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55% of YA books bought by adults

Sep 14 2012: More than half the consumers of books classified for young adults aren’t all that young. According to a new study, fully 55% of buyers of works that publishers designate for kids aged 12 to 17 -- known as YA books -- are 18 or older, with the largest segment aged 30 to ...

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Man Booker Prize Shortlist announced

Sep 11 2012: The six titles on the 2012 Booker Shortlist have been announced:

Tan Twan Eng, The Garden of Evening Mists
Deborah Levy, Swimming Home (not yet available in US)
Hilary Mantel, Bring up the Bodies
Alison Moore, The Lighthouse (not yet available in US)
Will...

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Judge approves e-book pricing settlement between government and publishers

Sep 06 2012: In a decision that could start an e-book price war in the publishing industry, a federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of...

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"Sock puppet" reviews condemned

Sep 04 2012: Authors including Lee Child, Mark Billingham, Joanne Harris, Charlie Higson and Tony Parsons have signed up to a group statement condemning sock puppetry, the practice of writing reviews pseudonymously to praise one's own work and criticise that of others.

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Giller Prize longlist announced.

Sep 04 2012: The 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced its longlist of 13 books and authors today, having read 142 works of fiction submitted by 50 publishers from every region of Canada.

The finalists will be revealed on October 1.

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Jo Walton wins Hugo Best Novel award for "Among Others".

Sep 04 2012: The 2012 Hugo Awards were announced on Saturday at the 70th World Science Fiction Convention. More than fifteen awards were given including the Best Novel sward which went to Jo Walton for Among Others (Tor)

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Media giant sees 31% increase in earnings due to "Fifty Shades" trilogy

Sep 01 2012: Experiencing a major rise from E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, German media giant Bertelsmann (which owns Random House, the world's largest trade publishing group) enjoyed a dramatic surge in profit in the first half of 2012, posting posted a 31% increase in net ...

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Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster agree to $69m state deal

Aug 30 2012: The Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster have reached a $69 million agreement that will resolve lawsuits brought by 54 attorney generals from 49 states, the District of Columbia and territories, that charged the publishers with fixing e-book prices. ...

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