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eBay takes on Amazon with new Entertainment Store eBay has launched a dedicated storefront for entertainment products, including books, as it bids to become “the destination for physical media in the UK”.

Authors protest 'axing' of Haringey children's librarians A group of authors are campaigning against changes to Haringey’s library service with a “day of action” planned for Saturday (9th September).

'Riveting' Tim Waterstone memoir on submission A ‘riveting’ memoir by Waterstones founder Tim Waterstone is going out on submission to publishers this week.

Kobo enters audiobook market Kobo has launched an audiobook subscription service claiming to offer “the best value on a subscription plan in the category”.

Agent Mackenzie Smith made S&S picture book editorial director Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK.

Elbakyan pulls Sci-Hub from Russia Alexandra Elbakyan, founder of academic research pirate site Sci-Hub, has pulled access to the site in Russia.

John Murray acquires 'true new talent' Lex Coulton John Murray is publishing Falling Short, a "funny, uplifting, deeply moving" literary debut by "true new talent" Lex Coulton.

Roche launches debut poetry collection at Hatchards Industry stalwart David Roche celebrated the publication of his debut poetry collection, a crowd-funded book of family-themed limericks, at Hatchards in central London on Wednesday night.

TV rights to Adam Kay's debut sold after 12-way auction Sister Pictures has acquired the television rights for writer and comedian Adam Kay’s debut This is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor in a 12-way auction.

Kolman urges review of Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law International Publishers Association president Michiel Kolman has spoken out on censorship in Russia in a speech delivered at the opening of the Moscow International Book Fair.

Open Road signs US rights to Adrian Mole e-books Open Road Integrated Media has acquired the US rights to the digital editions of the Adrian Mole series by late British author Sue Townsend, including the "iconic" The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾.

Sceptre acquires 'haunting' debut Walking Wounded Sceptre has acquired a debut novel by Sheila Llewellyn, Walking Wounded - the "haunting" story of a doctor and a patient in a 1940s military psychiatric hospital.