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Christmas - News

Last updated 15.05.08

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Tesco schedules £5m Christmas books uplift

Tesco has set itself a target of £5.7m worth of extra book sales this Christmas as part of plans to grow its offer.The...

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Oddest title is crowned

If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs was crowned the...

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Nigella returns for Christmas

Nigella Lawson could return to the bestseller charts this autumn, as Chatto has signed a new...

 

Christmas - In Depth

Last updated 14.12.07

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Marketing magic

Adults and small children magically disappear through book-shaped holes into a parallel universe; snowballs and icicles transform into twinkling logos; and celebrity voice-overs softly lull us into buying the latest instalment of their life...

'Tis the season to grab market share

Last week W H Smith hailed a strong start to the Christmas bookselling season as the early release of some popular celebrity autobiographies and cookbooks put shoppers in a festive spirit. Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver seem to have got things...

The new nostalgia

Shoppers may just get a sneaking feeling of déjà vu when buying books this Christmas. Titles about reclaiming one’s childhood, repackaged annuals from the 1970s, and children’s books from yesteryear will sit alongside...


Christmas - Blogs

Last updated 31.01.08

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Philip Jones

A W H Smith mystery

There was good news from W H Smith today, but the retailer did not seem to want to share it with everyone.

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ALAN GILES

Bargain basement

Why do booksellers miss out on the January sales bonanza? They should be much more aggressive . . .

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Worth switching on for

If you're already fed up with Big Brother and prefer to seek entertainment elsewhere, here are...

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