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'
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The Department of Justice may file a suit against Apple today over ebook price-fixing complaints, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. The DOJ has been probing antitrust complaints regarding Apple's 2010 pacts with book publishers; several of the biggest publishers are preparing to... Continue reading at AllThingsD
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The author's exuberant use of words in private is as vivid as in public.The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Judgement in the High Court judicial review into Surrey county's council's plans to hand... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Harry Potter ebooks will go on sale exclusively from the Pottermore website from midday... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Tensions between academic booksellers and publishers are likely to heighten following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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'Freedom' author Jonathan Franzen, who has previously disparaged Facebook and ebooks, says Twitter 'stands for everything I oppose' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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E-book sales increased by 11% at Informa's publishing business Taylor & Francis and now... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Academic bookselling is experiencing “unprecedented challenges” with the rise of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The vogue for digital paywalls sweeping the news business has made it all the way to the top: Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper publisher, is planning to switch over all of its 80 community newspapers to a paid model by the end of the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Academics have called for a boycott of publisher Elsevier, saying it is involved in "the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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National Geographic will debut its version of the content archive this spring. Positioned as a resource for libraries and researchers, the National Geographic Magazine Archive will includes every issue of the publication from 1888 to 1994 (such as the June 1985 issue, pictured). Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:06 Foyles has brought the closure of its One New Change branch forward by five months, announcing its last day of trade as today (2nd November). The mini-chain originally announced last month it would shut down in April next year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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