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The forthcoming publication of the last in the Harry Potter series is not just a publishing event, it is a phenomenon.

Harry Potter presents a wonderful opportunity to b... view full press release
 

The Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland today announced the conference programme for its 2007 conference, the annual event for the book industry. The 2007 conference will t... view full press release
 

The Sentencing Advisory Panel has proposed some new sentencing guidelines on shop theft which suggest, among other ideas, that the most severe sentence for a standard offence of shop theft would be... view full press release
 

"We now have a clear idea from this Provisional Ruling as to the Competition Commission's thinking, and booksellers will welcome the period of uncertainty coming to a close" said Tim Godfray, Chief... view full press release
 

BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006 7 – 9 MAY 2006, BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Following a second meeting of the Conference Advisory Group, chaired by THE’s Graham Rand,... view full press release
 

Had the Office of Fair Trading not taken the decision to refer the bid to the Competition Commission, the views of our members would have been mixed. Some would have been happy with the decision, a... view full press release
 

The BA has announced a shortlist of four nominees for The BA/Nielsen Book Data Author of the Year Award 2005.

Multi-award winner Andrea Levy will go head-to-head with leading historical novel... view full press release
 

• Widely publicised ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’ included in First Novel Award shortlist, alongside a book written by a former farm labourer-turned-lecturer
• Novel Award features 2... view full press release
   

BALPC MEMBERS RECEIVE £300,000 FIRST INSTALMENT OF JUDGEMENT IN LANDMARK ACTION AGAINST NOTORIOUS BOOK THIEF

Members of the Booksellers Association Loss Prevention C... view full press release
 

The BA Loss Prevention Consortium (BALPC) is celebrating a notable success as 'street trader' Ronnie Jordan was convicted of conspiracy to steal and handling stolen goods. He has been remanded in c... view full press release
 

• The BA Booksellers Centre is in a new easy-to-find location
• The Booksellers Centre can be found at Stand No C17 next to the main entrance to the Grand Hall
• The Bookseller... view full press release
   

The Booksellers Association and The Publishers Association have agreed to set up a joint body to address industry issues and resolve them, under the Co-Chairmanship of Anthony Forbes Watson (Pe... view full press release
 

From 1 August 2003 Book Tokens will be renamed National Book Tokens.

After extensive research, Book Tokens, the 72-year old voucher scheme, is changing its name. This will reinforce it... view full press release
 

Cathy Andrews, who joined the Booksellers Association as Managing Director in November 2002, left the company on 16th May 2003.

Commented Tim Godfray, BA Chief Executive: “I am very sorr... view full press release
 

The Booksellers Association is greatly concerned over the announcement on 9th January by Tessa Jowell, DCMS Culture Secretary, of her approval of the BBC's proposals to use Licence Fee money to dev... view full press release
 

On hearing the news that VNU wished to take over Book Data, The Booksellers Association invited Jonathan Nowell (Executive Vice President) and Brigid Macleod (Sales & Marketing Director) to meet th... view full press release
 

Booksellers are concerned about the purchase of Book Data by VNU. "Competition between Whitaker and Book Data has been viewed by The Booksellers Association as being good for booksellers" said Gem... view full press release
 

BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION PROPOSES CHANGES TO OFFICERS' LENGTH OF SERVICE AND TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE BA COUNCIL

Aware that business pressures are likely to ... view full press release
 

The Booksellers Association has carried out a major review of its internal operations.... view full press release
 

Following on the successful co-ordinated approach by a number of booksellers in tackling a particularly difficult problem in London, the group have now decided to widen their remit to promote indus... view full press release
 

It has come to the attention of Book Tokens Ltd. that there are forged £5 Book Tokens in existence. At the time of going to press, indications suggest that these forgeries are circulating in the E... view full press release
 

The BA is delighted to announce the launch of our new collection of t-shirts - Love in Literature - a range of seven beautiful designs featuring love as a common theme.

