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Monday, January 30, 2017

Most read stories of the past week on The Bookseller


 
 
 
Our round-up of the most read stories of the past week on The Bookseller:

1. Authors fear accusations of cultural appropriation, forum hears
2. Mary Berry launches Everyday with Mel and Sue
3. Amazon launches £20,000 KDP prize
4. Author Emma Tennant dies
5. MFN clauses threaten validity of publishers’ Amazon contracts (£)
6. Pan Mac promotes Francesca Main and Trish Jackson
7. PA pushes for stronger UK stance against Amazon post-Brexit
8. J K Rowling praises booksellers to mark first Specsavers Bestseller Awards
9. Pearson Education to move to Harlow's Kao Park
10. Book trade cautiously welcomes Amazon's new e-book deal (£)

 
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