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Elton is new Arrow publisher

Kate Elton has been promoted to publishing director at Arrow, the Random House mass market paperback imprint. The appointment follows the promotion in December of... Read more

DK restructures UK editorial

Dorling Kindersley is to reorganise its UK editorial department into six subject groups, each with its own publishing director. The four adult groups will be... Read more

Riley departs Books Etc in restructure

Fiona FraserDave Riley, Books Etc divisional director, has been made redundant after less than a year in the role.His departure follows a restructure that saw... Read more

Gardners wins Waterstone's

Waterstone's is to switch its wholesale account from Bertrams to Gardners in May, attracted by a range of 300,000 titles.Fiona Kennedy, Waterstone's commercial manager, said:... Read more

TBP enters staff talks

Direct sales company The Book People is consulting with staff in Haydock, Leigh and Warrington on proposals to restructure its distribution and call centres.It is... Read more

VAT threat to multiple supply

Children's publishers could face a rise in VAT rates on some products after a tightening of tax guidelines on non-book items.A recent test case has... Read more

Fiona FraserThe BA Christmas Books catalogue increased sales for 69% of booksellers, according to a Booksellers Association survey. More than two-thirds of the 90 independent... Read more

Reed shares bounce back

Reed's share price jumped 42.25p to 495.25p during trading on Thursday after it unveiled a rise in operating margin from 23% to 24% for 2003,... Read more

Cork upbeat as supply continues

Publishers' and supermarkets' support for Cork International will lead to "a positive outcome" within a few days, the distributor has claimed, Fiona Fraser writes.Chris Rushby,... Read more

Supermarkets 'drive deflation'

Booksellers will fight aggressively over terms this year, according to a new report that claimed they want greater equality with supermarkets, Liz Bury writes.The research... Read more

Crunch point for returns

Returns are running level with last year at 15% despite booksellers' efforts to improve stock management over Christmas.The judgement has come from publishers as the... Read more

Watts Publishing sales 'on a roll'

Children's publisher Watts Publishing continued its consistently strong growth in 2003, with sales rising by 12% to £12.8m.The increase included a jump in US coedition... Read more

Quarto aims to double in size

Liz BuryQuarto Group's share price hit a year high of 177.5p this week, after the company said it could double in size within the next... Read more

The publishers who like to say yes

When, as he inevitably must, Sir Richard Attenborough makes a Major Motion Picture called "The Ted Smart Story" (or maybe just "Smart"), there'll be plenty... Read more