As the editor of the Guardian through a period of tumultuous industry change, Alan Rusbridger says that the news sector needs to be fixed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything from novels to movies, video games, and even government reports have been given the graphic novel treatment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guadalajara Book Fair's guest nation, Argentina, will honor literary greats and acknowledge Mexico as a haven for exiled writers during the Dirty War. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, the chair of Irish PEN, outlines how Ireland continues to punch above its weight in the literary world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors want both online and bricks and mortar retailers to thrive, Louise Doughty has said.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alan Mirken, who arranged the sale of the Crown Publishing Group to Random House in 1988 when he served as president of the company, died June 12 from heart problems. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For digital publishers ranging from the Business Insider to Quartz to the Huffington Post, all roads lead to India. Here's why. The post India: Publishing’s next great frontier appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An experiment in digital publishing continues to evolve.Medium, the publisher-platform hybrid backed by Twitter cofounder Ev Williams, is relaunching Matter today. As you may recall Matter was a successful Kickstarter project for in-depth reporting that Medium acquired last year.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robyn Carr, a New York Times bestselling romance novelist, has returned to women’s fiction with Four Friends (Mira, Mar.), the story of 40-something women living in the affluent suburban San Francisco neighborhood of Mill Valley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watching the charismatic actor, Alan Cumming, on the CBS television show, The Good Wife, or PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery, seeing him in films or on the stage, where he’s currently getting raves on Broadway as the emcee in Cabaret, you’d be looking at the picture of success. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former home secretary Alan Johnson has won the Orwell Prize for Books with childhood memoir, This... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World War I is remarkable in military history for its massive scope and loss of life, with more than nine million combatants killed. But its role in religious history is less appreciated, and an array of books coinciding with the July centennial could change that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Along with the growing popularity of graphic novels, there's also been a boom in books about comics. Here's a short list of new and upcoming books that should have a place on the shelf of every serious comics enthusiast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper NonFiction and William Morrow in the US have acquired world English rights to Amy Morin... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the recent consolidation of Penguin Random House fresh in everyone’s minds, this year’s London Book Fair Great Debate argued the proposition: "It’s all about size, bigger is always better." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jay Lauf, publisher of Quartz, spoke at Digiday Publishing Summit about what the site has learned by focusing on design, useful content and shareability in its native ad programs. The key, he said, is the sales side thinking like editors.The post The Quartz secret to great native ads: Think like... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of President Barack Obama's biggest legacies will be his healthcare plan. Another, thanks to the Edward Snowden leaks, is domestic spying. But Obama has another legacy, one not so obvious, and which won't be felt until years after he's left office. The history ebooks will remember the 44th... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new, free app which links books and authors to dates, themes and distinct locations around... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founder plans non-hierarchical newsroom and wants to build First Look Media on collaborationWith $250m in funding from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and some high profile journalist hires, First Look Media has set itself the lofty task of reinventing journalism for the digital age, starting with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sexism is real and it spills over to our most influential cultural publications. How many times do we have to call for change?Today, as they have every year since 2009, VIDA: Women in The Literary Arts, an organization dedicated to gender parity in the literary arts, released its annual count... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC's creative director on his closeness to Tony Hall, competition from rivals like Google – and his plan for more appsAlan Yentob is having his picture taken on a staircase overlooking the vast BBC newsroom at New Broadcasting House and telling me about the flooding at his house in Somerset... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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