Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has admitted local lockdowns have been “devastating” for sales but says he is confident stores can meet demand in the run-up... Read more
Amazon will not have to pay the new digital services tax on goods it sells directly but traders using its marketplace will face the charge,... Read more
Unions are calling on the UK government to exert pressure on Amazon over its working conditions after a report by the TUC claimed the retail... Read more
Publishers are reporting that shipments have been turned away by Amazon's warehouses in recent weeks, at the busiest time of the year for new releases.... Read more
The Victoria & Albert Museum is closing its dedicated bookshop and making 103 roles redundant across its retail and visitor experience teams as the Covid-19 crisis... Read more
Booka Bookshop in Shropshire has won the £5,000 Sceptre Bookshop Award for bookshops that make an outstanding contribution to their community, praised for its "commitment to... Read more
Bookshops are gearing up for another bumper Super Thursday with around 355 new trade hardback books hitting the shelves today (1st October), with some warning of... Read more
Waterstones has announced it has made 16 head office roles redundant, including four publisher-facing staff in its books team, due to a “challenging trading climate”.... Read more
Booksellers have generally reacted enthusiastically to news that the US indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org is launching in the UK this November, although some remain cautious.... Read more
The Booksellers Association says it has received a record number of orders for this year's Christmas catalogue, featuring introductions by Hilary Mantel and Cressida Cowell,... Read more
The Booksellers Association has announced The Harpy by Megan Hunter (Picador) and Jasbinder Bilan's Tamarind & The Star of Ishta (Chicken House) as its books of the month for September.... Read more
Comic book and cult entertainment chain Forbidden Planet is celebrating its 42nd birthday with an online event featuring Neil Gaiman, Ben Aaronovitch and William Shatner.... Read more
Distributors say they are doing everything they can to enable them to cope with the autumn crush, amid concerns from some bookshops about the supply chain's... Read more