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A week after the news of Roald Dahl’s books being edited, and not being edited, comes the revelation that new editions of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will be published with racist language removed, The Telegraph reports. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, which holds the rights, hired sensitivity readers to review the books prior to their paperback reissue in April. A 10-year license to Vintage UK to publish the Bond novels expired in 2022, and according to bookseller metadata the estate will publish both the digital and print editions directly in the UK, without a traditional publisher partner. William Morrow publishes the […]

Further to the news that Puffin UK has made change to some of the language in recent revised editions of Roald Dahl’s children’s books, the publisher announced that they will put out a line of the original books without changes. The 17-title Roald Dahl Classic Collection will “sit alongside the newly released Puffin Roald Dahl books for young readers,” allowing readers to choose which version they prefer. The publisher says the new edited versions “are designed for children who may be navigating written content independently for the first time.” Earlier this week, Puffin UK defended the updated editions, maintaining that, […]

Puffin UK made a statement to The Bookseller defending the changes they implemented to Roald Dahl’s children’s books that caused an uproar online over the weekend. Changes include referring to Augustus Gloop as “enormous” rather than “fat” and cutting the word “ugly” from a description of a character in The Twits. They said, “Over the course of the last year Puffin has published updated editions of 16 of Roald Dahl’s books, in close partnership with the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) as the custodian of his legacy. These included a relatively small number of textual edits, as well as routine […]

Indigo Books & Music’s website remains down after the company experienced a cybersecurity incident on Feb 8. According to the Vancouver Sun, stores can now process cash, debit, and credit card transactions, but aren’t able to process returns or gift card purchases. In a call with investors on Friday, cfo Craig Loudoun said the security breach “result[ed] in internal operational disruptions and service disruptions to both ecommerce and retail channels. The company is working alongside third party experts to resolve the situation and to understand if customer data has been accessed. Indigo’s main priorities are to protect customer data, limit […]

Canadian bookseller Indigo experienced a “cybersecurity incident” on Wednesday. Currently the chain’s website is down except for an announcement of the incident, and stores can only process cash transactions. Returns, gift cards, and electronic payments are unavailable. Indigo is “working with third-party experts to investigate and resolve the situation,” the website reads. Additionally, a spokesperson told Canadian media the company is working with third-party experts to determine if any customer data was breached, telling customers on social media they were trying to “understand if customer data has been accessed.” No other details of the incident were provided. When Barnes & […]