Sunday, June 29, 2008

Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage Embraces the Digital Age

"The renowned Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage takes a leap into the digital world by making its 2008 edition available online as an electronic book. The free preview allows for unlimited searching; the search results are available in a 'snippet' format. To search, browse and read the book in full requires a subscription. This can be made online and access is immediate. This is the first time that a Debrett's publication has been made available in a digital format and will allow web users to readily browse and research details of those in Britain's aristocracy"
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Crime writer inspires Britain's first sponsored police car

"Brighton & Hove (UK) police receive a five-door saloon as a 'thank you' from bestselling local writer Peter James" - The Guardian
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2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner

The winner of the 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been awarded to Rawi Hage for De Niro's Game
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The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2008 winners

The winners of the 2008 Guild of Food Writers Awards have been announced
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Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 longlist

The longlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 has been announced
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2008 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards winners

The winners of the 2008 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards have been announced
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Desmond Elliott Prize winner

Nikita Lalwani has won the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize for her novel Gifted, a story about a maths prodigy growing up in 1980s Cardiff, Wales
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Faber Finds

"Faber Finds is an ever-growing list that aims to make available once more a wealth of forgotten or overlooked classics. Fiction, poetry, memoir, history, criticism and children's books - quality writing by authors of distinction, printed only on demand"
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Five Dials from Hamish Hamilton

"Hamish Hamilton is a London publisher specialising in contemporary writing from both sides of the Atlantic. You can learn what's new, meet our authors, browse our titles, and download our new magazine, Five Dials"
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Emerald Bookstore

"Emerald Group Publishing Limited has launched Emerald Bookstore, which allows visitors to browse through over 2,000 books by subject area and to order securely online"
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Monday, June 2, 2008

Reed Elsevier completes sale of defence exhibitions

"Reed Elsevier has announced the sale of the DSEi, ITEC and LAAD defence exhibitions to Clarion Events Limited. The sale is effective immediately. The sale of these three exhibitions to Clarion Events completes Reed Exhibitions' withdrawal from the defence exhibitions sector announced in 2007"
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The Digitalist from Pan Macmillan

"The Digitalist was originally conceived as an internal sounding board, discussion forum and blog for the publisher Pan Macmillan to start thinking about a range of digital issues it faced. It still is. Only now it's open for everyone to join the debate about books, publishing, the web, and the future"
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London Lit Plus 2008

"London Lit Plus (LL+) is an open festival, which means anyone can participate, and anyone can hold an event. All you have to do to be included is to submit your event, and we’ll add it to the list on this website. We want to showcase all the wonderful literary goings-on in London that we can in a two-week period. The only conditions for entry are that it must be literary, it must be within the M25, and it must be taking place between 5 and 19 July 2008. We'd particularly like independent publishers and booksellers and schools to get involved, but everyone is invited"
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2008 Red House Children's Book Award winners

The winners of the 2008 Red House Children's Book Award have been announced
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Borders UK launches beta site

Borders UK & Ireland has launched the beta version of its new transactional website. The retailer announced last year that it would launch its own website, ending its ties with Amazon, and users are now able to register to browse the new site
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