Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Presenter of the BBC's weekly "Meet the Author" programme, Nick Higham is leaving the show after six years at the show's helm on the BBC News Channel.... Read more
Customers will be able to access online services providing e-books, films, music and sports broadcasts under newly proposed rules from the European Commission. Read more
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The book trade must "work together" to navigate potential disadvantages of e-book lending, the chief executive of the Booksellers Association, Tim Godfray, has said.... Read more
The first legislative communication on copyright reform, as part of the European Commisison's Digital Single Market strategy, is due later today.... Read more
A total of 106 libraries have closed in the UK this year, while library funding has been cut by £50m, figures from the Chartered Institute... Read more
Shrinking publisher market share in digital books has given the “illusion” of an e-book plateau, but there is a “huge, untracked shadow industry” of self-
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