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News stories from the book world in April 2008

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'Two upbeat and lively book fairs'

21 April 2008

April has seen two big book fairs, the Bologna Children's Book Fair and the London Book Fair.

Bologna was buoyant this year, with demand for rights in good projects strong internationally and the East European and Asian publishers proving keen customers.   Read more

Agents and 'an industry blood-lust for new things'

14 April 2008

In the weekend before the London Book Fair it is agents, not publishers, who are in the news. With the launch of United AgentsClick for United Agents Agents References listing and a new agents' forum established in the UK, and an American agent heavily criticised for her author's fraud, agents are very much under the spotlight.  Read more

The Friday Project crashes/Borders US for sale

7 April 2008

The collapse of The Friday Project with debts of £360,000 ($718,000) has startled the book world, especially since their turnover in the last year was only around half of their costs. Child of the Internet, it commanded the headlines and seemed to have a golden halo of success.  Read more