The deportation of an Iranian family who claim their life is in danger because copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses were found at their home in Iran has been halted at the high court.

The tranquil atmosphere created by bookshops, where corduroy-jacketed customers are allowed to sink into comfortable chairs with no apparent impetus to buy anything, gives the impression that bookselling is one of the gentler trades in the high street.

Publishers have had their Dunkirk, and now Hachette is attempting to launch D-Day. Time and again over the past 15 years, publishers have retreated before the mighty negotiating power of the bookselling chains. In fighting back against Amazon, Hachette is

A price war is raging between a powerful online bookseller and a leading publisher, with authors caught in the crossfire and losing vital royalties.

Despite a drop in turnover from £14.09m to £12.57m in the year ended 29 February 2008, the Anova Books Group saw net profit rise from 1.3% of turnover at £186,367 to 6.5% at £825,591. MD Robin Wood attributed the profit

Trafalgar Square, the IPG unit that distributes the titles of U.K. publishers in the U.S., has added nine new distribution clients to its roster.

Salman Rushdie yesterday claimed to have broken wine writer Malcolm Gluck's record for book signings after adding his full name to 1,000 books on a tour to promote his latest novel.

HarperCollins Group Sales and Marketing Director David Swarbrick takes up a new role as MD of International Business Development from 1 August. He will be "developing new business opportunities in growth economies and key markets, including India, South East and

While it doesn't position itself as a direct rival to the established Hay and Edinburgh book festivals, the Latitude Festival, held in Henham Park, near Southwold in Suffolk, is growing in popularity - and its Literary Arena is developing a

The decision by the PA/BA Liaison Group to have a separate ISBN allocated to each e-book format has been welcomed by booksellers and by BIC. Following the Group's meeting at the end of June, Rachel Russell, WHSmith's Books Director, said:

HarperCollins pays an Amazon staffer at the online giant's Slough headquarters a nominal sum to "look after" the publisher's interests. The scheme is called 'Amazon implant' and arose, out of the close working relationship between the two companies. The unusual