... School supply It was, relatively speaking, a quieter year on the school supply front, although the debate over direct purchasing by local authorities rumbled on. The year opened with a letter to The Bookseller from Alan Phillips of the Yorkshire Purchasing ...

... € concludes: ‘Speaking personally, | welcome the tougher line W H Smith are taking on the adoption of bar codes on books; and | would find myself a protagonist of a movement to introduce sanctions on those who do not use these established trade tools ...

... concern that the Anti- Piracy Group had observed so far. in May piracy was debated in the House 4. of Lords. Lord Brabazon, speaking for the “government, gave an assurance that the ' fight against piracy would be a high priority ‘in forthcoming GATT negotiations ...

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... personal and localised point of view that we receive, or rather a cumulation of such views from contributors who by no means speak with one voice. One of a number of surprises that open-: minded readers may receive is the infrequent appearance of such names ...

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... benefit from PLR. Neither is among this year's highest rollers—Swift is probably heading towards the £l,OOO mark—but both speak warmly of PLR. Although he had no new novel published in 1986 (he will be delivering one to Heinemann this year) Swift knows ...

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... business is another important factor in assessing the health of Christmas trade: in itself it is a “heavy overhead”, not to speak of its after-effects on trade. As Robert Clow commented from Glasgow, “Credit cards were much in evidence, which forbodes a ...

... Independent Publishers Guild meets at 6.30 p.m. on 29th January at the English Speaking Union, 37 Charles Street, London wl, when David Whitaker, chairman of Whitaker, will speak on the future of independent publishing in the world of corporations. Admission ...

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