17th September 201817th September 2018

STM Publishing Newsletter – September 2018

Blogs, Industry News

Battle over Plan S? cOAlition S, an alliance of eleven national research funding organisations supported by both the European Commission and the European Research Council, has announced its intentions to ... Read more

12th September 201813th September 2018

5 Minute Interview with Jan Smedh

Interviews

Jan Smedh is co-founder and owner of The English Bookshop in Uppsala and Stockholm, Sweden. He has been quixotically pushing the strengths of the physical bookshop in the community since 1995, ... Read more

12th September 201813th September 2018

Snapshot for 14 September 2018

Blogs, Industry News

Well, no one saw that coming.  The trade is still reeling from Waterstones acquisition of Foyles, which has been arguably the industry’s best kept secret since Bertelsmann’s swoop on Random ... Read more

6th September 20186th September 2018

Academic Publishing – September 2018

Blogs, Industry News

SAGE buys Talis As part of its expansion into the research and learning software sectors, SAGE has acquired the technology company Talis and its enterprise teaching and learning platform Talis ... Read more

29th August 201830th August 2018

Snapshot for 31 August 2018

Blogs, Industry News

Demand is currently exceeding supply in the children’s market in China, according to Liying Lin, director of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) which wrapped up last Saturday (25 August).  ... Read more

12th April 201817th April 2018

Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Amy Sackville & UK Blog Awards close The London Book Fair

Industry News

The London Book Fair (LBF) has concluded its third and final day as publishers, authors, writers and readers from over 130 countries gathered for the 47th Fair. Jacks Thomas, Director, ... Read more

12th April 201817th April 2018

LBF celebrates Market Focus handover from Baltic Countries 2018 to Indonesia 2019

Industry News

As the Market Focus Baltic Countries programme drew to a close, The London Book Fair (LBF) and its UK partners, The Publishers Association (PA) and the British Council, celebrated the ... Read more

12th April 201817th April 2018

The London Book Fair UK Book Blog Awards: 2018 Winners Announced

Industry News

The Literary Edit by Lucy Pearson wins Book Blogger prize at inaugural awards ceremony Instagrammer Faroukh Naseem @theguywiththebook crowned Bookstagrammer of the year Reads and Daydreams by Lauren Whitehead takes ... Read more

12th April 201813th April 2018

#LBF18 – That’s a wrap!

Blogs

It may have been the third and final day of The London Book Fair 2018, but that didn’t mean things slowed down at all. The halls were once again buzzing ... Read more

12th April 201817th April 2018

BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Collaborate to Help Grow and Improve The Publishing Industry

Industry News

BookExpo and New York Rights Fair (NYRF) today announced a joint marketing agreement whereby NYRF will become the Official Rights Fair of BookExpo starting in 2018. The owners of NYRF, ... Read more

11th April 201817th April 2018

Adam Kay, Imtiaz Dharker, Lauren Child & Willow the Dog Feature at The London Book Fair as Baltic Authors take centre stage on Day Two

Industry News

The London Book Fair has entered its second day as publishers, authors, writers and readers from over 130 countries gathered for the 47th Fair. Jacks Thomas, Director, The London Book ... Read more

11th April 201812th April 2018

#LBF18 Day Two – The best bits!

Blogs

Day two of #LBF18 was once again a hive of activity. As industry professionals filled the halls of this global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of ... Read more

11th April 201817th April 2018

UK book lovers swap Heathcliff for Holmes

Industry News

Crime Pays: Britain Becomes a Nation of Crime & Thriller Readers Nielsen BookScan data at The London Book Fair reveals: Crime fiction sales have overtaken General & Literary fiction for the ... Read more

11th April 201811th April 2018

The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2018: Winners Announced

Industry News

The winners of The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards have been announced at a prestigious ceremony last tonight, on the first day of the Fair. Recipients of the ... Read more

10th April 201817th April 2018

Joanna Trollope, David Baldacci, Kit de Waal, Laura Bates and “Donald Trump” Kick Off The London Book Fair 2018

Industry News

The London Book Fair opened its doors to publishers, authors, writers and readers from over 130 countries today as the 47th Fair commenced. Highlights from Day One of the Fair: ... Read more

10th April 201811th April 2018

#LBF18 Day One – What did you miss?

Blogs

At 9am The London Book Fair 2018 opened its doors, with publishing professionals from around the globe arriving to meet the ‘who’s who’ of the publishing industry under one roof. ... Read more

10th April 201817th April 2018

Penguin Random House launch campaign for Bill Clinton & James Patterson’s thriller

Industry News

The President is Missing with replica Oval Office at The London Book Fair President Clinton on The President is Missing – ‘…every once in a while, as we were writing ... Read more

9th April 20189th April 2018

Quantum: Inspiration informed by Data – The Highlights!

Blogs

At 9.15 the 2018 edition of The Quantum Conference kicked off as publishing professionals from around the world flooded into Olympia’s conference centre. They were all here for the same ... Read more

9th April 201817th April 2018

Audiobooks Boom

Industry News

Audiobook sales doubled in 5 years, Nielsen Book reveals at The London Book Fair Men aged 25-44 drive growth in audio Audiobooks are experiencing sustained double digit growth, with sales ... Read more

6th April 20185th April 2018

The London Book Fair Unveils Full Line-Up for 2018

Industry News

The UK’s Biggest Book Event Returns to Kensington Olympia, 10-12 April London. Tuesday 3rd April 2018: The London Book Fair, one of the world’s largest publishing events, has unveiled its ... Read more

21st September 2018

Trailblazer Awards 2019 Open for Submissions; The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards celebrate UK publishing talent under 30

Blogs, Industry News, Uncategorized

The Trailblazer Awards open for submissions today, recognising publishing professionals aged under 30 who are demonstrating innovation and ambition in the book industry. Now in their fourth year, the awards ... Read more

11th September 2018

Campaign “#iamintrovert” Awarded Two Golds and Special Jury Prize at Creative Excellence Festival “Adwards 2018”

Industry News

Friday, 31st August, Radisson Blu Hotel (Riga, Latvia) hosted the creative excellence festival “Adwards 2018” where awards were presented by a jury consisting of ten creative industries professionals. Latvian literature ... Read more