The Latest Breaking News from Bookseller

It is a truth generally acknowledged that authors and publishers want their books to become bestsellers. Bestseller lists, especially those published in prestigious media outlets, such the New York Times, or publishing industry magazines are important marketing tools for publishers, and useful selection tools for booksellers, librarians and readers.

The industry body says the music giant’s move to make more than 150,000 titles available has not been discussed with authors and may compete with sales

Channel 4 News lead anchor, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, will be joined by other famous faces as part of the panel.

JK ROWLING’S digital publisher responsible for Harry Potter e-books and audio books has seen its profits plunge by 40.

The year’s autobiography big-hitters haven’t sold as well as expected, with buyers disenchanted by pricing and lack of feelgood topics

RuPedagogies of Realness wins the Bookseller/Diagram prize ahead of What Nudism Exposes and Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian

Al Saqi Books in London, which was established in 1978, blames closure on rise in prices of Arabic-language books and ‘detrimental’ effect of Brexit

Booksellers have reportedly had titles thrown at them and faced aggressive behaviour from customers

Insiders say outgoing prime minister unlikely to write about personal life but book deal possible this autumn