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UK ebook price war 'absurd'; 'industry populated by nincompoops'
The discouting war on ebbok prices in the UK, led by W H Smith in an effort to undercut Amazon, has been labelled 'absurd' by publishers.
Tsiolkas tops sales for a popular Booker longlist
A bit of controversy in the UK press has done no harm to sales of Christos Tsiolkas' The Slap, as it heads sales of one of the most commercially popular Man Booker longlists in years.
Apple appoints UK iBookstore manager
Georgina Atwell has been appointed iBookstore manager for the UK. Atwell, who was formerly online director at Dorling Kindersley, joined Apple in July.
Edinburgh Festival faces funding cuts
As this year's Edinburgh Festival is underway, the world-renowned arts festival faces steep funding cuts in coming years.
W H Smith slashes ebook prices
Uk retailer W H Smith has slashed the prices of its top 100 fiction e-books by 66%, sparking a new discounting war in the UK trade.
UK publishers won't be able to set Kindle prices
The latest-model Kindle ereader is about to go on sale in the UK along with a UK-based Kindle store on Amazon.co.uk, but UK-based publishers won't be controlling the prices.
UK ebook sales grow
Ebook sales in the UK are growing steadily, with Hachette UK reporting that ebook sales now make up about 8% of sales by volume of new-release titles.
UK ebook bestseller chart 'months not years' away
Nielsen BookScan is promising a comprehensive ebook bestseller chart for the UK within months, but says that publishers not applying separate ISBNs to ebooks is a hurdle.
UK trade calls for ebook-specific bestseller charts
UK publishers are calling for a detailed bestseller chart for ebooks.
Waterstone's freezes staff pay
HMV, the parent company of UK bookselling chain Waterstone's, has frozen staff pay as the retail scene in the UK continues to suffer.
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