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Sony presents its Reader devices and store, which recently went live in the UK. Sony believes in open access and promotes its open platform that supports EPUB. |
Katherine Webb's book at the London Book Fair is a poignant reminder of her father, Nick Webb of Simon & Schuster, who recently passed away. |
| It was a distinctly family affair at Weldon International’s launch of its sumptuous photography book China: the New Long March. |
Post-apocalyptic dystopias seem the order of the day at this year's London Book Fair, with rights bids coming in from all sides. |
Alexander Kidd's Literature Prize, called a rival to the Booker, is closer to fruition with a potential new source of funding. |
Why is literature in translation such a hard sell in the USA and UK? Publishers, reviewers and translators discussed their opinions at the London Book Fair. Read more » |