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  • Recent data from Bowker confirms that self-published books now make up 20% of all ebook sales in the UK and it's more than that in the most successful ebook categories - crime, science fiction and fantasy, romance and humour.
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Link Will Self-Publishing Counterbalance Trade Publishing Consolidation? | Publishing Perspectives 17 June 2013

In today's feature story, Penguin Random House, the "Following Four," and the Future of Competition, publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin notes that the merged Penguin Random House will publish "half the books" in the United States.

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Link BookBrunch - The Literary Consultancy: Writing in a Digital Age 17 June 2013

Less short-term gimmickry - more focus on readers and words. Molly Flatt sums up the weekend's second annual Literary Consultancy conference. "These are the best of times and the worst of times," declared Robert McCrum (left). He paused, then added to wry laughter: "They are very confusing times...

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Link Blackman named Children’s Laureate | The Bookseller 17 June 2013

Malorie Blackman has been appointed the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2013-2015, and has vowed to get children reading more as well as to continue the support for libraries shown by her predecessor Julia Donaldson. Blackman said: "I am honoured to have been chosen as the eighth Children's...

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Commentary 'I wasn't even into vampires.' 17 June 2013

'Most of the time, I'm just like, "Ah, you're right, I'm horrible: I should just quit now. But for a long time, y'know, I heard nothing but positive. At the very beginning, in fact, it was my sister who pretty much bullied me into sending out letters to agents, and it took me maybe only two...

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News Review 20% of ebooks self-published 17 June 2013

Recent data from Bowker confirms that self-published books now make up 20% of all ebook sales in the UK and it's more than that in the most successful ebook categories - crime, science fiction and fantasy, romance and humour.

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Whats new 10 June 2013 - What's new 10 June 2013
  • Will Self's recent comments at the Hay Festival suggest that the literary world has changed out of all recognition: ‘What has changed in the past 30 years is that it has become impossible for the rump of the literary profession - those middling sorts (of sales, that is, not necessarily of...
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Link Bloomsbury launches e-book only imprint | The Bookseller 10 June 2013

Bloomsbury Children's has launched an e-book only imprint for YA, teen and New Adult titles, with plans to release the first digital books in September this year.

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Link Sir Quentin Blake: Children need illustration to read - Telegraph 10 June 2013

Children learn to read after being captivated by pictures, Sir Quentin Blake has said, as he argues no-one should be compelled to try heavy texts too young.

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News Review Reading to an audience 10 June 2013

Will Self's recent comments at the Hay Festival suggest that the literary world has changed out of all recognition: ‘What has changed in the past 30...

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