Publishing
TikTok parent ByteDance moves into print
Chinese tech giant and TikTok owner ByteDance has entered the print publishing market, taking advantage of its advanced market trend data to try to find the next best-sellers.
Bensons Bookbinding seeks new location
Craft bookbinder and box maker Chris Narayan is searching for new premises and hopes to find a printing company or related business with some suitable spare space.
CB Printforce UK shuttered
On-demand book and journal printer CB Printforce UK has gone into administration.
Literacy charity calls on print sector to help children read
Topic Heroes, a children’s literacy charity that allows children to write and create their own professionally printed books, has launched a crowd funder to help it reach more children.
Reach print revenue falls
Reach has seen its print revenue drop by nearly 4% year-on-year in Q3 – although print advertising revenue has continued to outperform volume declines.
Super Thursday sees nearly 1,900 books published
Books by Boris Johnson, Rick Astley, and Ian Rankin and Miranda Hart have been published today (10 October) as the UK publishing industry lines up its big releases for Christmas.
Bumper Kew magazine tender goes live
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has opened a seven-figure tender to procure a supplier to manage the design and production of Kew magazine.
Guardian in talks over possible sale of The Observer
Guardian Media Group owner The Scott Trust has reported a drop in sales along with a big increase in operating losses, and could sell off venerable Sunday stablemate The Observer.
Mega price tag for The Spectator
The Spectator has been sold for a whopping £100m to hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall.
BPIF extends British Book Awards entry deadline
The BPIF has extended the deadline for entries for the 2024 British Book Design & Production Awards.