Facebook Inc. user data is still showing up in places it shouldn’t. Researchers at UpGuard, a cybersecurity firm, found troves of user information hiding in plain sight, inadvertently posted publicly on Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing servers. The discovery shows that a year after the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-03 20:45:00 UTC ]
Bologna Children's Book Fair organizer BolognaFiere announces a new relationship with Moscow International Book Fair and an homage to author Gianni Rodari. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Announces Moscow Book Fair Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair opens, we bring you a selection of rights deals to children's and YA titles from Slovenia, Finland, Germany, and the USA. The post As Bologna Children’s Book Fair Opens: Rights Roundup of Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Clara Ng, Faisal Oddang, Nirwan Dewanto, Leila S. Chudori, Agustinus Wibowo and Reda Gaudiamo sat down with Georgina Godwin at the London Book Fair to discuss Indonesian literature, music and everything in between.Translators Tiffany Tsao and Mikael Johani also discuss the importance of... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-03-29 10:30:21 UTC ]
Facebook has admitted that it suspected Cambridge Analytica of scraping data from the platform even before the first reports about its massive data collection were published. The Guardian has learned about the social network's suspicion from a court... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Obama’s Becoming goes up against Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury at the British Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
On this week’s show, Claire and Sian meet up at London book fair to discuss the trends and biggest books announced for 2019 and 2020. Then they sit down with neuropsychologist AK Benjamin and novelist Anthony Good, who have written two very different books turning the tables on therapy.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Big deals signed for study of a 19th-century family of killers, Hell’s Half-Acre, and Murder Isn’t Easy, a mortician’s take on Agatha Christie’s forensics The spectre of true crime was stalking the aisles at this year’s London book fair, with publishers snapping up investigations into past evils... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie’s take on Don Quixote, Elton John’s memoirs and a study of criminals in Broadmoor – a selection of the biggest and most interesting books announced at the fairQuichotte by Salman Rushdie (August 2019)Inspired by Don Quixote, this novel following the adventures of an ageing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over three days last week in London, England, a stable publishing industry clashed with the chaos of Brexit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
How the growing popularity of audio and a resurgence in poetry are driving interest in a UK-based internet radio station. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the London Book Fair's trade-show carpet still warm from the busy week's footfall, Livre Paris 2019 has opened today, and L’Europe est à l’Honneur—Europe herself is the guest of honor. The post Après London Book Fair: Livre Paris Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Those restful beach lean-tos at London Book Fair were reminders that in April, the United Arab Emirates' Sharjah becomes UNESCO's World Book Capital. The post At London Book Fair: ‘Libraries on the Beach’ Courtesy of Sharjah appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
'If there's no deal, GDP will reduce by 6 to 9 percentage points,' attorney Andrew Hood told a packed Olympia Room during London Book Fair. Unnerving tremors ran through the export-reliant UK books business—daily. The post The Hottest Topic of London Book Fair 2019: Brexit and the Books appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association (PA), in partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT), has launched a digital toolkit to help publishers grow their export sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A widening chorus of literary voices from the Arab world is being heard on the international stage, thanks in part to the leadership of the UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book award, says Lebanon's Nasser Jarrous. The post At London Book Fair: Discussing Arabic Literature with Sheikh Zayed Book Award... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since the destruction of the University of Mosul's library, momentum is building for Book Aid International's efforts to coordinate and enable publishers' contributions to rebuilding. The post London Book Fair: Publishers, Book Aid International Champion Rebuilding Iraqi Library appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
From nine languages on three continents, the Man Booker International Prize will again split the winners' award between author and translator. The post At London Book Fair: The Man Booker International Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Walker Books and Collins Learning have won the relaunched British Book Award for Export, announced at the London Book Fair in association with Times Publishing and Pansing Distribution. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rana DiOrio's latest venture, Creative Mint, seeks to leverage the power of blockchain technology to “democratize and decentralize” rights transactions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]