It is the premier event in the publishing calendar - a showcase for writing talent where every year a country is made the guest of honour to promote its literature.
The new management of library supplier Holt Jackson is stressing that the company will be kept as a separate entity following its acquisition by The Little Group on 29 February. The purchase, which followed an approach from the supplier to
Judging by recent media interest it would seem that the big story for books this year will be the arrival of the ebook, and with it a necessary demise of the book - if not today then in time. Not
Unpublished novels and short stories by Arthur Miller that give a revealing insight into the mind of one of the 20th century's foremost dramatists have come to light.
As for the business of the Conference, the underlying message seemed to be one of hope despite the times. George Lee, Economics Editor at RTE television and future Hachette Ireland author, gave the opening address: an entertaining but rather bleak
Saraiva, a major Brazilian bookstore chain, has bought Siciliano, its competitor, for 60 million Brazilian reais (US$ 36 million). As part of the deal Saraiva is assuming Siciliano's net debt of 13.6 million reais (US$ 8.1 million).
Following the demise of DAB radio stations like Oneword, emergency talks to save digital radio are taking place in Manchester today. Unloved, unviable, and often unlistenable, DAB is a technology the public clearly doesn't want; so it comes as no
Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney is one of a number of leading figures from various sections of Irish life who will work to support Ireland's book publishing industry in the future.
TBS and Grantham Book Services, are further widening their services with the acquisition of a 30% stake in children's books sales agency Bounce! Sales & Marketing Ltd.
London's public libraries must take innovative steps such as rewarding regular borrowers with vouchers for travel or the cinema if they are to stay relevant to an increasingly discerning and web-savvy population, Margaret Hodge, the Culture Secretary, said today.
A recent research study sponsored by the British Library questions whether the Google generation is lost forever to traditional forms of reading. Its findings will be discussed at a short conference on Thursday 13 March 2008, at the London College
