Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes Book distributor CMD Booksource is closing its Irish operations effective 30 September. The company says that ‘the economic situation was such that … … was not possible’ to operate the business in Ireland profitably. Speaking about the news, Publishing Ireland President Jean Harrington said that she was...
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Reading time: < 1 minute The Bookseller reports that 20% of the books in WH Smits’ new terminal two stores will be Irish. The company has also hired Alison Scanlon as a dedicated Irish buyer. THe Bookseller also features a quote from Dermot O’Dwyer, m.d. of Gill & Macmillan: “The market is different to...
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Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes Walsh Colour Print the Kerry-based printer has started an educational imprint. The company has started trading under the imprint Educate.ie. Educate.ie launched with six text books and will debut an exam papers series in August. The series features ‘detailed analysis of the examination papers and helpful hints’ and...
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Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes Joseph O’Connor is still going strong with Ghost Light, I wonder how much longer he can keep that up. Kathryn Stockett’s The Help and Jod Picoult’s Picture Perfect round out the top three. Only one other Irish writer makes the Top Ten, Maeve Binchy. 1: Ghost Light, Joseph...
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