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C & R marks Bram Stoker anniversary
Constable & Robinson, the original publisher of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is set to release a special edition of the book on the anniversary of the author’s death in April. The new version is repr...

C and R to launch commercial fiction imprint
Constable & Robinson is to launch Canvas, a new commercial fiction list headed by commissioning editor Victoria Hughes-Williams. The Canvas list will initially publish 12 new titles a year, i...

Congratulations to our winners at The 2011 Galaxy National Book Awards
Books from Ebury and Transworld triumphed at The 2011 Galaxy National Book Awards. Reacting to winning More4 Popular Non-Fiction Book Of The Year with How To Be A Woman, The Times’ columnist Caitlin M...

The Long and Short of it
The prestigious Man Booker Prize is arguably the most esteemed competition in the Publishing industry. Promoting some of the world’s finest fiction, the winner of the prize can be catapulted into international acclaim and see a significant increase in backlist book sales.

Man Booker shortlist most popular ever
Sales of the six novels in contention for the 2011 Man Booker Prize have totalled 37,500 copies across all print editions since the shortlist was announced, making it the most popular Booker shortlist since records began.

The Book Service and Kogan Page - New Distribution Announcement
Orders and Distribution From 30th July 2011 distribution of Kogan Page will transfer from LBS to The Book Service (TBS) and all orders and service requirements should pass through TBS. Orders for Kogan Page should be placed with Littlehampton Book Services (LBS) up until 29th July 2011.

Constable & Robinson and New Harbinger - New Distribution Announcement
Constable & Robinson are pleased to announce that they will be taking over the sales and distribution of New Harbinger Publications Orders and Distribution Orders for New Harbinger should be placed with Publishers Group UK (PGUK) up until 29th July 2011.

CSA Word Audiobooks Moves to TBS
Following the announcement that Canongate has acquired the audio list CSA Word, The Book Service (TBS) is delighted to announce that they will provide full distribution as of 1st July 2011 Orders...

Quercus publisher of the year at The Bookseller Industry Awards
Quercus has been crowned 2011's best publisher at The Bookseller Industry Awards, as Sainsbury's scooped the bookseller of the Year award. Quercus was presented with the Bonnier Publishing Publis...

Faber surprised and delighted at Shapcott Costa win
Poet Jo Shapcott was the surprise winner of the Costa Book of the Year last night (25th January) for her "special, original, compassionate" collection Of Mutability (Faber). It is also Faber's se...

The Book Service and Walker Books - New Distribution Announcement
Orders and Distribution Orders for Walker Books should be placed with Macmillan Distribution (MDL) up until 28th January 2011. From 29th January 2011 distribution of Walker Books will transfer from MDL to The Book Service (TBS) and all orders and service requirements should pass through TBS.

Recent Author Signings at TBS
The first half of this year has seen several authors visit TBS to sign copies of their books, these included... ...

Canongate buys audiobook specialist CSA Word
Canongate has inked a deal to acquire 100% of audiobooks specialist CSA Word from its owner, founder and publisher, Clive Stanhope. All the staff at CSA will move to Canongate’s London offices and Stanhope will remain involved in a consultancy role.

Tindal Street joins forces with Atlantic
Birmingham-based indy Tindal Street Press is to join forces with Atlantic Books, with the larger company representing all the smaller's titles through the Independent Alliance. Starting from January n...

From our sister company… Grantham Book Services and Barrington Stoke – New Distribution Announcement
From July 31st distribution of Barrington Stoke will transfer from Macmillan Distribution Limited (MDL) to Grantham Book Services (GBS). All orders and service requirements should pass through GBS.

From our sister company... Grantham Book Services and Hometown World – New Distribution Announcement
Grantham Book Services Welcomes Hometown World... Hometown World is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new concept in children’s publishing, bringing local history alive for 4 – 14 year olds.