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Penguin UK launches dating website
Penguin UK is launching a dating website aimed at book readers, in conjunction with online dating service Match.com. 'Members will be asked to write in their profile about the last book they read...
'Morality clause' in children's book contracts
Concern is being expresses in children's writing circles in the UK about a new 'morality clause' being inserted into author contracts from Random House.
'Offensive' word to be removed from Jacqueline Wilson book
Random UK has agreed to replace 'twat' with 'twit' in future editions of Jacqueline Wilson's My Sister Jodie following complaints by three people. The book has sold 150,000 copies to date in the UK....
WHS sells iLiad
WHSmith has become the second UK bookselling chain to sell the iLiad e-reader.
Age-range rage
The campaign against age-ranging by authors in the UK is growing, with over 1000 signatories joining Philip Pullman's open letter campaign.
Bond is fastest-selling Penguin harback ever
Devil May Care, the new James Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks ('writing as Ian Fleming'), has become Penguin UK's fastest-selling hardback ever, with over 44,000 copies sold in four days. ...
UK book trade gets green
In the UK, the Publishers Association and Booksellers Association are working together toward a 10% reduction of emissions by 2015. A new website, green4books.org. uk, offers tips to help publishers a...
UK book sales fall behind the rest of retail
Figures from the UK's Office of National Statistics show that book sales have fallen in comparison to other retail sectors during the last quarter.
UK expects 'big bang' for e-books
The UK is expecting a 'big bang' of e-books and e-readers soon, with Waterstone's and Borders UK announcing e-book plans; and Amazon UK and Sony set to release their competing e-readers.
Online sales now 20% of UK book sales
Online book sales in the UK now account for a fifth of the market by value, according to BML's Books and the Consumer survey. The value of purchases from internet retailers exceeded £400m in 200...
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