Luke Johnson, chairman of Borders UK, has denied that the retailer is up for sale, following the appointment of financial adviser Clearwater Corporate Finance last week. Borders said that Clearwater was to look for "funding opportunities", rather than an outright sale, but the appointment of an external adviser has led to suggestions...

The publisher and distributor of the unauthorised sequel to The Catcher in the Rye are stepping up their bid to fight off J D Salinger's attempt to block publication. The publisher had already publicly scoffed at Salinger's lawsuit, and according to GalleyCat, the publishing team has now hired the law firm of Frankfurt Kurnit...

The Frankfurt Book Fair has finally laid to rest recurring speculation of a possible move to another location in Germany: fair director Juergen Boos signed a new contract that commits the fair to Frankfurt until 2022.

Negotiations with Messe Frankfurt, which owns the fairground were started 18 months ago. Acknowledging ongoing ill-...

The rush to resolve the leadership crisis in the public library service has brought demands that the statutory Advisory Council on Libraries (ACL) should be disbanded and its role subsumed by either the MLA or a new library development agency. This would not benefit library users or the profession. It would also prevent Ministers and Parliament...