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Borders US will take HarperStudio titles firm-sale
Borders is the first major US retailer to agree to the non-return terms for the newly launched HarperStudio imprint, with discounts of 58 to 63%
HC UK trails returns charity scheme
HarperCollins UK is trailling a scheme to donate returned books to deprived communities rather than have them pulped.
Penguin UK to consult on firm-sale moves
Penguin UK is beginning discussions with the UK's Booksellers Association on moves to make its backlist firm-sale. Penguin UK CEO Peter Field told Publishing News that 'We intend to speak to everybody...
Are e-books any greener than print?
The UK's Society of Young Publishers has heard that 'an e-book is no greener than a tree book', because of factors including end-users' repeated downloads from energy-hungry data centres and inef...
Barnes & Noble CEO keen to see an end to returns
Barnes & Noble's CEO Steve Riggio has given 'firm backing' to look at ways to end the traditional sale-or-return practice, calling it 'insane' and 'expensive.'
UK booksellers against firm sale
Senior figures from UK-based retailers including Waterstone's, Amazon, Blackwell and Foyles used the platform of the Independent Publishers Guild annual conference in Brighton to come out against...
UK indie publishers struggle with returns
Independent publishers in the UK have been flooded with returns at the end of the (northern) summer. 'My sense is that the shelf-life of a book is getting less and less,' said Canongate's Jamie B...
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