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European Commission makes Amazon's removal of MFN clauses legally binding Amazon's offer to remove its controversial "Most Favoured Nation" (MFN) clauses from its e-book contracts has been accepted and made legally binding by the European Commission.

Pearson announces further cost cuts ahead of agm Pearson has posted a 6% increase in first quarter underlying sales, in spite of the challenges it has been facing in the US education market.

New roles for Fidler, Higgins and Roscoe in PRH sales, but Christie departs Ed Christie, UK sales director at Random House, is leaving the company after 28 years, following a shake-up of PRH's UK sales leadership team.

De Waal, Spufford and Buchanan shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal (Viking), which was recently optioned by Lenny Henry's production company for television, has been shortlisted for 2017's £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize.

Waterstones appoints new Welsh buyer Waterstones has appointed a new Welsh buyer, Tessa Roberts-Fear, to oversee buying for its Welsh branches.

Northern Irish press Blackstaff sold to Colourpoint Creative Northern Irish publishing company Colourpoint Creative Limited has bought Northern Ireland-based publisher Blackstaff Press from the Baird Group for an undisclosed sum.

Wales Book of the Year set for autumn The Wales Book of the Year awards are to go ahead this year, following a review by administrator Literature Wales.

Orion anticipates a new trend: kindness Orion is predicting the next lifestyle trend after "hygge" will be kindness, after acquiring two books on the topic: A Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness and The Little Book of Kindness.

First adaptation of HG Wells' The War of the Worlds HG Wells' novel The War of the Worlds is being adapted for television for the first time as a three-part drama for BBC One.

Investigation into mind of Le Pen to Hurst Hurst has signed a book probing the mind of French National Front leader Marine le Pen ahead of the French Elections.