Interviews Veronica Esposito Photo by Camila Valdés Megan McDowell has translated many contemporary authors from Latin America and Spain, including Alejandro Zambra, Samanta Schweblin, and Lina Meruane. Shortlisted for the Man Booker... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-06-22 15:20:00 UTC ]
Comic book creators search for ways to combat the rise of illegal digital sharing of their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2019-11-29 13:41:32 UTC ]
The company, which reports 2.39 billion monthly active users, says it zapped 3 BILLION fake accounts in two quarters alone, and that it caught only “most of them.” Facebook held a press call today to report to the world that it has removed 3 billion fake accounts during the last quarter of 2018... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-05-23 15:50:14 UTC ]
No one in publishing can “feel smug” about the issue of gender pay, Hachette c.e.o. David Shelley has said, while urging publishers to also consider intersectionality and unconscious bias when discussing issues of diversity and inclusion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook, Apple and other platforms are wooing publishers to distribute their articles directly in their ecosystems, and after some reluctance, publishers are clamoring to get on board. But one major publisher is sounding the warning cry: Bloomberg Media's Justin Smith said on an Advertising... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The real problem with ebooks is that they're more 'e' than book, so an entirely different set of rules govern what someone can and can't do with them compared to physical books, especially when it comes to pricing. The collusion in pricing has been a public issue for a while, but we need to talk... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]