Developed in a hurry for the US and UK, online retailer Bookshop.org is gearing up for international expansion to support indie booksellers.
Cautious Optimism: The UK’s Copyright Exhaustion Decision — for Now
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office announces it won’t change copyright now, but ‘remains committed to exploring opportunities.’
Germany’s Zebralution Backs a New IPG Audio Award in the UK
The first audio award in the Independent Publishers Awards program in the UK is backed by digital media distributor Zebralution.
The UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award Names Its 2021 Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2021 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust award includes poetry, nonfiction, and three novels.
Sally J. Morgan Wins the UK’s £10,000 Portico Prize
The biennial Portico Prize, focused on ‘the spirit of the North’ of England, names a Yorkshire native, Sally J. Morgan, its latest winner.
London Book Fair’s Andy Ventris: Publishing Pros’ ‘Passion and Commitment’
London Book Fair director Andy Ventris says, he’s learned the personal investment so many publishing professionals bring to their work.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and Zayed Award Enter a UK Translation Partnership
The new partnership highlights the Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s translation prize and funding and supports the UK’s National Centre’s work.
In London, Hachette UK Announces Its Acquisition of Paperblanks
Hachette UK has acquired the Canadian- and Irish-based stationery company Paperblanks, with Graham Conway to be its CEO.
Richard Charkin in London: Publishers, Prime Ministers, and Courtesy
‘Perhaps we should consider courtesy in our industry,’ writes Richard Charkin. And even Boris Johnson doesn’t escape this one.
Italy’s 39th ‘Mauri School’ on January 28: ‘The New Future’
‘Il Nuovo Futoro’–the New Future–is the title of this year’s Umberto and Elisabetta Mauri program in bookselling and publishing.