Global Trade Talk

Publishing industry news and announcements from the US, UK and international markets.

Global Trade Talk: Author Advances Suffer in the UK; Frankfurt’s Biz Survey

By Edward Nawotka Publishers are cutting author advances by as much as 80% in the UK, reports Benedicte Page in The Bookseller. Clare Alexander of  … 

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Global Trade Talk: James Patterson Inks Deal for 17 Books; EC on Digital Copyright

By Edward Nawotka Well, we know one writer who won’t be out of work for awhile: mystery and thriller writer James Patterson has just signed  … 

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Global Trade Talk: Early UK Holiday Discounting; Would Salinger Appear in Court?

By Edward Nawotka In the US, retailers may have put their Halloween costumes on sale, but in the UK, at least one major retailer is  … 

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Global Trade Talk: The Fight for Bologna’s Fourth Day, LBF Highlights Russia in 2011

By Edward Nawotka The Bologna Children’s Book Fair may be forced to reinstate its fourth day following protests from international publishers, reports The Bookseller. Fair  … 

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Global Trade Talk: Europeans Balk at Untranslated Google Settlement

By Siobhan O’Leary and Ed Nawotka The Börsenverein, along with numerous other European publishers, associations and international publishers, has put together a statement of objections  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: Will the UK Get Cheap Ebooks?; Munro Nixes Giller Prize

By Edward Nawotka Sony’s general manager for content and services development, Richard Palk, said that the UK would likely have to follow suit with US  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: EC to Rethink Internet Copyright Rules; 60% Sales Spike for Lagardere

By Edward Nawotka The European Commission is looking at ways to alter existing copyright law to make it easier for users to post digital copies  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: Sony, iRex Add New Wireless Ereaders to US Market

By Edward Nawotka Sony is capturing many of the trade headlines with the news that it will offer a new $399 seven-inch, 3G enabled wireless e-reader  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: Ex-HC CEO Friedman Raises $3 milliion; Amazon to Fine UK Publishers

By Edward Nawotka In the US, former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman has raised $3 million for a new venture called Open Road Integrated Media — a  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: UK’s Sainsbury’s Expands Books; Slight Sales Drop at B&N, BAM

By Edward Nawotka In the UK, Sainsbury’s supermarkets are making further inroads into bookselling and plan to increase oval book sales by some 3% in  … 

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