W H Smith has "under-promised and over-delivered" with its 29% leap in pre-tax profits, according to an influential retail analyst.

Nick Bubb from Pali International was speaking after W H Smith's announcement that group revenue decreased from £1.34bn to £1.3bn in the year-ended 31st August, as the business...

Rep force Troika is going out of business at the end of this year, after almost 25 years of selling into bookshops.

Troika represents almost 100 independent publishers including BFI, Maia Press, Nick Hern Books, Stacey International and Zed Books. Many are distributed by Central Books and Inpress.

Paul Westlake, chairman and...

Amazon.co.uk has added staff to its fulfillment centres in a bid to minimise disruption caused by the ongoing postal strike. In a note on its website homepage, the retailer says that it has also been in discussion with a number of alternative delivery companies to ensure delivery of books and other goods. A spokesman for the company said that...

If there is anyone or anything to blame for Chris Laister-Smith's success as a bookseller, it's probably David Copperfield. Having decided that the original plan to become an accountant was not for him, Laister-Smith applied for a job at Waterstone's branch in Birmingham High Street. It came down to two candidates, but the...