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Clare Alexander

Defence of the realm

All those who care about creative publishing must defend territorial rights. And UK digital royalty terms must remain attractive.

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Michael Bhaskar

Hype and hope

E-books are everywhere, but might all this noise be detrimental if take up is slower than...

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Gary Cummiskey

Coming up short

Publishers should be prepared to take more risk with short story collections.

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Graeme Neill

Taking Tesco seriously

Is it time to start treating Tesco as a proper bookseller? Amazon should take note.

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The Media Blog

Rating the 'bricks and clicks'

What do bricks and mortar booksellers offer on the web? A snapshot of some of the best reveals...

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Alison Flood

Books from blogs - do they work?

What are the best/worst books from blogs you can think of?

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Neill Denny

A neutral space

If libraries become arenas of surveillance or censorship their role as a community-wide hub is...

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Marchers hit the streets in Frome last Friday (2nd May) in protest against the closure of local printing firm Butler & Tanner. Butler & Tanner's parent company Media & Print Investments (MPI) closed the Somerset printing firm in late April over a dispute about proposed industrial action, making 287 workers immediately redundant. Friday's demonstration, organised by the trade union Unite and including local workers and residents, was intended as a show of support for the company's former staff, around 200 of whom are members of the union.