Archiving the careers of today’s politicians | Letter from Jonathan Glasspool of Blomsbury Academic

Re your thoughtful editorial (20 June) on the future of important British political archives: the Churchill Archives have been carefully digitised over the past four years and have been published by Bloomsbury Academic on behalf of the archives. To mark the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death, these archives have been made available free-to-view in perpetuity by every schoolchild in US and UK, through the generosity of the philanthropist Laurence Geller, with a wealth of new content to help children understand the impact of Churchill on modern history (churchillarchiveforschools.com). The Guardian is right to be concerned about the preservation of modern political documents; it is wrong, however, to paint an overly gloomy picture of an impending “dark age”. Schoolchildren in the UK now have online access to a wealth of primary material about 20th-century history. The pressing need is to ensure the same for 21st-century political leaders.Jonathan GlasspoolManaging director, Bloomsbury Academic & Professional Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Tips for Online Book Marketing Today

Testing first, remaining flexible, and hanging out on Twitter are all best practices for to online book marketing today, says Derrick Schultz of Atavist. The post 5 Tips for Online Book Marketing Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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The publications of the elegant Doves Press Bible: from the archive, 10 March 1904

The second volume of the five-volume Doves Press Bible has just appeared. Printed on a hand press and using an elegant and simple typeface, red initial letters are the only decoration in the book Nothing is so sad, writes Mr. Charles Rowley, as to see the finest things lost or obscured to us.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate creates Letters Live company

Canongate has created a spin-off company to further develop its Letters Live series of events. Five shows, which will feature actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey, will run at the Freemasons’ Hall from 31st March to 4th April 2015. The live events will celebrate the “enduring power of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Live blog of the live blogs: How tech media is covering the Apple Watch today

What Super Bowl Sunday is to ESPN, today is to the tech publishing world. For today, Apple will unveil (for the second time) its Internet-enabled “smartwatch,” appropriately dubbed the Apple Watch. Which means that every tech publication of note is live-blogging what is, despite the oversized... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic booksellers frozen out by D2C

Academic publishers will put bookshops out of business if they continue to target universities and students with “aggressive” direct sales marketing, the chairman of the Booksellers Association’s Academic Committee has warned.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Susan Spilka’s New Career

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Norton’s Robert Weil on His Career Promoting German Literature

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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