The t-shi... view full press release
 

The BA is delighted to announce that we have negotiated a new deal on behalf of BA members with Lloyds TSB Cardnet for credit and debit card rates. Effective from 1^st January 2002,... view full press release
 

Many booksellers have recently contacted The Booksellers Association to express concern over receiving from Warner Publishing Limited a copy of Heads (by D J Harvey) which had not been orde... view full press release
 

The BA is currently registering bookshops for the Open University Set Book Stockists Scheme, a partnership between the Booksellers Association and the Open University, which ensures that OU set tex... view full press release
 

BA TELLS BOOKSELLERS TO EXERCISE CAUTION WITH TOM BOWER’S BOOK “THE PAYMASTER” ON GEOFFREY ROBINSON

“Booksellers strongly defend the right of freedom of expression”, said Tim Godfray, Chi... view full press release
 

The Booksellers Association is to sound out interest amongst its members with regard to forming an Internet Booksellers Group.

David Taylor, Chairman and Founder of swotbooks.com and a memb... view full press release
 

SHORT LIST ANNOUNCED

BA Directory of Members 2001

The Booksellers Association Directory of Members 2001 is now available. Containing details on over 3,200 bookshops, the 2001 edition of this invaluable sales... view full press release
 

batch.co.uk, the BA’s own answer to the dot.com revolution, has appointed Fraser Tanner as full-time General Manager of the new service.

batch.co.uk, owned and operated by the Booksellers Assoc... view full press release
 

The BA is currently registering bookshops for the Open University Set Book Stockists Scheme. The scheme is a partnership between the Booksellers Association and the Open University which ensures t... view full press release
 

Following the suggestions raised by discussion groups at Network 2000 the BA Training Department has agreed to set up a link scheme whereby interested members could spend a day either shadowing a c... view full press release
 

The World Book Day Executive Committee met late last week to start the planning process for World Book Day 2001.

Following the success of this year’s World Book Day, the Committee confirmed... view full press release
 

After five years of supporting the Booksellers Author of the Year Award, The Bookseller magazine has relinquished its sponsorship and the BA is delighted to announce that Whitaker will now be spons... view full press release
 

Much of the estimated £100 million annual cost of returns could be saved by the industry if a new returns process proves to be viable. The plans, proposed at an Eynsham Hall workshop in June, will ... view full press release
 

The Times, Sunday Times, the Sun and News of the World have announced substantial support for World Book Day.

In an exclusive deal, all four newspapers will print free £1 vouchers for thei... view full press release
 

Following his appointment as MD of Orion Military, Nick Chapman has stepped down from the chair of the Supply Chain Steering Committee and will be succeeded by Iain Burns, who chaired the Committee... view full press release
 

"I'd call it 'Battle of the Supermarkets' not 'a Book Battle'," commented BA President Jonathan Chowen, on hearing about the latest attempt by ASDA to be seen as a force among book retailers. "W... view full press release
 

Against a backdrop of consolidations and the final, official, demise of the NBA, The Booksellers Association's 1997 Annual Report takes a reflective view of a year that saw the start of the take-o... view full press release
 

The 1998 BA Annual Conference will be held in Harrogate from Sunday 26th April until Tuesday 28th April.

Opening the Conference will be Stephen Byers, Minister of State for School Standards, ... view full press release
 

Registrations for the BA Conference, to be held in Harrogate, 26th-28th April, have topped the 400 plus level.

The deadline for registration, which was Monday 23rd March, has now been extende... view full press release
 

In a major show of co-operation and commitment, the UK book industry has successfully concluded Phase I of a fundamental reappraisal of the book supply chain.

With support from the DTI an... view full press release
 

In a survey of booksellers' major suppliers, conducted by The Booksellers Association, over 75% of the companies have replied stating that their computer systems are (or will be in good time), able... view full press release
 

The Booksellers Association Council has approved the idea of setting up a Working Group to look into the implications for booksellers of the arrival of European Monetary Union (EMU).

In M... view full press release