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US e-reader ownership doubles in six months

Jun 28 2011: According to the Pew Internet Project, e-reader ownership in the US has doubled over the past six months with the overall share of adults who own an e-reader now 12%. Sales of tablet computers have not seen the same level of growth confounding predictions that ...

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Harry Potter publishing boss says territorial rights are 'obsolete in the e-book era'

Jun 27 2011: Richard Charkin, executive director of UK Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury, has said territorial publishing rights are "obsolete" in the age of e-books and has accused the UK industry of "protectionism" in its bid to preserve them.

He also said scrapping the ...

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Borders may find buyer before end of July, if not liquidation

Jun 20 2011: According to Reuters, Borders Group plans to name a potential buyer by July 1. Borders is said to be in negotiation with several groups including private equity firms Gores Group and Najafi Cos. If a sale cannot be completed by the end of July "it will proceed with a ...

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Global publishing back on front foot

Jun 20 2011: The world's largest pub­lishers have begun growing again after weathering the global recession over the past three years. According to the annual ranking of global pub­lishing performance, compiled on behalf of Livres Hebdo, Buchreport, Publishers Weekly and The ...

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Fears for Notting Hill Travel Bookshop

Jun 16 2011: The iconic Travel Bookshop in Notting Hill, London faces an uncertain future after its current owner put it up for sale. The store has served book lovers for 32 years, and was made famous by the 1999 film "Notting Hill".

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Colum McCann wins International IMPAC Award

Jun 16 2011: Colum McCann has won the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, worth £87,582, for his novel Let the Great World Spin, beating 161 other entries. Let the Great World Spin also won the 2009 USA National Book Award for Fiction.

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J K Rowling launches Pottermore.com

Jun 16 2011: Harry Potter fans have been reacting with excitement to a mysterious website launched by J K Rowling. Pottermore.com features a pink holding page with the description "coming soon" and Rowling's signature underneath. A spokesman for J K Rowling confirms that "It is ...

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"Cat Who" author dies aged 97

Jun 08 2011: Lilian Jackson Braun, author of the well-known and much beloved "Cat Who" mysteries, the first of which published in 1966, died on June 4 at the age of 97.

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