12th June 201812th June 2018

Academic Newsletter – June 2018

Blogs, Industry News

New BISG project aims to improve tracking for OA books The Book Industry Strategy Group has announced a major new project to improve usage and engagement tracking for open access ... Read more

7th June 20188th June 2018

Snapshot for 8 June

Blogs, Industry News

In marked contrast to comments made by the then Hachette UK CEO Tim Hely Hutchinson at Futurebook at the end of 2016, his fellow chief execs at this year’s BookExpo ... Read more

4th June 20184th June 2018

5 Minute Interview with Kim Wilkins

Interviews

Kim Wilkins was born in London but grew up in the sunniest part of Australia. She published her first novel in 1997 and has published a further 29 since then, ... Read more

17th May 201823rd May 2018

STM Publishing Newsletter – May 2018

Blogs, Industry News

Market conditions sink Springer flotation In an unexpected move, Springer Nature has postponed its planned flotation on the Frankfurt stock market the day before trading was due to begin. The ... 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

30th May 201812th June 2018

5 Minute Interview with Samantha Rayner

Interviews

Samantha Rayner is a Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, the Deputy Editor for the Journal of the International Arthurian Society, and the General Editor for a new ... Read more

29th May 201812th June 2018

Academic Newsletter – May 2018

Blogs, Industry News

Open access dominates this month’s news, as the debate about monographs in REF2027 simmers on, the London School of Economics founds its own press, and UCL passes a milestone. British ... Read more