'At least 20' French publishers in Scribd piracy tussle

The French digital book watchdog Groupement pour le Développement du Livre Numérique (GLN) has identified at least 20 French publishers whose books are being offered to Scribd subscribers without the agreement of the authors or publishers, according to GLN media spokesperson Elizabeth Sutton. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French publishers warn of 'severe and lasting damage' from pandemic

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20 new books publishing today, day 723 at home.

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Emerald Publishing launches £20,000 fund to make coronavirus research available

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French lifestyle publisher Konbini pivots to news on Snapchat

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Jacaranda reveals plans to publish 20 black British writers in 2020

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Russian Publishers Consider a New Winter Effort in Fighting Piracy

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French bookshops revolt after prize selects novel self-published on Amazon

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Parker to leave Bonnier Publishing after 20 years

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Nigerian Publishers and IPA Hold First International Seminar in Lagos: Progress and Piracy

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Jacaranda pledges to publish 20 black British writers in 2020

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Headline to publish 'uplifting' French bestseller

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French publisher suspends reprint of Céline's anti-Semitic texts

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French publisher Liberation now gets half of mobile ad revenue from Facebook Instant Articles

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Dawn French to publish non-fiction diary on Super Thursday

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