'Libraries have betrayed publishers', festival hears

A heated debate about the role of libraries in supporting the publishing industry has broken out at the Inpress Publishing Festival, with one publisher alleging libraries had "completely betrayed" the sector. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Martin Amis's holocaust 'comedy' fails to find German publisher

The Zone of Interest, set in Auschwitz, is declined by the author's publishers in Germany and France, although alternative French house picks up novel The Zone of Interest reviewedIn the UK, some critics have hailed it as the "best book in 25 years" by one of Britain's greatest living writers.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Widdecombe's self-published 'crime and dancing' tale

Ann Widdecombe has self-published her first detective novel via Amazon's KDP and CreateSpace... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Widdecombe's Dancing Detective is debut self-publishing performance

The former MP's first detective novel spins off from a Strictly Come Dancing-esque TV show called Lively Toes Read an extractFeaturing a "conceited brute" of a politician, a professional dancer named Beautella LaReine and a backstage murder on a popular televised dance contest, Ann Widdecombe's... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Iowa City Book Festival Announces Lineup

The lineup this year includes debuts of October releases by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists Marilynne Robinson and Jane Smiley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing in Finland: Nina Paavolainen, CEO of Teos

Nina Paavolainen, CEO of Teos Publishing in Finland, highlights some of the company's up-and-coming authors, new titles and Finnish publishing trends ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huddle unveils secure publishing platform

Most organizations share or publish files in some form or another, whether internally or externally, but once content is out there it's difficult to know who's reading it or how it's being used. The latest product announcement from cloud collaboration specialist Huddle addresses this by... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 agencies trying their hands at magazine publishing

Increasingly, agencies -- many of which have taken to producing their own in-house magazines and online content hubs -- are dabbling in publishing. The post 5 agencies trying their hands at magazine publishing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indian journalists protest at publisher's social media demands

Give us your Facebook and Twitter passwords, says Times of India company Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Turns out traditional publishers do just fine with millennials

Many publications claim to be popular with millennials, but not all publications that do so actually garner a significant Millennial audience. The post Turns out traditional publishers do just fine with millennials appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why publishers should cheer Facebook’s click-bait crusade

Reducing the click-bait clutter is just the latest in a series of alterations aimed at filtering the news feed for quality. It looks like long-form publishers have something to celebrate. Sponsor content by Parse.ly. The post Why publishers should cheer Facebook’s click-bait crusade appeared... Continue reading at Digiday

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Floating libraries take to the water

A library on a docked boat is set to debut in New York in September, while a book collection has been circulating on a lake in Minneapolis this summer. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, August 27, 2014

Awards and honors for Catholic books and Christian fiction; conferences and trade shows in September and beyond. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Kingstone Publishes Graphic Novel Tie-In for Sony Movie

Kingstone Comics has published the graphic novel version of the film 'The Remaining,' a supernatural thriller that releases in theaters September 5. The graphic novel is already out in digital on ComiXology and in print at retail. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Floating Library Opening on the Hudson

Beginning September 6, New Yorkers will get a chance to visit a floating library, housed in an historic steamship berthed at Pier 25 on the Hudson River. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Liberio review: Turn your Google Docs into a published ebook

Now that eBooks have enabled anyone to be a published author, more would-be scribes are submitting their work directly through digital storefronts like Kindle Direct Publishing. Yet even with this radical change in the book industry, the e-publishing process is hardly simple. In fact the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Pay Rose 2.8% in 2013

The average pay raise for publishing employees in 2013 was 2.8%, according to PW’s just-concluded salary survey. The percentage increase last year was the same as in 2012, when the survey also found that pay had risen by 2.8%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Laube: Agent + Publisher

In his long history in Christian publishing, Steve Laube has played many roles--bookseller, editor, literary agent. Now he adds publisher to that resume, joining what seems to be an emerging trend among agents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Florida university lets students buy titles for its ebook-only library

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[ Engadget | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Infographic: Digital Roadmap for Libraries

This infographic, The Digital Roadmap for Libraries, offers the possible applications of the new generation of technologies in library services, well beyond ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Amazon and Hachette feud could rewrite the book on publishing

The Ebook price row has the potential to create irreversible changes to the literary world and its business modelsThe battle between Amazon and the French publisher Hachette is not just a spat about the price of books. Their row over ebook prices, which led to the online retailer freezing out... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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