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Hachette chiefs dismiss subscription model The c.e.o of Hachette UK and the chairman of Hachette Livre have both dismissed the e-book subscription model, calling it "absurd" and "cannibalising".

Hachette Livre's Nourry discusses Amazon and e-books Arnaud Nourry, the chairman and chief executive of Hachette Livre discusses the terms impasse with Amazon and the future for print and 'e' Hachette Livre will move into its new purpose-built offices in Vanves (on the outskirts of Paris) on April 7. Even though the new building is very elegant, isn’t it a handicap for the group to be based on the periphery of the capital ?

Men 'most reviewed' in literary magazines An annual study of the gender balance in reviewers and authors in major literary magazines has found that both are skewed heavily towards men. American organisation VIDA (Women in Literary Arts), looked at publications including the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books in the UK, and US publications such as the New Yorker and the New Republic. It found that in 2014 the majority of literary magazines still mostly used male reviewers and mostly reviewed books by male authors.

Morrisons becomes BA member Morrisons has become a member of the Booksellers Association (BA), The Bookseller can reveal.  The retailer joins fellow supermarket chains Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda in being a member of the trade body. The move reflects Morrisons’ growing commitment to books over the last two years, during which time it has stocked more titles and presented more book promotions front of store.

Borough Press pays six figures for Pearson sequel The Borough Press has pre-empted a sequel to Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It in a "high six-figure" deal. Executive publisher for fiction and non-fiction Kate Elton signed UK and Commonwealth rights to the book from Caroline Michel at PFD. North American rights were signed by Hope Dellon, executive editor of St Martin's Press.

Leckie on Hugo Awards shortlist Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Sword (Orbit), the sequel to her multi award-winning Ancillary Justice (also Orbit), is among the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards. The annual awards honour the best science fiction and fantasy works and achievements of the previous year across a number of categories, including books, television, film, and fanworks, voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.

HarperCollins graduate scheme re-opens HarperCollins has reopened its graduate programme for 2015, with applicants now asked to make an application online with a home-made video interview. The graduate scheme offers trainees a paid 18-month placement at HarperCollins, taking in different aspects of the business, including editorial, marketing, sales and digital. It has run for more than 20 years, with each trainee on the programme given a senior member of the business as a mentor to offer advice during the process.

PRH appoints corporate responsibility manager Penguin Random House UK has appointed its first corporate responsibility manager. Siena Parker will take on the newly created role, developing a corporate responsibility strategy in areas including literacy, charity and the environment. Parker, who will report direct to c.e.o. Tom Weldon, joins from Heineken UK, where she was corporate sustainability manager, managing the company’s UK strategy and working with staff to embed sustainability into the business.

Bologna visitor numbers increase 15% More than 35,000 people attended this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which took place in Bologna, Italy, last week (29th March – 1st April), a 15% increase from 2014. There were 1,200 exhibitors from 77 countries and the number of non-Italian visitors to the fair was 10% higher than last year, said the organisers. This year the fair launched the Weekend for Young Readers, welcoming children and teenagers to events and workshops across the fair. More than 22,000 visitors took part, including a trip to see the Illustrator’s Exhibition for the first time.

Book town Sedbergh seeks new recruits A bookshop owner has called for fellow booksellers to open up in Sedbergh, Cumbria, and join a booky coalition in one of England’s three dedicated Book Towns.

John Blake launches music imprint John Blake Publishing (JBP) has acquired Independent Music Press (IMP) and will relaunch it as a new list, Music Press Books (MPB).  The list will be looked after by JBP editorial manager James Hodgkinson. IMP was founded in 1992 by Martin Roach and was distributed by John Blake. Roach is no longer involved with the list, and Hodgkinson said: “He’s given his baby to us.”