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The right balance between books, audiovisual stock and People's Network computers remains hard to strike for library professionals. The Society of Chief Librarians believes that emphasis on book borrowing is [...]

Premium food ranges and prettily-coloured consumer electronics are among the many value-added products devised by marketeers to help maximise profits. And while first editions and signed copies have always been [...]

Print-on-demand technology is starting to show its full potential with a range of publishers exploring new ways to make it work. As the quality of POD covers and colour pages [...]

Dr Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language was first published 250 years ago today, on 15th April 1755. It was not, as is often thought, the first English dictionary, but [...]

If you want instant gift-buying satisfaction, stick to the chains. But if you are seeking frosted windows and mince pies, independents may be your perfect destination. Armed with a fantasy [...]

With more than 100,000 titles published in the UK every year, it is unsurprising that readers find themselves swamped by choice. Consumer research by Book Marketing Ltd showed earlier this [...]

The 4x4s cramming Tenterden high street and the grey-haired clientele enjoying cream teas in quiet cafes illustrate the type of customer catered for by local Ottakar's manager Glen Moy. 'We [...]

Warwick is a bookish place. It is one of those English market towns made for books, reading and cosy bookshops. Its impressive medieval castle draws in hundreds of thousands of [...]

WordPlay is an unconventional bookshop run by a family team with a background atypical to most booksellers. 'My wife Julia and I have a background in toy retailing,' Chris King, [...]

Practical concerns such as opening hours and books on offer are hindering the public from using libraries more, according to the research. The Department of Culture, Media & Sport's Select [...]

Casual readers say that difficulties in choosing which book to read and problems finding books are stopping them from reading more frequently. More than a third of readers who read [...]

The international book industry has rallied in support of the millions left devastated by the Asian tsunami. Publishers have donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the disaster relief fund, [...]

Publishers' Christmas vans remain as popular with booksellers today as when they first rolled out of the depot years ago. Part replenishment system, part goodwill exercise, a publisher's van provides [...]

Google is to scan books from five major libraries worldwide for inclusion in its search database. The internet giant will work with the libraries of Oxford University; the University of [...]

Publishers have hailed a landmark Ofsted report on the importance of teaching children the pleasures of reading. In Reading for Purpose and Pleasure, the education and standards watchdog said work [...]

An underground network selling pirated medical books in Delhi has been broken up, in the latest phase of the UK Publishers Association anti-piracy campaign. The gang had taken medical texts [...]

Libraries should no longer rely on book lending figures as a measure of success, the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has told the DCMS Select Committee. The committee, chaired by [...]

Book sales increased towards their Christmas peak last week--but overall remains flat year-on-year as fears of a downturn in consumer spending casts a shadow over December trading. Sales through Nielsen [...]

Library managers have failed in their duty to the public, Tim Coates of Libri has told the landmark DCMS Select Committee inquiry. Coates, former managing director of Waterstone's and author [...]

Wektenfeld & Nicolson m.d. Adrian Bourne is to retire from Orion next year. Bourne, who plans to spend much of his time in Florida, will stay at W&N until a [...]

Licensed products accounted for half of the money spent on children's books and magazines by British households in the first half of 2004, according to research company NPD Eurotoys. The [...]

Library investment in books will be at the top of the agenda of a new select committee inquiry into public libraries, Jonathan Dean writes. The Department for Culture, Media and [...]

Askews Library Services has created a new buying and stock management team. The five-strong unit represents an important shift for the supplier, and will be integral in putting information about [...]

Blackwell Publishing has purchased US-based Food and Nutrition Press Inc, including 11 journals and more than 50 book titles. Blackwell's new journal roster includes Foodservice Research International, Journal of Food [...]

A decline in book lending over five years has fuelled tears about the future of UK public libraries. Library charity Libri has published figures to show that 29 of the [...]

The BBC is to launch a new morning book club show next year. The BBC1 series, 'Page Turners', is set to be presented by Jeremy Vine. Each show will feature [...]

Journal subscription prices have yet to plateau despite mounting concerns over their affordability and library funding. The average percentage price rise for scholarly journals from 12 leading publishers between 2000 [...]