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New clients, distribution, staff for Faber Factory Plus
Publishing
Written by Nicholas Clee   
Faber has signed up four new publishers to its independent sales service, Faber Factory Plus, and has announced that Macmillan will distribute the titles in the service from July.
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Links of the day
MyBlog
Written by Nicholas Clee   
Sales of printed novels over the first four weeks of 2012 fell by a over a million copies compared to the same month a year ago. (Telegraph)

Punters were rushing to follow Kate Swann to the checkout today after it was revealed that the WH Smith boss has cashed in more than £2 million of her shares.
[WHS shares, 552.50p at the end of last week, were 531.50p this morning.] (Evening Standard)

Waterstones ends unpaid work placements.
(Guardian)

National Library Day marks a year of protests against library closures
(Guardian); The pieces in THE LIBRARY BOOK will remind you why every library is worth a stout defence (Boyd Tonkin, Independent).

Scientists sign petition to boycott Elsevier
(Guardian); Established academic publishers might find they have a revolution on their hands (Economist)
 
Blue Peter launches search for the book of the decade
Children's
Written by Liz Thomson   
altThe search is on to find the best children's book of the last decade, as Blue Peter today (2 February) launched an online vote in which its young viewers will be able to choose from a shortlist of 10 celebrated titles.
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Beaton, Blade on the rise in PLR chart
Libraries
Written by Nicholas Clee   
In a Public Lending Right (PLR) chart that shows no changes among the five authors responsible for the most loans through UK libraries, children's authors once again occupy 11 of the top 20 places.
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Hachette Children's raids Penguin for Deputy MD
Moves
Written by Liz Thomson   
altDan Shepherd is to join Hachette Children's Books in the newly created role of Deputy Managing Director.
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