'Human revolution' needs to be understood, urges Appelbaum

Publishers need to move away from thinking about digital as a silo and instead focus on cultivating the mindset and behaviours needed to thrive in the digital age, Eva Appelbaum, digital strategy specialist at Digital Talent @Work has said. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow’s Tom Bonnick at DBW: ‘Humanizing a Book’

The younger generations' appreciation for print books and more are noted by IPG Fellow Tom Bonnick of Nosy Crow at Digital Book World. The post Nosy Crow’s Tom Bonnick at DBW: ‘Humanizing a Book’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DBW 2016: A Moral Framework for the Digital Revolution

Digital Book World opened with a call for more marketing collaboration between publishers and their authors, and a keynote from the director of USC's Innovation Lab about how the major tech companies have destroyed government regulation in order to build dominant market shares. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Platforms: Can Digital Match the Human Touch?

Calling rights agents, directors, scouts: With the rise of digital rights platforms, what happens to the person-to-person nature of publishing rights transactions? We'd like to hear from you. The post Rights Platforms: Can Digital Match the Human Touch? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and publishers urge US to help missing booksellers

Author and publishing organisations worldwide have banded together to urge the United States' government to investigate the disappearances of five missing Hong Kong (HK) publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Deny Apple’s E-book Appeal

In an opposition brief filed on December 23, the U.S. Department of Justice urged the Supreme Court not to hear Apple’s appeal in the long-running ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson urged to express concern over Newsquest cuts

London Assembly members call on mayor to complain to chief executiveA motion attacking the regional newspaper publisher Newsquest/Gannett for its cutbacks has been tabled for discussion at tomorrow’s (Friday’s) London Assembly.The motion, which criticises job cuts at a range of London weekly... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revolution Books Set to Reopen in Harlem

After being forced out of its home in May, the long-time New York City bookstore is holding in-store fundraisers at its new location this weekend and next before opening on November 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High streets to benefit from rates 'revolution'

High streets will be revitalised once local councils are allowed to keep the £26bn raised from business rates, the Chancellor George Osborne has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP urges libraries to welcome refugees

Libraries have a "major" role to play in welcoming refugees following the government’s announcement that 20,000  will be arrive in the country over the next five years. In a blog post, CILIP outlined that libraries are an "important" source of information and "key" to signposting refugees to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Human Apparatus

“Fat City” is old slang for prosperity and advantage—the good life. If you’re in Fat City, you’re in luck. But the phrase is wry irony as the title of a novel that has stunned and mesmerized successive generations of readers since its publication in 1969. This month New York Review Books brings... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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End 'negative narrative' around libraries urges Settle

Kathy Settle, chief executive of the Leadership for Libraries Taskforce, has argued for the need to “break the negative narrative” around the discussion of libraries.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel beaters: the comic book tech revolution is here

Alan Moore’s Electricomics app liberates graphic fiction from the boundaries of the page at a tap of your iPad screen. Here’s what to expectReaders have been promised a revolution in graphic storytelling ever since the dawn of the internet, but this week’s launch of Alan Moore’s Electricomics... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Humans Made Chickens Look Ridiculous. Really Ridiculous

Out today is Poultry Suite, a stunning photo book that catalogs some seriously impressive chicken breeds. The post Humans Made Chickens Look Ridiculous. Really Ridiculous appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP open letter urges Birmingham to reconsider library cuts

Nick Poole, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP), has written an open letter to Birmingham City Council, urging it to keep its libraries open and professionally staffed.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russell Moore on Gay Marriage: The Sexual Revolution Can’t Keep Its Promises

'Onward' author Russell Moore discusses the Christian church, gay marriage, and other cultural shifts going on in the nation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Next Stop Harlem for Revolution Books

Another New York City bookstore has been forced to move because of rising rent. After closing its store in Chelsea, Revolution Books plans to reopen in a slightly larger space in Harlem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Urges More Book Contract Changes

The Guild addresses time limited book contracts, subrights, and the out-of-print clause in the latest installment of its Fair Contract Initiative. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin urges fans to vote on Hugo Awards

George RR Martin has urged “every true fan” of science fiction and fantasy to vote for this year’s Hugo Awards to “help protect the integrity of the rocket”. The 2015 Hugo Awards, honouring the best science fiction and fantasy works and achievements of the previous year across a number of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Revolution in Magazine Processes

How not to fall behind in an era when everything you think you know might be wrong. The post The Revolution in Magazine Processes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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