1,000,000 books to be given away

20,000 book lovers will give away 1,000,000 books on the inaugural World Book Night which will take place on Saturday 5 March 2011 and will be broadcast in partnership with BBC Two.

An independent editorial committee composed of a broad mix of booksellers, librarians, authors, broadcasters and other individuals selected the 25 titles to be given away to the public on World Book Night. Prior to this, the book trade was canvassed for recommendations and hundreds of lists were received.

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Fake book reviews on Amazon?

Publishers are being accused of hijacking Amazon's customer book reviews to praise their own volumes and disparage the opposition.

We have been aware that authors have been organising favourable reviews for their books, but now it seems to have taken on a whole new dimension - it has been reported that authors are turning on each other, agencies are charging up to £5,000 to place favourable fake reviews and Amazon has recruited a team of amateur critics to restore the balance.

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Amazon takes on publishers over eBook prices

Amazon has posted an open letter to Kindle owners on its website urging customers to 'vote with their purchaes' against publishers who set fixed prices for electronic editions.

Lorry crashes into Lyme Regis Hotel

Three people were injured when a Royal Mail Lorry crashed into the Mariners Hotel. Beatrix Potter wrote The Tale of Little Pig Robinson while staying at the Mariners Hotel when she was 17. Many of the illustrations are based on the spectacular scenery in and around Lyme Regis. Tracy Chevalier used the Mariners Hotel as one of the locations in Remarkable Creatures.
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£2m restoration plan for John Fowles' Lyme Regis house

The Landmark Trust has applied to West Dorset Council for Listed Building Consent for their plans to restore Belmont House to its eighteenth-century villa form as owned by Mrs Eleanor Coade (1733-1821), the remarkable businesswoman responsible for the invention of Coade stone.

In the 1880s, two large rear wings were added to the house by a local doctor. These became dilapidated and were largely removed in the 1960s. The Landmark Trust has concluded that the remnants of these later extensions so compromise the intent of the original eighteenth-century seaside villa that their removal is justified.

Once restored the building will be available for self-catering holidays for eight people, so assuring an income for its future maintenance. Working with the Lyme Regis Philpot Museum, the Landmark Trust also plans to open a museum room in the former coach house which will be devoted to the house’s past inhabitants.

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Campaign for real books

CAMBO, a campaign for real books was announced this week. The brainchild of a trade journalist, this subscription-based, non-profit making organisation's aim is 'to preserve, promote and increase sales of paper books, both old and new'.

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Actors required for literary roles in Lyme Regis

A literary-themed night for the Lyme Regis Artsfest is being held on the 1 October, but three cast members have 'dropped out' due to other working commitments. Unfortunately, the show can't go on if they are not replaced. So, if you are a budding Mary Anning, Bilbo Baggins or Tom Jones and would like to take part in this voluntary project, please contact natalie.manifold@hotmail.co.uk

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World's most expensive book up for sale

A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America is to go on sale at Sotheby's.

Only 119 complete copies of the 19th-century book are known to exist - and 108 are owned by museums and libraries. A separate edition of the wildlife book sold for a record-breaking price of $8.8m (£5.7m) a decade ago.

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