Quiz Penguin has won the 14th annual English PEN Quiz held last night at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London - the first victory for a publishing house since Simon & Schuster in 2010.

Harwood and Wellcome Trust sell Quarto holdings Shareholders Harwood Capital and Wellcome Trust have sold their holdings in the Quarto Group, as Harwood m.d. Christopher Mills steps down as a non-executive director from the company.

NBT's Hidden Books game back for Christmas National Book Tokens (NBT) has launched its festive marketing campaign, bringing back the Hidden Books quiz for a third year.

PA and BESA launch textbook guides for publishers The Publishers Association (PA) and the British Education Suppliers Association (BESA) have today launched guides to producing textbooks for publishers.

Brickie-turned-astronomer memoir to Century Century is publishing an astronomer Gary Fildes' memoir for readers “ready to escape the humdrum of office life”.

Markland elected new chair of SYP Zara Markland has been elected the 2016 Chair of the Society of Young Publishers.

Campaigners must be 'realistic' about future of libraries Libraries and campaigners have to be "realistic" about what future libraries can offer as funding cuts mean the Libraries Taskforce was "having to make some trade-offs I'm not thrilled about," its c.e.o Kathy Settle said.

New Daisy Waugh detective series to Constable Constable has acquired three new crime titles from E V Harte, the pseudonym of Daisy Waugh.