Strong economic case for taking VAT off digital publications, finds report

A report commissioned by the Publishers Assocation has found a "strong" economic case to remove VAT from e-publications in the UK... Read more

PRH US merges two major divisions, Random House and Crown

PRH US has combined two of its adult publishing divisions, Random House and Crown, under the leadership of Gina Centrello. Read more

Dialogue’s Lovegrove named FutureBook Person of the Year

Sharmaine Lovegrove has been named FutureBook’s Person of the Year for 2018. Read more

Mozley wins Polari First Book Prize

Fiona Mozley has won the Polari First Book Prize 2018 for her Man Booker-shortlisted debut, Elmet (John Murray). Read more
Timbuktu raises $218,000 to publish Rebel Girls journal

The founders of the Rebel Girls books have raised $218,937 to publish a new book, a "guided journal that helps girls train their rebel spirit and lead... Read more
HCG buys 'Worrysaurus' picture book on anxiety

Hachette Children's Group has bought a picture book on anxiety, The Worrysaurus, by Rachel Bright and illustrator Chris Chatterton. Read more
Salt to publish Andrew Cowan novel

Salt will next year publish Your Fault, about one boy’s childhood from first memory to first love, by Andrew Cowan. Read more
Mitchell Beazley to publish book dispelling food anxiety

Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley has bought How to Feel the Fear and Eat it Anyway by Laura Dennison and Eve Simmons, founders of the website... Read more
Four indies shortlisted for Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2018

Four independent bookshops - Drake The Bookshop in Stockton, Forum Books in Northumberland, Kenilworth Books in Warwickshire and The Mainstreet Trading Company’s Bookshop & Café... Read more

Opinion

Bookers, Burns and bounces

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Following the Man Booker Prize 2018 winner reveal, Philip Jones reflects on the role and relevance of the prize in today's literary landscape. Read more
From zero to hero

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Steven Inchcoombe Chief publishing officer at Springer Nature
Levelling the field for books

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
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By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

From Roald Dahl to Robert Louis Stevenson, these London-based literary dinners are growing fast. Read more
Test your book innovation ideas with a global team of experts at the FutureBook 2018 ThinkSprint

Sam Reid Co-founder at Thinksprint
7 ways to use pay per click marketing to promote books

Jon Reed Founder at Publishing Talk
Audio, AR and IRL events loom large in the FutureBook Awards 2018 shortlists

Molly Flatt Associate editor at FutureBook
'Readers don’t really want to have the book reinvented': how Ampersand is reinvigorating print

Alice Revel Founder at The Ampersand Book Company

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