Last week, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) released a statement expressing its regret that the US Copyright Office’s refused to grant an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to help preserve rare video games. However, the VGHF continued by saying it won’t back down... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-28 13:58:18 UTC ]
“It always says the same thing: the vast majority of writers don’t earn enough from writing to make a decent living.” David Hill reflects on writing as labor. | Lit Hub Memoir Ethel Rohan on writing about grief: “For most of my life, I’ve suffered in shame and silence while the men who hurt me […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-18 10:30:29 UTC ]
Showing that publishers are better off controlling their own programmatic destiny, news publisher Salon has grown revenue after cutting off access to its inventory for the vast majority of resellers earlier this year. That increase comes that's from being able to charge more for its inventory... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2023-08-16 11:53:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association (ALA) tracked 1,269 demands to censor library books and other resources last year, double that of 2021 and the highest in over 20 years; the highest since the ALA began tracking such things. Of the titles reported for whatever supposed thought crimes, the vast... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-23 15:00:01 UTC ]
Prominent news organizations are high-value targets for hackers and it appears that The Guardian is the latest to have fallen victim to an attack. A "serious IT incident" struck the publication on Tuesday evening. “We believe this to be a ransomware attack but are continuing to consider all... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-12-21 19:15:42 UTC ]
This might be a somewhat reductive thing to say about what was the dominant way of communicating in Ireland for the vast majority of its recorded history, but Gaeilge—the Irish language—is having something of a moment of late. There has been a surge of numbers in Irish immersion schools in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 15:01:51 UTC ]
Much of the author’s work may have fallen into public ownership in the UK, but there are more restrictions on its use remaining than you might expect, explains his biographerGeorge Orwell died at University College Hospital, London, on 21 January 1950 at the early age of 46. This means that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-01-01 11:00:08 UTC ]
Once upon a time, round about the start of the year, there was a settled order in the audiobook recording world. A relatively small number of voice artists had at-home recording setups – often a booth, built in a spare room or the garden shed, which gave the experienced narrator greater... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-10 19:59:08 UTC ]
ESPN The Magazine is now the latest publication to abandon print. Regular editions of the monthly will cease after the September release of “The Body Issue” and the publication will go online-only, Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN said in a statement. “Consumer habits are evolving rapidly, and this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The vast majority of Turkish writers remain largely unknown in the U.S.—something the country's publishing market is aiming to change with a new fellowship. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Facebook this year named its YouTube-style video destination Watch, it was like a command for viewers to stop scrolling so fast and just ... watch.Watch basketball's Ball family, watch reality dating shows, watch people travel and cook. Many of the shows came from top publishers like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Facebook and Google controlling the vast majority of digital ad revenue, all industry eyes are on which media companies perform best on those platforms. For Facebook, the rankings are always a yo-yo, with publishers’ engagement waxing and waning along with the frenetic news cycle and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
His children’s book La Belle Sauvage has scandalised some with its use of bad language. But learning how and when to curse will enrich young readers’ lives“Philip Pullman Litters New Children’s Book With Swear Words.” So ran the Daily Mail’s headline introducing pearl-clutching coverage of his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Research indicates diversity has improved in recent years, but a generational change is needed to balance the book trade, according to researchersA survey of more than 1,000 people working in UK publishing has found that more than 90% currently in the industry classify themselves as white... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The vast majority of England's constituencies have “serious literacy issues”, according to charity The National Literacy Trust (NLT), following new analysis carried out by the NLT and credit referencing agency Experian. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fantastic Beasts is not just a new outpost for the Harry Potter empire. It is a pivotal moment in the creation of The Wizarding World of JK Rowling – and it could give the gold-gobbling niffler a run for its money. We go over the booksA film franchise is like a shark: it must keep moving forward... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook will be promoting Live through television ads, billboards, and even buses. Facebook will be promoting Live through television ads, billboards, and even buses.Since the launch of Facebook Live last April, there have been broadcasts shot on all seven continents and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading US commentator asks: what if the entire industry made a business blunder by putting news up online for free while ignoring their print product? “What if”, asks Jack Shafer, “almost the entire newspaper industry got it wrong? What if, in the mad dash to put up editorial content on to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nosy Crow has said it has broken the one million sales mark for the first time with its The Rescue Princess series, written by author Paula Harrison and illustrated by Sharon Tancredi. The publisher has sold almost 10,000 copies of the books in the UK through Nielsen BookScan Total Consumer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The viral news publisher has made a push into hard news, with nearly half its editorial staff devoted to traditional news stories. But the vast majority of its traffic is still driven by entertainment and lifestyle content. Seventeen percent of its traffic in April, the first month BuzzFeed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]