Blackwell in the News

Welcome to the Blackwell in the News section. Here you will find details of all current affairs relating to Blackwell and our bookshops from individual praise and awards to special features relating to our online promotions.

Blackwell unveils the launch of the Espresso Book Machine® (EBM) at its flagship store, 100 Charing Cross Road, London.

Frustrating 'out-of-print' and 'out-of-stock' books will become a thing of the past with the new machine which prints any novel, manual, journal or academic title, no matter how old or new, in just three minutes... Read more

Blackwell Ltd confirms that by mutual agreement Vince Gunn, CEO of Blackwell UK Ltd, has decided to leave the business. Andrew Hutchings, CEO of Blackwell Book Services will now assume the roll of Blackwell Group Chief Executive Officer taking full responsibility for both Blackwell Book Services and Blackwell UK Ltd... Read more

Blackwell announce an exclusive partnership with On Demand Books to bring the first Espresso Book Machine to a UK Bookseller.

Able to print library quality paperbacks from digital files in minutes, the Espresso book machine is revolutionising the book world... Read more

Blackwell's Oxford, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Cambridge Heffers shops receive recognition.

In a recent issue of The Independent's supplement magazine The Information, four Blackwell shops were voted by a panel of judges to be among the 50 Best Bookshops in the UK, more than any other bookselling chain. From the historic flagship shop in Oxford and the Blackwell owned Heffers in Cambridge, to the northerly branches of Newcastle and Edinburgh, the bookselling experise of Blackwell can be found nationwide... Read more