Imagine Children’s Festival has been hailed as a huge success, delighting children of all ages with a whole host of activities. Sponsored by the Book People and taking place at London’s Southbank Centre, the festival saw amazing authors, one-off events, craft activities, comedy and music add up to create a unique celebration of children's books…
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The Imagine Festival, sponsored by online book retailer the Book People, is currently having the final touches put to it before the doors open at the Southbank Centre in London on February 11th. The festival aims to encourage children of all ages to think creatively and is packed with activities and events.
The Imagine Festival, sponsored…
Online bookseller the Book People is encouraging the UK public to change their dieting and exercising ways following the festive period by turning to keep fit books for help. The Book People have a wide selection of books to choose from, with everything from books on Pilates to Para fitness.
The Book People is one…
Online bookseller Red House is calling for members of the public to cast their vote in their Children’s Book Award before nominations close on 20th January 2012. The 2012 shortlist has been drawn up and children can choose one of 10 books to vote for.
The Children’s Book Award, now in its 32nd year, was founded…
The Book People, one of the UK’s leading online retailers of bestselling books, has launched a competition to give away two copies of Ranulph Fiennes’ extraordinary book My Heroes, worth £20!*
With so much to juggle around the Christmas period, the Book People decided to launch its competition now, with a view to handing out two copies…
Award-winning bookseller the Book People looks fondly back on the bestselling books and annuals of 2011 and looks forward to what’s hot for 2012. The Book People know that books make great presents all year round and that they are particularly popular as stocking fillers and Christmas gifts, especially with parents buying children’s books and colleagues buying cheap…
The Book People has revealed the top classic book collections every household should own if they are looking to build a classic library.
In their latest blog post, the Book People lists the top 10 classic book collections for adults and children that are not only great for having in the home but that also make…
The Book People, online seller of fiction books, children’s books and more, has been voted into fourth place in the ‘best sites for books’ list and 14th in the ‘Top 75 Online Shops Rated by Their Customers’.
In the UK’s largest survey of online shops, the Book People beat Tesco.com, Waterstones.com, WHSmith.com and 10 other big name brands…
Today the Book People, one of the UK’s fastest growing online retailers of books, announced its top 10 book review sites.
Readers of the Book People blog will already have seen the post, which went live this morning and which lists the site’s favourite book and reviews blogs of the moment. Lovereading.co.uk, Book Rabbit and Book…
In light of the latest, shocking figures from the National Literacy Trust, renowned bookseller the Book People highlights the way in which it is helping to make reading accessible and affordable for all.
According to the NLT’s report, which will be published in full later this month, one in four children attending primary schools in…
One of the UK’s most successful online bookshops, the Book People, has been shortlisted for the accolade of Direct Bookselling Company of the Year in the prestigious 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards.
The Book People is already the proud owner of two such awards – one in the same category as they are nominated for this…
Play.com, the online entertainment retailer, has announced that it is seeing a record sales boost on DVDs that feature this year's big name BAFTA nominees, such as James Franco, Natalie Portman and Colin Firth.
Play.com has revealed that James Franco was the surprise runaway winner in terms of sales increases since the BAFTA nominations were announced…
CEO Greg Michaels of Michaels Associates LLC announced today that the company will soon unveil a new website www.teacher-books.net. The new site represents a complete re-design of www.michaelsassociates.com. Visitors to the old site will be automatically redirected to the updated site.
The company, founded in 1986, had its first website in 1995 and specializes in professional resources for…
Penguin Books has announced it is to publish 'I Am Number Four' by Pittacus Lore, the first instalment of The Lorien Legacies, a mind-blowing new thriller series.
I Am Number Four is a tale of John Smith (aka Number Four) as he desperately tries to outrun his past, escape his mortal enemies the Mogadorian, blend…
CQout, the international online marketplace and auction community site, has joined the microformat trend to help make CQout easier to find and understand for search engines and improve the user' experience.
Search engines like Google and Yahoo!, which CQout use to market and help users find their online auctions are able to read and understand…
Blackwell is pleased to announce the launch of two new websites focussing on Ancient Classics and rare books.
Blackwell are using this to expand their multi-channel proposition by launching online portals focused around core departments, starting with the world famous classical books and rare books departments at the flagship Oxford Broad Street shop.…
CQout has announced that it is targeting disaffected Chinese Sellers following unpopular eBay rules changes.
In the wake of a raft of changes announced by eBay to its Marketplaces business, and a subsequent feeling of dissatisfaction amongst many of its Sellers at new fees and the new eBay Buyer Protection Plan, CQout…
CQout, the international online marketplace and auction community site, has teamed up with fetchthebest to offer a car insurance comparison service with a twist.
As well as finding competitive insurance quotes based on an individual's details, the new service also allows users to auction off their policy to allow companies the opportunity…
CQout which recently broke into the US market to offer its services to disenfranchised eBay users has grown to become eBay's closest rival in the UK online auction market by establishing a reputation as a safe, secure and trusted auction site and now has almost 2 million current listings.
Despite new electronic…
Penguin Books has announced the launch of Anthony E Zuiker's 'Dark Origins' and the 'Digi-Novel' to the world of book publishing. The new Level 26 serial killer thriller books are complemented by a comprehensive online and digital component featuring exclusive cinematic content on a dedicated and fully interactive website.
The Level 26 site is an…
Blackwell, the UK's leading academic bookseller, has launched a new online magazine subscription service in partnership with magazine group ThreePM.
The new magazine service offers more than 850 titles including specialist and B2B magazines as well as more popular titles. With Blackwell's historic strength in specialist, academic and professional markets the integration of…
YourFamilyConstitution.com, a family relationship resource haven designed to help struggling families implement clarity, consistency and commitment in their homes, offers peace of mind this holiday season with best-selling book Your Family Constitution: A Modern Approach to Family Values & Household Structure.
Author Scott Gale, leverages his personal experiences with the highs and lows of parenting…
Blackwell, the leading academic bookseller has announced its favourite books of the decade. The list of ten books, chosen f r o m the many hundreds published over the last ten years, are a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. Blackwell booksellers based in shops around the country voted for their favourites, enabling Blackwell to draw…
Blackwell has announced the launch of its new online eBook store. The store will open with over 45,000 titles available for customers to download directly to their eBook reader or to view on their computer.
The new store has meant the creation of a partnership between Blackwell and Gardners in the UK. This…
It is the first bookshop installation of its kind within the UK, allowing any book to be selected f r o m an inexhaustible network of titles and prints on demand in just 3 minutes f r o m a digital file onsite, online at www.blackwell.co.uk, or uploaded in person f r o m CDs or flash drives.
The…
Blackwell Online, the leading UK based book retailer, has seen strong sales of its business books, despite the credit crunch continuing to have a firm grip on most companies and businesses throughout the country.
As the UK enters into a period of increased business and financial instability, the question emerges of how well equipped today’s…
In the current climate of bad economic news Blackwell are hoping that shoppers will see books as a good long term investment and a gift which will last. With this thought in mind, Blackwell has brought together a Christmas collection of inspiring books and new compelling offers.
One of the exciting features of the Blackwell…
Blackwell has announced the launch of the first phase of its new digital strategy. This phase sees the UK's leading book retail chain refreshing its online presence www.blackwell.co.uk
The update aims to deliver a more customer focused experience by drawing on the pleasure of buying and browsing in a bookshop and translating this into the…