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Ice delay

The paperback of The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill, winner of the inaugural Ottakar's Children's Book Prize last year, has been delayed until... Read more
Schools Library Service at risk

Schools library services in the UK are under threat as a result of changes to school and LEA funding, according to the latest report from... Read more
Predict sales and print accurately

Joel RickettThe book trade made a break with festive tradition in 2005: most of the runaway Christmas bestsellers stayed in stock. There were some supply... Read more
Authorised Pacino biog

Angela Herlihy at Simon&Schuster has bought a biography that is as close as possible to a memoir by Al Pacino: Lawrence Grobel's authorised biography, with... Read more
Myerson signs non-fiction deal with Bloomsbury

Michael Fishwick at Bloomsbury has signed up a new non-fiction work by Julie Myerson. Mary Yelloly is the story of a girl who, in 1826... Read more
Bloomsbury buys strange and haunting debut

Alexandra Pringle at Bloomsbury has bought world rights in an "astonishing" literary debut novel, The Solitude of Thomas Cave by Georgina Harding. The novel is... Read more
Sales plough ahead at Amazon.com, as net income drops

Internet retailer Amazon.com has reported sales of $8.49bn in 2005, after recording sales growth of 23% over the year, with sales from its international division... Read more
The balance of power

Paul SmiddyThe balance of power between supplier and retailer continues to shift from the former to the latter. But publishers should not feel aggrieved that... Read more
Small is beautiful

Hazel BroadfootIndependent bookshops are in trouble. We cannot compete on price and are closing our doors. So goes much current opinion. Who in their right... Read more
Marian Keyes: The Write Stuff

Virgo can be a lonely place. As a sign we are obsessed with punctuality. I've never been late for anything in my life--well, only the... Read more
Revamp for Transita

Transita, which publishes fiction for women over 45, has unveiled a new look for its fiction this year.Transita launched last year with a uniform cover... Read more
Teen advice from Cattrall

"Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall is to launch a book of advice for teenage girls. Everything I Ever Learned About Being A Girl... Read more
Piatkus revives historical romance

Piatkus Books is blazing a trail into the world of historical romance, with 18 titles planned for this year.Commissioning editor Gillian Green believes that historical... Read more
More sex talk hits trade

Katherine RushtonPublishers are turning to sex blogs and hookers for a fresh slew of erotic confessions, following on from the success of W&N's Belle de... Read more
Charlotte Church high note for Orion

Orion has snapped up world rights in Charlotte Church's autobiography for a high six-figure sum.Senior commissioning editor Amanda Harris bought the book from Mark Melton... Read more