Amazon reforms ebook policies in response to union concerns
Online retailer Amazon is to change practices around returns of digital books following discussions with the Society of Authors (UK) and Authors’…
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BookSource awarded Living Wage accreditation
Distributor BookSource has been accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at BookSource receive a…
Inklusion Guide launched
The Inklusion Guide is an accessible and comprehensive access guide for UK literary sector organisations to use when planning events. It was…
Book trade collaborates to reduce environmental impacts
A new Sustainability Industry Forum (SIF) has been launched by six book trade organisations with the aim of collaborating to reduce environmental…
New crowdfunding platform Crowdbound launched by Arkbound Foundation
Arkbound Foundation launch Crowdbound crowdfunding platform for books and projects that cover social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Edinburgh International Book Festival to move to new city-centre home in 2024
The Book Festival will move to the Edinburgh Futures Institute in 2024, a landmark development based on the site of the old…
LAS launches literary freelancers survey
Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS) launches survey to demonstrate value of Scotland’s literary freelancers. The survey is open to freelancers until Sunday 5th…
Creative Scotland publishes its new Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan
The plan sets out Creative Scotland’s aim to achieve net zero in its own operations (by 2030) and how it will work…
PA industry statistics show 2021 a record year for UK publishing
The PA has reported that UK publisher sales rose 5% to £6.7 billion in 2021, a new high for the industry.
PA’s latest industry survey on diversity
The report – UK Publishing Workforce: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in 2021 – shows progress in some areas but much still to…
Waterstones buys Blackwell’s
Waterstones has acquired Blackwell’s, the UK’s largest independent bookseller.
The Bookseller’s Scotland Issue 2022
The Bookseller’s Scotland Issue 2022 highlights Scottish publishing, booksellers and writers.