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christmas - News
Last updated 07.01.09
Publishers 'up the ante' over EUK
Publishers are putting increased pressure on the administrators of Entertainment UK as they seek to gain control over the book stock left...
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December rally for indie bookshops
Despite a slow start to the festive period independent bookshops experienced a last-minute...
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Christmas sales up at Amazon and Play
Internet retailers Amazon.co.uk and Play.com have both reported strong Christmas trading,...
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christmas - In Depth
Last updated 14.12.07
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 16.12.08
Philip Stone
Celebrity backlash?
It's not the celebs' fault that book sales are down: in fact big-name memoirs have never performed better.
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Neill Denny
Still time to save Christmas?
Bertrams up and running; EUK in stasis--some pretty big books hang in the balance pre-Christmas.
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Neill Denny
Christmas on a knife edge
The recession hits the trade as book sales go into reverse and Woolworths goes down.
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