Consolidation was supposed to be books’ biggest threat. Is private equity worse? Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2023-08-11 14:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: librarians, educators, and publishers grapple with new state book banning laws; bestselling author John Green responds to having his books pulled from library shelves; a proposed judgment has been filed in the Internet Archive copyright case; and PEN America publishes... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jane Friedman claims she had to fight against Amazon’s refusal to remove the misattributed titles because she had not trademarked her nameFive books for sale on Amazon were removed after author Jane Friedman complained that the titles were falsely listed as being written by her. The books, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-09 14:28:36 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a coalition of booksellers and publishing industry groups sue Texas over the state's new book rating law; a judge in Arkansas is set to rule on a motion to block that state's 'harmful to minors' law from taking effect; and a Houston school district's plan to replace... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two rights meetings are being restored to physical operations in November by Japan's Publishing Industry Foundation. The post Rights Edition: Tokyo and Kansai Rights Meetings Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-14 19:34:33 UTC ]
In his opening keynote at CONTEC Mexico, Hugo Setzer has encouraged publishers to join the SDG Publishers Compact and work together. The post CONTEC Mexico: ‘Is the Publishing Industry Sustainable?’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-05 19:17:56 UTC ]
Publishing industry sales couldn't keep up the pace in April, with all segments of the business but higher education suffering declines in the month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sound too good to be true? Well I have news for you, dear aspiring writer, you can get yourself a phone call or a manuscript critique from a fancy literary agent by bidding at this year’s Literary Agents of Change Auction. The LAOC is an organization that believes that advancing the publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-06-15 17:12:39 UTC ]
Frankfurt's Guest of Honor Slovenia program is to draw on the market's natural setting as well as its publishing industry and culture. The post Frankfurt Guest of Honor Slovenia: A ‘Honeycomb of Words’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-06-15 15:05:13 UTC ]
A new book skewers the publishing industry's race issues, the author of 'Eragon' returns to science fiction, and two new nonfiction titles take an alternate view of history on this week's bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
In “Yellowface,” R.F. Kuang satirizes the publishing industry with a tale of a struggling writer who passes off her recently deceased friend’s book as her own. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-16 09:00:23 UTC ]
As part of a two-day program curated by Association of American Literary Agents, Daunt will discuss how the company’s initiatives and plans for the future will impact the publishing industry during an address on Tuesday, May 23. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Working-class lives are unlikely to be properly represented in fiction if the publishing industry is run by middle-class graduates, says Nick MossKeiran Goddard is right to say that too many novels that claim to portray working-class life just give us “recent arts graduate feels emotionally,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-30 16:40:05 UTC ]
There were 669m physical books sold in the UK last year, according to new figures from the Publishers AssociationThe UK publishing industry had a “record-breaking year” in 2022, with a total income of £6.9bn.A Year in Publishing, a look at the state of the book market by trade body the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-17 11:26:08 UTC ]
Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of AprilThe online shop Book Depository is due to close at the end of April, vendors and publishing partners have been told. This comes after the bookseller’s parent company Amazon announced it had decided to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-04 11:07:43 UTC ]
For writers at every stage, the publishing industry can feel inaccessible. There are so many steps between drafting a book and seeing it out in the world. Especially for debut hopefuls, it’s more than a little intimidating: how do we know what we don’t know? Meanwhile, those who’ve already... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-03-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
Dosdoce's Javier Celaya challenges the Spanish-language publishing industry to expand its share of a fast-widening audio 'ecosystem.' The post Audiobooks in Spanish: Dosdoce Hands Publishers a ‘Map’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-23 14:51:07 UTC ]
Filippo Bernardini impersonated hundreds of people in the publishing industry to obtain work by Margaret Atwood, Sally Rooney and Ian McEwan, but never intended to leak the booksThe former publishing employee who stole manuscripts of books by Margaret Atwood, Sally Rooney and Ian McEwan has said... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-13 11:30:25 UTC ]
On paper, the publishing industry seems glamorous. But this façade belies the deep problems that persist, and one of them is the low pay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
Following a down year for print book sales, NPD Group's publishing industry analyst, Kristen McLean, predicts that 2023 will be a year of transition for the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]