Catch up on the latest news relevant to libraries, including upcoming adaptations, high profile book club picks, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-09 15:45:00 UTC ]
As houses across the industry start recalling staff to their offices, publishing professionals are pushing back against low pay, heavy workloads, and an increasingly stifled corporate environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
If you’ve been paying attention to local news, you know the wave of book bans sweeping the nation isn’t slowing down—but people are pushing back. PEN America continues to speak out against censorship; a professor has offered to teach Maus to all students affected by its ban; the Authors Guild... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-03-17 15:55:49 UTC ]
On Saturday, the newspaper publisher McClatchy tweeted a happy early Mother’s Day to all the moms in the company. “We are proud to support you with our new paid parental leave,” the tweet read. “While still in the process of reaching agreements with some of our guilds, we look forward to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-11 12:32:25 UTC ]
Facebook Inc. is pushing back against a German ruling that could make it harder for the social media giant to combine data from all the services it runs in order to target ads even more precisely. Thursday’s ruling, though aimed at current practices, hints at potential troubles ahead if... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-02-07 22:10:00 UTC ]
Analysis finds proportion of female authors and characters fell after 19th century, with male authors remaining ‘remarkably resistant’ to writing women Women in novels have tended to “feel”, while men “get”; women smile or laugh, while men grin or chuckle. An analysis of more than 100,000 novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) is pushing back against Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry's suggestion that proposed "vast exceptions to copyright law for libraries," would devastate European publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online retailers and publishers are pushing back against Facebook Inc. FB -0.20% 's efforts to track users across the Internet, fearing that the data it vacuums up to target ads will give the social network too much of an edge. Web traffic exp ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facing industry pressure from mobile ride-booking applications Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., American United Taxi Services is pushing back with an app of its own. "TAXIMKE" is designed with its competitors' concept in mind: order, book and track a taxi through your smartphone. Unlike... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]