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Nestle Children's Book Prize ends

Jan 27 2008: Publishing News reports that the Nestlé Children's Book Prize has ended after 23 years of partnership between Nestlé and the UK reading charity Booktrust. Susan Barry, Group Marketing Director for Hachette Livre Children's Books, says, "Nestle was one of the few ...

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A.L. Kennedy wins Costa Award with 'Day'.

Jan 24 2008: A.L. Kennedy has won the Costa Award (formerly Whitbread Award) for her novel Day. Browse an excerpt and reviews at BookBrowse

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Ishmael Beah takes public stand - 'Australian' report a hoax

Jan 22 2008: Ishmael Beah, whose story of serving as a soldier in war-torn Sierra Leone has been questioned by reports in an Australian newspaper (see previous news story) has issued a frank statement supporting his position that the dates of his service in the conflicts in his home...

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Report questions the accuracy of Ishmael Beah's 'A Long Way Gone'

Jan 22 2008: A report in the Australian calls into question Ishmael's Beah's story of serving as a child soldier in Sierra Leone, as described in his memoir.

The second page of Beah's book says, "The first time that I was touched by war I was 12. It was in January 1993." But, ...

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Their House to Yours, via the Trash

Jan 18 2008: The New York Times reports on the homeless men and women who eke out a living scavenging books from New Yorker's trash. Some of them sell their books on the street; others go for the surefire cash at used bookstores such as the Strand.

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Amazon challenge French competition law

Jan 17 2008: The International Herald Tribune reports that Amazon have chosen to pay a 1,000 Euro daily fine (approx $1500) rather than comply with a court ruling upholding French limits on price discounts for books.

Amazon must pay the fine for 30 days if it continues to violate...

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Battle ahead for 'cigarette pack' books

Jan 16 2008: The Guardian reports on "Tales to Take Your Breath Away" - abridged classic books designed to mimic cigarette packs (the same size, packaged in flip-top cartons with silver foil wrapping and sealed in plastic) that innovative UK publisher and design company Tank started...

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Guardian names top 10 bookstores worldwide

Jan 16 2008: From Buenos Aires to Brussels, Kyoto to Los Angeles, a Guardian reporter names, what he considers to be, the top 10 bookstores in the world. At #5, Borders appears to be the only chain store to make it into the list - but not one of the flagship USA branches, instead ...

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