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Last Updated 29.08.08

All change at US Bloomsbury

"People don't understand: it's not about America. You publish your authors to the best of your ability wherever people want to buy their books." So said arch-globalist Richard Charkin in July, speaking about the role...

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Back to Works?

The Works has proved aptly named in the past eight months—that is precisely what Britain's biggest discount bookselling chain has been through after falling into administration in January. However, the business may be poised...

 

Last hurrah or new beginning?

Fact: no two people in television have had a greater impact on the book trade in the past few years than Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan. Since launching in January 2004, the 82 titles featured on the 10 "Richard &...

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Telly tales

Adapting books for television has always been big business—but while it used to be publishers chasing TV producers, suddenly the boot is on the other foot. For production companies, the rise of digital TV has turned the...

 

More odd than odd

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, The Bookseller is pleased to announce the "Diagram of Diagrams" – a public vote to find the oddest book title of the past 30...

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The 12 books you must stock

Nielsen BookScan’s “evergreen” listing is arguably the most exclusive chart in bookselling history. It is not a rundown of the biggest-selling books, although the titles do shift enormous quantities. No, it...

 

Retail Awards shortlists: part two

The Bookseller Retail Awards are back for their fourth year, bigger and better than ever before. In the second of two previews, Tom Tivnan checks out the contenders in the final eight categories. The Headline...

 

Retail Awards shortlists 2008: part one

Now in its fourth year, September's Bookseller Retail Awards have become an unmissable fixture in the book trade's calendar. In the first of two previews, Tom Tivnan looks at the contenders in the first five categories.

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Schemes driving diversity

The Bookseller’s roundtable on cultural diversity in the book trade, published last week, revealed that there are several diversity initiatives currently in place to help students and graduates from ethnic minority...

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Loud and clear

The first industry-wide audiobooks promotion is currently under way.  The Bookseller talks to a group of audiobook movers and shakers to find out the impact it is making, and what the future of the sector...

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