British Books Today - Other Links

  • 2008 National Year of Reading - a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms. It aims to help build a greater national passion for reading in England – for children, families and adult learners alike

  • Batch - has been designed to help booksellers and publishers of all sizes and technological ability deal with one another, making the communication simpler and more effective. This means you can use Batch to see all your invoices, check them and then make a single payment to all your suppliers electronically

  • BBC - Arts - Books - All about authors, learning to write and literary fun and games

  • BML: Bookmarketing Limited - the premier source of information and research on the book industry, undertaking a wide range of private and syndicated research projects, and publishing a variety of market reports

  • The Book Show - The UK's only weekly TV programme devoted entirely to books, from classics to comics. Hosted by writer and presenter Mariella Frostrup

  • BookBrain.co.uk - find the cheapest online supplier of a book

  • Bookprice24.co.uk - "offers an extensive book price comparison for new and used books. We compare the prices of 27 bookstores including delivery cost, despatch time and the condition of the book, enabling you to receive your book quickly and cheaply

  • BooksfromScotland.com - based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is no ordinary bookseller. Set up to showcase and sell Scottish-interest books, the site combines bookselling and interesting, newsy content

  • Booktrade.info - news, directories, announcements, bestseller lists, etc.

  • Booktrust - an independent national charity that encourages people of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy reading. The reader is at the heart of everything we do

  • Bristol Books and Publishers - an organisation of publishers in and around Bristol, specialising not only in local books but in a wide variety of subjects

  • Burgundy Information Services Ltd - an independent company providing outsourced sales resources to small and medium publishers. Based in Oxfordshire UK, Burgundy contributes to publishers' sales policy, price strategy, license negotiation and sales for online content across European markets

  • Centerprise Literature - the flagship project of Centerprise Trust* It is an arts development agency for the promotion of access to and enjoyment of literature in all its forms, through local and community based initiatives

  • Fantastic Fiction - Bibliographies for over 10,000 authors

  • Google UK Book Search

  • Lollipop - List of Little Press Publications. An internet listing opportunity open to little presses of the U.K., free of charge. Inaugurated by Bill Griffiths, Bob Trubshaw, and Peter Finch, in March 2000

  • National Book Tokens - The only gift voucher sold and exchanged in all good bookshops in the UK and Ireland and available to buy online

  • OldBookNews.co.uk - news and information on buying and selling old and used books in Britain

  • Pen2Print Publishing - specialise in helping aspiring authors self publish their work quickly and at an affordable price

  • Publish and Be Damned - demonstrates individual approaches to making and distributing the work of artists, writers and musicians outside of the commercial mainstream through magazine fairs, a touring archive and occasional events

  • Publishing News - the book trade as it happens

  • Read It Swap It - The UK's Free Book Swap Shop. Free second-hand book exchange. Swap books you've read for new books, recycle books and get rid of used books

  • Resources for Booksellers and Book Collectors - provides general information services to both the book trade and the book collector of second-hand, out-of-print and/or antiquarian books. It includes information on and/or links to UK booksellers, booksellers' associations, book search databases, book binding, repair and conservation materials, bibliographies, collecting groups, library archives, etc.

  • The UK Publishing Media - a GBP22bn alliance of newspapers, magazines, books, journals and data publishers. The associations forming UK Publishing Media have traditionally represented the main print on paper publishing sectors. These are now increasingly engaged in interactive media development and are major investors in the Information Society

  • The UK SF Book News Network - Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Book & Comic news from UK authors, creators, publishers & retailers

  • UKBookWorld.com - The British website helping you find old and rare books for sale in Britain. This website links you directly to hundreds of booksellers across Britain so you can search or browse through their stock of over a million old and out-of-print books

  • Used Books Search - A used books meta search engine for secondhand, rare, out of print books and text books. Search, browse and buy online from thousands of bookstores worldwide, our used books search engine is linked to thousands of online booksellers via a small number of booklisting services

  • Write Away - a free online children's book resource for teachers, students and librarians, providing support for literacy teaching, creative writing and reader development. Features include reviews, interviews and teaching materials written by experts


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