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As much as £2.2 billion (US$3.1 billion) in revenue, the Publishers Association says, is imperiled in the UK's copyright consultation.

Last modified on Thu 10 Jun 2021 09.10 EDT Bestselling writers including Philip Pullman and Kate Mosse are warning of a “potentially devastating” change to the UK’s copyright laws that could damage authors’ livelihoods by flooding the UK market with cheap foreign editions. The Intellectual Property Office launched a consultation this week into the UK’s approach to copyright in the wake of Brexit. One option under consideration would see a change to the “copyright exhaustion” rule,...

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) lifted the flag of Ghana high on the international stage when it was adjudged Library of the Year at the London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards 2021.

The winners of the honors are to discuss their work in some of London Book Fair's all-digital programming on June 29.

London Book Fair: The 2021 International Excellence Awards Shortlist The eighth annual iteration of these awards includes recognition for rights professionals, audiobook publishers, bookstores, educational learning resources, and more. An April 27 shot at London’s Paddington Central, where boat restaurants and bars have opened for outdoor dining. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Kauka Jarvi Lotinga: ‘Publishers, Booksellers, and Librarians’ Fifteen nations are represented on the shortlist for...

Book sales grow during pandemic Richard Stuart-Turner Tuesday, May 4, 2021 The invoiced value of UK printed consumer publishing increased by 4% in 2020, remaining resilient during the coronavirus pandemic. The report highlighted mixed overall fortunes for print in 2020 A new report from the Publishers Association, ‘ Publishing in 2020: resilient in the face of Covid’, found that total consumer publishing sales income rose by 7% last year to £2.1bn. The U...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images UK consumer book sales climbed 7% to £2.1bn last year as people "rediscovered their love of reading" in lockdown, the industry body says. Demand for fiction and non-fiction jumped, while audio-book sales were up 37%, the Publishers Association said. Bestsellers included The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and 7 Ways by Jamie Oliver. But educational book sales slumped as schools were shut for months....

Fiction sales surge during lockdown as audiobooks race ahead of print versions New figures show audiobook sales rose last year by 37 per cent while print sales were down by six per cent The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news sent straight to your inbox?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up for regular updates of events happening in Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send y...

The growth of fiction sales, to £688 million, was on the back of releases by Richard Osman and Charlie Mackesy.

The growth of fiction sales, to £688 million, was on the back of releases by Richard Osman and Charlie Mackesy.