We dig into the scope and scale of the historic wave of censorship attempts occurring today in the United States and talk with those who are doing the vital work of fighting back. Welcome to our Freedom to Read issue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Teens across the country are fighting back against censorship and book bans. This guide to how to start a banned book club can help. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-04-26 10:34:00 UTC ]
The photography community is fighting back with print sales to raise money for struggling artists during the COVID-19 recession. As the coronavirus pandemic forces us to embrace living remotely, often limiting our connection to the outside world to digital platforms and images, professional... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-04-18 12:31:45 UTC ]
Could a bespoke book subscription service break you out of your reading rut or encourage you to explore new genres?Heywood Hill bookshop has stood on the same spot since 1936. It inhabits a Georgian townhouse at 10 Curzon Street in Mayfair, London, a blue plaque outside commemorating its most... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-02-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan's embargo on new ebooks impacts public libraries, now scrambling to make materials available to patrons. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-01 10:32:08 UTC ]
A powerful new memoir refuses to turn a blind eye to sexual abuse and offers survivors a way forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
An upcoming article may reveal the creator of the infamous “Shitty Men in Media” list. Now women in the industry are fighting back. Earlier today, rumors began circulating on Twitter that a well-known magazine is planning to publish an article about the so-called “Shitty Men in Media” list. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Women are fighting back against sexism in an industry steeped in a history of hyper-sexualised female characters. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
France declared war on freeloaders this week, as the Paris Métro cracked down on ticket fraud and the nation's newspapers formed a bloc against ad-blockers. But it seems freeloading does still pay. Ten percent or more of travelers on the tramways circling Paris don't pay, according to the local... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
When print was thriving, advertisers would simply use brands as a proxy for the audience they wanted to reach. Want moms? Buy People magazine. Now marketers know more about their targets, have better tools to find them and more ways to reach them. And traditional publishers stood by as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The battle to keep online advertising yields and returns high in a market of infinite volume and little scarcity rages on. But some publishers are deciding that it's not their fellow broadcasters, magazines and newspaper who are the problem but t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]