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Publishers contribute £3.2bn to economy, report reveals The British publishing industry contributed £3.2bn gross value added (GVA) to the wider UK economy in 2016, according to the chief executive of the Publishers Association Stephen Lotinga.

Industry needs 'educating' on audio rights says Kobo chief Kobo’s chief executive Michael Tamblyn has said that an "education needs to happen" in audio rights for publishers and agents to prevent one player dominating the market.

Frankfurt frenzy was led by PFD and RCW Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD) and Curtis Brown both sewed up 17 deals apiece in the latest edition of The Bookseller’s Rights Report, which covers the heavy trading months of August, September and October.

Bolinda's Herrmann named FutureBook Leader of the Year Rebecca Herrmann, founder and co-c.e.o. of Bolinda, has been named FutureBook Leader of the Year.

David Higham buys Laura Cecil's agency David Higham Associates (DHA) has bought Laura Cecil's agency as she prepares to retire.

Indie booksellers launch new list A trio of independent booksellers are launching a "small, stylish" new list of fiction, non-fiction and pocket essays.

Global deals are 'way of the future' says Restivo-Alessi Publishers need to embrace a global rights acqusition strategy, HarperCollins’ chief digital officer and executive v.p Chantal Restivo-Alessi has said.

Fig Tree signs 'full of heart' debut by WriteNow mentee Penguin Random House imprint Fig Tree is to publish the first novel by current WriteNow mentee Geraldine Quigley.

Be wary of 'sexy' tech, says Tribe Educational publishers should be focusing on technology that can actively help improve teaching and learning, Hodder Education m.d Liz Tribe has told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference.

Nosy Crow launches fiction audio list Nosy Crow has unveiled its first fiction audiobooks as the market grows.

Orion signs Campbell and Fletcher's 'gripping' football novel Orion is publishing a novel by former Labour spin doctor​ Alastair Campbell that he has written in collaboration with ex-Burnley Football Club star Paul Fletcher.

Dialogue Books' Black, Listed to 'explode myths and examine truths' Dialogue Books is set to release a title examining over 60 words to describe black men and women, many of them "hugely contentious".