Publishers speak of the profound effect the prize has had on Australia’s book industry in the decade since its establishmentOn International Women’s Day in 2011, a group of Australian women writers and editors appeared at a literary salon and spoke about their frustration at the male-dominated books industry. The following month, when the Miles Franklin shortlist was released featuring only male authors, those women decided it wasn’t enough to just talk about the gender disparity they saw – they needed to do something.A decade later, and the Stella prize, its title a reclamation of Miles Franklin’s first name, has become a heavyweight in Australian literature. Open to fiction and nonfiction since awarding its first prize in 2013 – and since expanding to include non-binary identifying authors and, as of this year, single-author poetry collections – the Stella now has a profound effect on Australia’s literary landscape. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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ABA and its board made good on its promise to promote diversity in the book industry and launched its premier conference for children's booksellers with a keynote address on hiring for diversity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive CEO Steve Potash continues to raise concerns that under the proposed merger of the W3C and the IDPF, the book industry will lose influence over the continued development of the ePUB ebook file standard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Josh Spencer opened The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, he thought it was going to fail within three years due to the declining state of the book industry. That’s why he chose the boldly ironic name. But The Last Bookstore has thrived. In this documentary from Chad Howitt, Welcome... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We will have to strengthen our voice,' says a panelist from the UK's Publishers Association on the implications of Brexit for the book industry there. The post ‘Brexit Means Brexit’? UK Publishing Isn’t Fully Convinced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two leading trade bodies in the book industry are turning towards lobbying the UK competition authorities over Amazon as opposed to the European Commission following Brexit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s haemorrhaging of literary journalists from the national newspapers has been described as “heartbreaking” for the book industry, and has renewed the spotlight on the long-running problem of dwindling review space. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Book Office Editors' Trip participants get a first-hand look at current trends, books, and ideas in the German children’s book industry, June 26-July 1. The post GBO Editors’ Trip Bolsters Visibility for German Children’s Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A court ruling that ends the decades-long practice of distributing copyright levies equally between authors and publishers is rocking Germany’s book industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What do you want from a website dedicated to the future of the book industry? I'll tell you what I don't. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children’s book industry will continue to see demand for beautiful print books and diverse stories in 2016, and the market for Young Adult titles by UK authors will go from strength to strength, according to publishers and editors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publisher Lord Weidenfeld was a towering and influential figure in the book industry, and he seemed to embody not only the history of publishing but also the history of Europe. The post Tribute to Lord Weidenfeld, One of the Last Great Émigré Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The AAP, working with the United Negro College Fund, is offering paid summer internships in the book industry to African American students at Historical Black Colleges and Universities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As our parting gift to you for 2015, Publishing Perspectives re-imagines several popular Christmas carols through the prism of the book business. The post Happy Holidays! Christmas Carols for the Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manuel Gil challenges assertions that Spain's book industry is diverse and competitive, calling them science fiction. The post On the “Virtual Unreality” of Publishing in Spain appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In October 2004, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin made a rare appearance at the Frankfurt Book Fair to launch what for them must have seemed like an ambitious yet benign programme to scan the world’s published content and make it available to search online, under what was then called... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salman Rushdie will discuss the significance of freedom of expression for authors and the book industry in his keynote address at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. A spokesperson for the Frankfurt Book Fair said: “The publication of polemic literature and its consequences affect not just... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As SIBA prepares to hold its 40th regional conference in Raleigh, N.C., September 18–20, its executive director, Wanda Jewell, shares 40 pieces of advice for getting along in the book industry, gleaned from her 25 years with the group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Such is the impact of the austerity cuts, particularly on public and school libraries, that it can take a while to find someone in the book industry with good things to say about the next five years of Tory government. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The real beneficiary of the DIY book boom is the publishing industry itself. The post Self-Publishing Is Good for You … and Authors and the Book Industry appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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