<p>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
<p>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
<p>Joel Rickett</p><p>The 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
<p>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
<p>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
<p>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
<p>Paul Smiddy</p><p>The 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
<p>Hazel Broadfoot</p><p>Independent 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
<p>Transita, which publishes fiction for women over 45, has unveiled a new look for its fiction this year.</p><p>Transita launched last year with a uniform cover... Read more
<p>Piatkus Books is blazing a trail into the world of historical romance, with 18 titles planned for this year.</p><p>Commissioning editor Gillian Green believes that historical... Read more
<p>Katherine Rushton</p><p>Publishers 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
<p>Orion has snapped up world rights in Charlotte Church's autobiography for a high six-figure sum.</p><p>Senior commissioning editor Amanda Harris bought the book from Mark Melton... Read more