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Margaret Atwood, James Patterson and Suzanne Collins are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies. ... Continue reading at 'CBC'
[ CBC | 2023-07-18 21:52:26 UTC ]
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James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies Continue reading at 'ABC News'
[ ABC News | 2023-07-18 20:54:45 UTC ]
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No, kids CAN'T get the books being banned at libraries and bookstores, Mr. King. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-27 11:40:00 UTC ]
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In an open letter to agents and authors, CEO Brian Murray wrote that he feels "we owe you a response" and wanted to "share some additional background" about the state of the company's negotiations with its unionized employees. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 250 literary figures rail against acquisition by Penguin Random House of book by conservative US supreme court justiceMore than 250 figures from the US literary world have signed an open letter protesting the acquisition by Penguin Random House of a book by the conservative supreme... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-10-27 06:00:22 UTC ]
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Salesforce wants a piece of the NFT action and "hundreds" of its employees are reportedly not happy about it. More than 400 employees signed an open letter that's being passed around internally, according to Thomson Reuters Foundation News, and is addressed to Salesforce's co-CEOs Marc Benioff... Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2022-02-18 22:58:45 UTC ]
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For decades, I sat in meetings with all-white teams. The industry needs an independent body to advise on equalityI’m a literary agent and at the height of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests I was sent a list, with accompanying photographs, of the top editors working across the major... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-01 10:00:46 UTC ]
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An open letter, signed by more than 150 figures from the book industry, has condemned the abuse suffered by Monisha Rajesh, Professor Sunny Singh and Chimene Suleyman following their criticisms of Kate Clanchy. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 17:31:27 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster president Jonathan Karp says seven-figure book deal will go ahead, after open letter from employees accuses publisher of being ‘on the wrong side of justice’Simon & Schuster has said it will not pull out of a seven-figure book deal with Mike Pence after some of its... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-21 12:05:44 UTC ]
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In an open letter, more than 250 authors, agents, booksellers, and publishers urged publishers not to sign book deals with members of the Trump Administration or anyone "who incited, suborned, instigated, or otherwise supported the January 6, 2021, coup attempt." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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US writers' body The Authors Guild has sent an open letter to Audible, demanding the company make changes to its policy on returns. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 08:16:59 UTC ]
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Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of Strand Book Store, with two locations in Manhattan, has posted an open letter on social media asking for help from the local community, saying sales are down 70% and the need for more support has become urgent. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In response to the discussions around the #PublishingPaidMe and #BookJobTransparency hashtags, and the open letter from the Black Writers’ Guild, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Book Branch recognises that these problems are not new and will not be fixed without ambitious, far-reaching... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 09:04:37 UTC ]
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Being a book publisher comes with a set of tough moral responsibilities. You provide livelihoods for authors and booksellers, your hiring decisions can greatly influence how UK culture is shaped, and you’re also a company with a duty of care towards your staff. Sometimes these duties come into... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 03:23:48 UTC ]
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Responding to the newly formed Black Writers’ Guild, all five of the biggest publishers say they will make more room for black authors and staffThe “big five” UK publishing houses have separately acknowledged that “change is not happening fast enough” and that they must do a lot more to address... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-17 12:45:22 UTC ]
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Publishers have responded to the Black Writers’ Guild’s open letter, welcoming their suggestions and agreeing they have work to do Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 13:02:41 UTC ]
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The protest movement sweeping the world since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has forced an international soul searching to understand the pervasive racial inequalities that haunt most sectors of our society. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 17:05:27 UTC ]
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The staff and board of the Poetry Foundation said in an open letter that they are committed to "ongoing action in response to the call to dismantle white supremacy." The pledge came after an open letter highly critical of the Foundation's past treatment of marginalized was released and led to... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Black Writers' Guild has issued an open letter, signed by writers including Dorothy Koomson, Malorie Blackman, Candice Carty-Williams, David Olusoga and Bernardine Evaristo, telling British publishers it is "deeply concerned" they are "raising awareness of racial inequality without... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-14 19:50:25 UTC ]
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I have to start by admitting that when I began writing this letter last week, I was boiling mad and ready to take everyone on. Now, in its tenth or twentieth draft (I don’t know which) I’m still boiling mad, but most of your gaslighting social media posts that sent me over the edge have gone, so... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-10 12:34:21 UTC ]
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