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Leaf, surf or both?

The rise of free information on the internet is matched by a rising an­xiety within book circles. As more material becomes available for free...

There's more to libraries than lending

The headline figures for library visits and book issues for 2006–07, released last month by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance &...

Borders plots empire

Luke who? Booksellers had to read up late last year on Luke Johnson, the Channel 4 chairman best known for his way with pizza restaurants, when he...

Hachette steals the show

So it wasn't the Grinch that stole Christmas. It was Hachette Livre. Several of its companies had spectacular festive seasons, transforming a...

Review of 2007: Paperbacks ride high

Discard any preconceptions, cast aside what you have been told: the following pages offer the authoritative breakdown of the bestselling...

Review of 2007: Sales and price step up

If 2007 could be summarised in a sentence, it would contain a trio of abbreviations: R&J, JK and TV. In a record-breaking year for the British...

New year, new lists to watch

Plenty of new imprints are on show this spring. The Bookseller talks to some of the debutants. ...

The year from A to Z

A lot can happen in a year. The Bookseller picks the highlights of 2007. Alan Sutton is...

Will 2008 be the year of the e-book?

As Amazon.com starts selling e-books in the US, The Bookseller asks six book world professionals, including author Naomi Alderman and Random House...

'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...

Age ranging a step closer?

Including age guidance on children's book jackets has been a contentious issue for many years now and consensus has been hard to achieve....

Out of this world

Facebook, MySpace and Bebo are just a few of the social networking sites that have burst onto the scene over the past few years. While the biggest...

Open-plan office politics

On Monday, some 160 Penguin staff will be waving goodbye to Brick Lane and moving back to their refurbished 80 Strand headquarters. They'll notice...