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HarperCollins sees sales and profits dive

HarperCollins Worldwide has seen first-quarter sales and profits dive in the wake of the terrorists attacks in the US on 11th September. The figures are... Read more

Virgin wins at revamped design awards

Virgin, Everyman and Walker Books were among the winners last night (Tuesday), at the relaunched British Book Design and Production Awards. Virgin took the prize... Read more

Blackwell completes £65m share buy-back

Blackwell Science and Blackwell Publishers have completed the second stage of a major buy-back of shares which has cost the two companies a combined total... Read more

Cable and Sandon on the up at Random

The Random House Group has changed the roles of two senior directors in its general books division. Richard Cable, RH's deputy UK sales director, is... Read more

News Corp squeezes HarperCollins

News Corporation is believed to have begun imposing cuts on HarperCollins, as the book publisher's parent reacts to the global economic downturn. About 15 editorial... Read more

Consortium appoints new presidents

Consortium, the US and UK book distributor and rep force, has appointed new co-presidents following the resignation of president and chief executive officer Randall Beek.Julie... Read more

Hailstone leaves WH Smith

Bill Hailstone, WH Smith's merchandise manager, books, left the company suddenly on Friday (2nd November). The retailer denied claims that the departure was linked to... Read more

Libel warning defied

Chain booksellers have defied a warning from lawyers not to stock a book on the UK rail industry. It had been alleged that the book,... Read more

First testament for 11th September

Pearson Education is to collaborate with news agency Reuters to publish a photographic account of the events of 11th September and their aftermath. Both companies... Read more

Whitbread kick-starts book awards

Whitbread is to inject new life into the Whitbread Book Awards after signing a raft of partnerships with book trade organisations and increasing the total... Read more

Women's Press and Murray take Kiriyama Prize

The Women's Press and John Murray have emerged victorious in the sixth annual Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. The $30,000 (£20,600) prize was split... Read more

Guidelines for the visually impaired get go-ahead

Department of Trade and Industry minister Melanie Johnson will tonight officially launch the publishing industry guidelines for visually impaired people. The guidelines, the central plank... Read more

Cypher boss opens shop

Richard Knowles, commercial director at library supplier Cypher, has opened his own bookshop in Wakefield, Yorkshire. Rickaro Books will stock a mix of new trade... Read more

Waterstone's appoints returns director

Waterstone's has appointed Philip Amatt of TBS to the newly created position of returns manager. His role will include "the standardisation of returns procedures with... Read more

Library merger gets go-ahead

The Library Association is to become the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) after giving the go-ahead to its long-expected merger with the... Read more