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Borders in administration!!!

Posted by Book Group Librarian in November 27th, 2009  
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BORDERS GO INTO ADMINISTRATION

I heard this last night on the radio when I went food shopping.   
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UK bookshop chain Borders goes into administration
The firm, which has 45 stores employing 1,150 people across the UK, has come under severe pressure from internet competition during the past year
The UK bookshop chain Borders [...]

Free ebooks from Random House!

Posted by Book Group Librarian in December 10th, 2008  
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Here’s a great Christmas present from the lovely people at Random House. For a limited time (until Feb 28th, 2009) they are giving away nine free ebooks in a variety of formats from a variety of ebook retailers.
New York, NY – December 8, 2008 — The Random House Publishing Group and Lexcycle, Inc., jointly [...]

Amazon UK Kindle – not till after Christmas

Posted by Book Group Librarian in October 16th, 2008  
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No UK Kindle before Christmas
Well this is a blow, but as per my previous post, not very surprising as I knew they would have problems here with the sheer number of WiFi carriers (not a problem in the US as there is only one apparently)
This is the latest from the Frankfurt Bookfair:
Amazon will not launch [...]

Amazon guarantee delivery of Beedle the Bard on publication date

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 24th, 2008  
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Amazon makes Beedle commitment

Amazon.co.uk has followed its US parent’s lead by committing to supply the Harry Potter spin-off The Tales of Beedle the Bard on the day of publication, as it did previously with the Harry Potter book series.
Amazon will deliver both the standard edition and Amazon’s exclusive Collector’s Edition on its official publication [...]

Penguin Readers’ Group Prize

Posted by Book Group Librarian in March 14th, 2008  
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The Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers’ Group Prize is the UK’s only annual prize for reading groups.
Established in 2002, groups can win visits from authors – the Penguin Ambassadors – and books shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction as well as a trip to Penguin’s offices in London to meet authors and editors.
All reading groups [...]