Category: UK
James Daunt needs to stop playing ebook games and spin off Nook
But this is James Daunt, who had made inconsistency an art form (and lousy grammar too- the...
Read More
UK publishing’s “record year”. But whatever you do, don’t mention the e-word
Shhhh! Don’t say the e-word! The e-word is the PA’s very own Voldemort, its very own...
Read More
Leipzig International Book Fair clocks 274,000 visitors. Time for Gareth Rapley to re-evaluate the London Book Fair
For London to remain relevant for 2025 and beyond, (Gareth) Rapley needs to not just compete with...
Read More
UK – Digital publisher Bookouture has “more than trebled in turnover over the past five years”
No matter how much we’re told ebooks are yesterday’s news, the format just keeps on...
Read More
Kobo Plus expansion into US and UK is another much-needed nail in the coffin of the unlimited-subscription-is-over brigade
Publishers not wishing to add weight to Amazon’s dominance of the book markets by supporting...
Read More
UK – The Pigeonhole up for acquisition. Pre-publication serialisation “unsustainable”
“Serialised, social and interactive.” “Unsustainable as a standalone enterprise” is how the...
Read More
London Book Fair ’24 rescheduled to pre-empt Bologna. Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic?
Too soon now to make any changes in the relevance stakes for LBF ’23. Likely LBF ’23...
Read More
UK – Publishing professionals predict a rise in inclusive titles on sex and relationships
No doubt we’ll also be hearing soon about a prediction of books about alien invasions, as...
Read More
UK – ITV Launching Kids Streamer, CITV to Shutter in Autumn. Publishers, wake up and smell the coffee
Many publishers will of course continue to limit the amount of content available through...
Read More
About that nonsensical GBP 7,000 ($8,450) median earnings for UK authors…
When I put pen to paper to write a book there is no guarantee I will earn a single penny from it....
Read More
UK booksellers face a “brutal” 2023, warns the Booksellers Association. Damns Amazon as Watertones demand 85% discount on frontlist titles
Level playing field? That’s like demanding a level playing field for buses, trains and...
Read More
Stop the Press! Major UK newspaper discovers existence of children’s books
Cinderella? If (Daily Telegraph Arts Editor Ben) Lawrence fancies himself as the transforming...
Read More