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The London Book Fair

21st January 202020th October 2020

Academic Publishing Newsletter – January 2020

Academic Publishing Newsletter, Industry News

Publishers respond critically to cOAlition S proposals A group of publishers from seven countries, including the university presses at Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, and Edinburgh, has sent an open letter, ‘An ... Read more

16th January 202019th October 2020

Entries are Now Open for The London Book Fair’s Hugely Popular Writing Competition: The Write Stuff!

LBF Press Releases, Press Releases

The London Book Fair (LBF), the UK’s biggest gathering of international publishers and agents, has announced that entries are NOW OPEN for its ever-popular writing competition, The Write Stuff, which ... Read more

9th January 202020th October 2020

Snapshot for 10 January 2020

Industry News, Snapshot

It has been a sad start to the year with the death of Knopf editor-in-chief and president of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Sonny Mehta, who died in New York on ... Read more

8th January 202020th October 2020

Remembering Sonny Mehta

Industry News

Publishing great and LBF Lifetime Achievement winner from 2011, Sonny Mehta, died on 30 December 2019. Author Kazuo Ishiguro said, when Mehta won the Award, “I know I am only ... Read more

8th January 202020th October 2020

Trailblazer Awards Longlist Revealed

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The London Book Fair celebrates UK young talent in publishing The longlist for the 2020 Trailblazer Awards has been unveiled today, celebrating 31 publishing professionals under the age of 30 ... Read more

18th December 201919th October 2020

Academic Publishing – December 2019

Academic Publishing Newsletter, Industry News

Oxford set to confirm US read-and-publish deal Oxford University Press has agreed in principle its first Read and Publish deal outside Europe. The deal with the Iowa State University Library ... Read more

12th December 201919th October 2020

Snapshot for 13 December 2019

Industry News, Snapshot

The importance of copyright is being flagged up on both sides of the Atlantic, regardless of who is in power or what stage the impeachment process has reached (these words ... Read more

29th November 201920th October 2020

LBF Writers’ Summit 2020 to Run Alongside LBF in March

LBF Press Releases, Press Releases

Insight. Knowledge. Networking No.1 bestselling author LJ Ross to headline a new-look and enhanced LBF Writers’ Summit taking place during The London Book Fair An unbeatable programme of events and ... Read more

28th November 201919th October 2020

Snapshot for 29 November 2019

Industry News, Snapshot

James Daunt provided good value when he delivered the opening address at the Bookseller’s Futurebook conference this week. The Waterstones MD and Boring & Noble CEO – I’m sorry, that ... Read more

15th November 20199th September 2020

Academic Publishing – November 2019

Academic Publishing Newsletter, Industry News

University of London Press relaunched as open access publisher The University of London Press, originally founded in 1910, is to be relaunched as an inclusive open access humanities publisher facilitating ... Read more