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The German book industry is entering the most important time of the year full of anxiety. Drastically rising costs of living, an inflation rate standing at 10% by end-September and the scenario of an energy crisis unfolding over the winter months have all led to a slump in consumer confidence.

The Booksellers Association (BA) has donated £40,000 to kickstart Book Trade Charity’s Cost of Living Appeal, which it launched to support workers across the industry. 

Endlessly curious and knowledgeable, the Guardian columnist was renowned for his interest in the industrial working class from which he cameNo one can fill the hole left in British journalism by Ian Jack. He had a huge body of work behind him, of course, as a reporter, feature writer, author and editor. Yet to demonstrate…

Writer who also edited Independent on Sunday remembered as one of the best in British journalismIan Jack: obituaryIan Jack, the Guardian columnist and former editor of Granta and the Independent on Sunday, has died at the age of 77 after a short illness.Jack was a gifted writer, a brilliant and imaginative editor and a mentor…

The Publishers Association's Dan Conway called sustainability 'the issue we will all be judged on in the future." The post At Frankfurt: IPA Stages Its Second ‘Sustainability Summit’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Waterstones says it is making headway with the backlog of orders it is facing after installing new warehouse technology, but is warning its supply will be additionally impacted by the planned Royal Mail strikes.

Amazon shares dropped by almost 20% in after hours trading yesterday (27th October) after the company said its holiday shopping season would be weaker than expected.

'Every mobile can became a pocket library,' according to digital book distributor Juan Pirlot de Corbion at YouScribe. The post Juan Pirlot de Corbion on YouScribe: Betting on Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Hachette UK saw revenue growth of 8.6% in the three-month period ending 30th September 2022, partly thanks to the success of TikTok hits like Colleen Hoover, parent firm Lagardère has reported.

Gallery Books has unleashed its campaign for Bob Mortimer’s fiction début, The Satsuma Complex, which publishes in hardcover this week.