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The time has come to hold the line on copyright before it’s too late

The Keir Starmer-led administration wants to weaken protections around writing and other creative activities, but it is time to put the government on notice.
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Fuelling the love

Fuelling the love

by Fiona Cummins
There are so many reasons for the industry to rally behind Quick Reads.
Playing politics

Playing politics

by Natasha Tripney
The 80th anniversary of Orwell’s Animal Farm heralds a new – and depressingly relevant – stage adaptation.
We need a new moral right

We need a new moral right

by Christopher Norris
AI mimicry of authors requires a whole new subsection of law.

Editor‘s Letter

The time has come to hold the line on copyright before it’s too late

The Keir Starmer-led administration wants to weaken protections around writing and other creative activities, but it is time to put the government on notice.
READ LETTER IN FULL
Will medical publishers fight Trump’s war on 'woke'?

Will medical publishers fight Trump’s war on 'woke'?

by George Cooper
The collective resolve of the medical publishing industry is being put to the test.
News for emerging authors: January

News for emerging authors: January

by Maame Blue
A hand-picked digest of news stories from the past month that emerging writers should know about.
A crossroads for copyright

A crossroads for copyright

by Baroness Beeban Kidron
The government’s consultation on AI is economically and strategically disastrous, and we must fight back.
Is high-street stalwart WHSmith shutting shop for good?

Is high-street stalwart WHSmith shutting shop for good?

by Philip Jones
With the announcement that the high-street division has been placed on the block, WHSmith may have finally run out of road.
Insider knowledge

Insider knowledge

by James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole and Jen Campbell
Could we have curated this anthology if we weren’t disabled? No. Here’s why.
There's something about Smiths

There's something about Smiths

by Roger Tagholm
The threatened high street icon deserves a reinvention.
Have we reached peak imprint?

Have we reached peak imprint?

by Sarah Moorhouse
Imprints are great business, but is their prestige and value getting diluted as they proliferate?
Servant or master?

Servant or master?

by Mark Piesing
Are AI tools changing the way we write?
Lessons from an AI author

Lessons from an AI author

by Helena Gustafsson
We’ve released our first AI-authored audiobook. Here’s what we learned.
Time for the CMA to admit that Amazon wields too much power?

Time for the CMA to admit that Amazon wields too much power?

by Philip Jones
Translation adjacent

Translation adjacent

by Kotryna Garanasvili
Translators do so much more than translation – and we need the industry’s help.
A call to AI action

A call to AI action

by Clementine Collett
The government’s consultation on AI and copyright must inspire action from everyone in publishing.

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Publishing bestsellers is about more than tracking trends

Publishing bestsellers is about more than tracking trends

Jan 24, 2025by Philip Jones
The fight against misinformation is on

The fight against misinformation is on

Jan 18, 2025by Amelia Fairney
... and publishing needs to arm itself.
A government move puts at risk a centuries-old commitment

A government move puts at risk a centuries-old commitment

Jan 17, 2025by Philip Jones
The government’s recent pronouncements around artificial intelligence suggest it wants to weaken the rules around how written content is used and repurposed by, in the main, big tech.
The new year augurs well for front and backlist

The new year augurs well for front and backlist

Jan 10, 2025by Philip Jones
At the Frankfurt Book Fair last year, Hachette UK and US chief executive David Shelley asserted that this was becoming a “big author business”, rather than a big book one.
We can all enable change

We can all enable change

Jan 7, 2025by Penny Batchelor
Some 2025 resolutions that I hope the book trade will embrace.
New Years

New Years

Jan 3, 2025by Natasha Tripney
A new production of Annie Ernaux’s influential novel couldn’t be more timely.
How we manifest? It's all about the books

How we manifest? It's all about the books

Dec 13, 2024by Philip Jones
This week’s issue of The Bookseller, our 6,091st, features more than 500 upcoming books.
Philosopher Fish claims The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year

Philosopher Fish claims The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year

Dec 6, 2024by Horace Bent
Status, interrupted

Status, interrupted

Dec 6, 2024by Philip Jones
Over the next few months, the Labour government has an opportunity to reshape the UK books market fundamentally.
Not just for Christmas?

Not just for Christmas?

Dec 3, 2024by Natasha Tripney
The National is throwing everything at its blockbuster adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes.

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