A manifesto for skills

"I want to work in a flourishing industry known for its competence, kindness, innovation and creativity." In one of the clearest iterations yet of her call for contemporary skills in a venerable industry, regular FutureBook contributor Emma Barnes of Bibliocloud and Snowbooks draws up a seven-step manifesto for action. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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A manifesto for skills

"I want to work in a flourishing industry known for its competence, kindness, innovation and creativity." In one of the clearest iterations yet of her call for contemporary skills in a venerable industry, regular FutureBook contributor Emma Barnes of Bibliocloud and Snowbooks draws up a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt: Ljubljana Reading Manifesto Rallies Book Industry

Guest of Honor Slovenia kicks off its professional program at the Frankfurt Book Fair with a presentation of Ljubjana Reading Manifesto. The post Frankfurt: Ljubljana Reading Manifesto Rallies Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-18 15:10:08 UTC ]
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ChatGPT Is Already Influencing Skills for Advertising and Marketing Jobs

When IPG-owned performance marketing agency Reprise Digital began using a form of the same AI that powers ChatGPT a couple of years ago, it started with a test. The firm pitted its OpenAI-powered copywriting software, Transcribe--paired with human editors--against internal and external teams of... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker's sensitivity manifesto goes to Aster

Poet and playwright Hannah Jane Walker’s debut on the value of sensitivity has been signed by Aster following her Radio 4 documentary and stage show on the subject. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 04:25:53 UTC ]
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Edinburgh Napier University to license the IPG Skills Hub

Publishing students at Edinburgh Napier University are to receive access to the Skills Hub of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) as the organisations enter into a new licensing partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 01:57:20 UTC ]
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White Lion lands manifesto for misfits by Sink the Pink founder Fussell

White Lion has landed a manifesto for misfits by Glyn Fussell, founder of LGBTQ+ collective Sink the Pink. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 23:43:00 UTC ]
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Nine publishers launch empathy manifesto

Nine publishers including Hachette, Penguin Random House Children's and Nosy Crow have launched a manifesto committing themselves to increased empathy-building strategies over the next three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 19:09:14 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires Gannon's manifesto for staying human on the internet

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired (Dis)Connected: How to Stay Human in an Online World by podcaster and author Emma Gannon.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-01 17:49:30 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson lands Hockney's 'uplifting manifesto'

Thames & Hudson is to publish Spring Cannot be Cancelled, a book of conversations and correspondence between David Hockney and his long-time friend and collaborator, Martin Gayford. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-31 18:01:34 UTC ]
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IPG to offer Skills Hub to Singapore publishers

The IPG is to provide members of the Singapore Book Publishers Association with the use of the Skills Hub, as part of a new licensing agreement.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 17:07:54 UTC ]
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Munroe Bergdorf receives landmark book deal for trans manifesto

Model and activist signs six-figure contract to publish Transitional, ‘a manifesto for how I see society changing for the better, bringing us all closer’The first book by Munroe Bergdorf, a manifesto on gender by the black transgender activist and model, has been bought for a six-figure sum... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-17 05:01:06 UTC ]
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Tramp Press to publish Mona Eltahawy's 'fearless' manifesto

Tramp Press will publish The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Egyptian-American journalist and commentator Mona Eltahawy.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 12:30:23 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Lenny Henry's diversity manifesto

Faber is to publish Access all Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by Lenny Henry and Marus Ryder next year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 04:39:15 UTC ]
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How can skill swapping help self-employed publishing professionals and jobseekers in a time of Coronavirus?

Laura Summers, creator of BookMachine, explains how skill swapping can build connections for self-employed publishing people during the lockdown Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 13:43:15 UTC ]
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Rebecca Solnit’s Memoir Is Much More Than a Feminist Manifesto

Katy Waldman reviews the writer Rebecca Solnit’s new book, “Recollections of My Nonexistence,” which is Solnit’s first to be billed as a memoir. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2020-03-11 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Manilla Press unearths 'pioneering' zero-waste climate manifesto campaign

Manilla Press has unearthed its “pioneering” zero-waste UK campaign for climate action manifesto The Future We Choose. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-25 07:40:21 UTC ]
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HQ signs Williams' business manifesto Millennial Black

HQ has signed a "fresh and original" business manifesto for black women by marketing consultant Sophie Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 13:05:24 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins five-way auction for 'modern masculinity manifesto'

Bloomsbury Continuum has won a five-way bidding war for a “manifesto for modern masculinity” by Book of Man founder Martin Robinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 15:29:43 UTC ]
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Profile and Wellcome secure Shafak's manifesto for hopefulness

Profile Books and the Wellcome Collection will publish Elif Shafak’s manifesto offering “a rallying cry for hopefulness”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 02:43:46 UTC ]
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10 Useful Skills For Working as a Bookseller

Thinking about becoming a bookseller? From hand-selling to music choice, here are a few of the useful skills one new bookseller learned about on the job. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-04 11:38:38 UTC ]
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