An Upstate Press Finds a Potential Local Hit in France

Open Letter press is well known in the publishing world for its literature in translation program. It's less known in its hometown of Rochester, though the press's new French novel might change that. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Infographic: Launching University Press Week, November 8-14

University Press Week runs November 8-14. This handy infographic summarizes all you need to know about this dynamic segment of the publishing industry. The post Infographic: Launching University Press Week, November 8-14 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legend Press takes flight with Blackbird acquisition

Legend Press has signed Matt Wilven’s "startling and brave" debut novel The Blackbird Singularity, to be published in August 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France's SNCF offers ebook subscription

French railway SNCF has launched an ebook library on its mainline trains, offering 100,000 titles to be downloaded by smartphone, tablet or computer and read offline when there is no internet connection.   Access to the full selection of books offered by SNCF e-LIVRE is free for 45 days and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press to become Living Wage employer

Accent Press founder Hazel Cushion has called on the industry to end “morally wrong” unpaid internships and improve diversity by signing up to pay the Living Wage to staff. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror chief says it is fit and proper for Local World takeover

Simon Fox says changed newsroom practices means possibility of claims over alleged hacking in past has no relevance to current working cultureThe chief executive of Trinity Mirror has said it is “fit and proper” to take over Local World, despite potentially facing more than 100 cases of alleged... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump's latest book hits the shelves

Donald Trump is out with a new book that reads like a campaign manifesto, boasting success stories but offering few details on how he would implement his policy goals as president. But in the book,... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPG membership hits 'record high'

Membership of the Independent Publishers Guild has hit a "record high" of more than 600 companies which is "proof of the flourishing state of independent publishing in the UK at the moment," the organisation has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bidding Frenzy Erupts for Princeton U Press Backlist Title

Princeton University Press is breaking foreign sales records with its 2013 book 'The Great Escape,' after author Angus Deaton was named a Nobel Prize winner in economics last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comma Press to publish Diao Dou

Comma Press is publishing the first full title in English by popular Chinese author Diao Dou, translated by Brendan O’Kane. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkey sinks to new low in its debasement of a free press

The appointment of a ‘trustee panel’ to oversee the output of Istanbul publisher Koza-Ipek is more depressing than the police closing it downWhen Turkish police stormed the Koza-Ipek publishing house last week, closing down two daily papers and two TV channels in a forest of shields and batons,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Trinity Mirror's acquisition of Local World makes sense

Expanded regional publishing group will be able to increase digital investment and also present digital advertisers with a larger audience across the UKSo Trinity Mirror has become the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher by acquiring full ownership of Local World.The deal has been... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror confirms £220m Local World deal

Daily Mirror owner will become UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher as it takes control of more than 100 titlesThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has confirmed its £220m deal to take control of Local World, cementing its place as the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher.Trinity Mirror,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Keara Donnachie, Marketing and publicity, Sandstone Press

Describe your role I’m the publicity officer for Sandstone Press. It’s my job to look after authors from the moment they sign their contract. This involves creating publicity campaigns, organising events such as book launches and, of course, social media. What do you like best about your role? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Announces New Tools, Partnerships For Finding And Publishing Embedded Tweets

Online publishers are about to get a lot more options for embedding tweets in their stories, with Twitter announcing a new “ecosystem” of products around embedded tweets today at its Flight developer conference. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'StarTalk's' Neil deGrasse Tyson on 'patriotic' Edward Snowden, finding the geek within

Maybe it's because he knows a thing or two about the space-time continuum that the rest of us civilians don't, but it sometimes seems as if Neil deGrasse Tyson is everywhere at once. A trained astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Tyson has also become an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Lynch to hit back at media 'bullshit' with his own memoir

Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks director to join forces with journalist Kristine McKenna for an autobiographical study of his life and workThe director David Lynch has teamed up with the journalist Kristine McKenna to hit back at the “bullshit” surrounding his life and work in a book due to be... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press bags Bennett brace

The Borough Press commissioning editor Cassie Browne has signed two further novels from Andrea Bennett. The author was signed by the HarperCollins imprint through its open submissions scheme. Borough released Bennett’s début, Galina Petrovna’s Three-Legged Dog Story, in the UK in August, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local World digital chief Matt Kelly joins rival Archant

Kelly takes on new role of chief content officer as regional newspaper publisher builds its online presenceRegional newspaper group Archant has appointed Matt Kelly, Local World’s digital chief, to the newly-created role of chief content officer.Kelly, who previously spent six years at publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsewhen Press backs graphic novel hybrid

Independent publisher Elsewhen Press is releasing a novel/graphic novel hybrid, An Android Awakes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Selling Rights Into France: Oui, It’s Easier Than You Think!

Ahead of the 2015 Rights Directors Meeting at the Frankfurt Book Fair, French rights directors talk about how global publishers can sell rights into France. The post Selling Rights Into France: Oui, It’s Easier Than You Think! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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