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Informa pays £20m for Ashgate Publishing

Taylor & Francis's parent company Informa has acquired independent humanities and social sciences publisher Ashgate Publishing for £20m.   Ashgate has over 14,000 titles. Informa said: "Its experienced team and strong brands will be highly complementary to our other major HSS [humanities... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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America’s Next Slate Writer

Hello, Slate Plus members! I’m writing this on my first day as a Slate senior editor. (Readers of the Slate Book Review might know me from the essays I’ve been writing about children’s books.) I’ve joined the magazine to focus on Slate Plus content—everything from the Slate Academy podcasts... Continue reading at 'Slate'

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Why Nikkei Is Betting Big on Digital Growth at the Financial Times

Nikkei’s $1.3 billion deal to buy the Financial Times underscores the fact that the publishing industry’s fortunes lie in going digital, experts say. Continue reading at 'Knowledge@Wharton'

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Grizzlies' Matt Barnes tells his kids the Clippers are now his enemies on the court

Over the past several years, the Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies have become rivals, their games filled with tough, physical, chippy play. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Pearson, the Financial Times and the culture of modern capitalism

Letter to the FT by Daily Mail group director on the difference between business ownership based on ‘long term value’ and the need to make quick profitsA short letter in Wednesday’s Financial Times makes for fascinating reading. Stimulated by Pearson’s sale of the FT to Nikkei, it poses profound... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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DRM: A Model Of The Past?

In Germany, more and more publishing houses are abolishing hard DRM in favor of digital watermarks. Latest to follow the trend is Holtzbrinck. The post DRM: A Model Of The Past? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Clegg, Yanagihara Make 2015 Man Booker Longlist

Marilynne Robinson, Anne Tyler, Hanya Yanagihara, and literary agent Bill Clegg are among the U.S. writers longlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Internal training documents reveal how Facebook tackles diversity, bias, and discrimination

Workforce diversity is something that has been brought into sharp focus in recent months as companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook reveal the make-up of their staff. White, middleclass, male employees dominate the world of technology, and this is certainly the case at Facebook -- even... Continue reading at 'Betanews'

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Lonely Planet Rolling Out New Cookbook Series

The first titles in the series, 'From the Source: Italy' and 'From the Source: Thailand,' go on sale September 1. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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The day I met EL Doctorow: from Persian translations to his view of a writer's duty

After celebrated novelist’s death last week, Saeed Kamali Dehghan remembers an interview with him on everything from books to Iran’s copyright infringementMost famous writers don’t have a clue that their work has been translated into Persian and that they are literary celebrities in Iran. When... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Book Media Amplification is Key to Small Press Success

Chad Post of Open Letter Books explains how leveraging social networks for media amplification is now a key to small press marketing success. The post Book Media Amplification is Key to Small Press Success appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Man Booker Prize announces longlist

The 13 books longlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize are announced, with previous winner Anne Enright among those in contention. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

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VIDEO: The secret of adult colouring books

Colouring books for adults are topping bestseller lists. Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford tells us the secrets of her success. Continue reading at 'BBC World'

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International Publishing Leaders Seek Answers at Yale

Half a dozen publishers who attended this year's Yale Publishing Course shared their international publishing challenges. Do you have answers for them? The post International Publishing Leaders Seek Answers at Yale appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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New Breed of Digital Publishers Just Say No to Ad Tech

Today’s new breed of digital publishers is just not that into ad tech.     Indeed, the much hyped cadre of venture-backed, Web-born, and millennially-inclined publishers — think Vox Media, Mic and Refinery29 &nd ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

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Doritos and Duck Fat: A Discussion with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Serious Eats's J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shows readers how to make the best fried chicken, French fries, and other fare in the forthcoming 'The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Authors Guild Urges More Book Contract Changes

The Guild addresses time limited book contracts, subrights, and the out-of-print clause in the latest installment of its Fair Contract Initiative. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Sales rise but profits hit at CUP

Cambridge University Press saw sales rise 5% year-on-year at constant currency rates to £269m in the year ended April 2015, according to its latest annual report. The increase reflected "significant" expansion in its Education division, which was offset by lower increases in Academic. However... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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South Carolina Cancels Book Festival

After nearly 20 years of connecting authors and readers, the South Carolina Book Festival has been cancelled and will be replaced by smaller, statewide events. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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How does networking help?

Not much has more potential to boost your career in publishing than networking, but it’s very common to be scared of it and to do almost anything to avoid actually doing it. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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