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News stories from the book world in June 2005

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Here comes the big bonanza

27 June 2005

As the bookselling world gears up for the big bonanza surrounding the publication of the sixth book in the Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, there seems to be more and more focus on children’s books. Its publisher Bloomsbury has forecast a £20 million pre-tax profit and is even the subject of nervous city reports because of its dependence on the Potter books.<  Read more

Transatlantic synergies?

20 June 2005

Two of the panel discussions at the recent BookExpo AmericaBookExpo America, commonly referred to within the book publishing industry as BEA. The largest annual book trade fair in the United States came up with interestingly diverse views on selling globally.  Read more

US new titles soar to 195,000

13 June 2005

BookExpo AmericaBookExpo America, commonly referred to within the book publishing industry as BEA. The largest annual book trade fair in the United States, the biggest book fair in the US, seems to have been the usual heady mixture of author breakfasts, panel discussions and bookselling. Booksellers are wooed by publishers and do the rounds collecting large numbers of early proof copies of the big fall books.  Read more

The Dark is Rising

6 June 2005

Susan Cooper is the latest author to be acclaimed as the ‘new Rowling’. Her The Dark is Rising sequence of children’s novels, published mostly in the 70s, is been taken up by Hollywood in a deal worth £2 million.  Read more