Audio Publishers Association Names Its Four Top Finalist Contenders for the 2018 Audie Awards

Concluding its two-stage release of finalist announcements, the Audio Publishers Association names the four top category candidates in this year's Audie Awards. The post Audio Publishers Association Names Its Four Top Finalist Contenders for the 2018 Audie Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers must set own policies on remote e-lending

Publishers must shape their own policies on allowing their titles to be digitally loaned in libraries, according to Publishers Association c.e.o. Richard Mollet. His comments follow the publication of a report into remote e-lending pilots carried out in four library authorities around the UK,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RHK’s Eric Yang on East/West Publisher Relations

Eric Yang, CEO of Korea's RHK, reflects on the state of the Korean book market and the West's inability to fully engage with Asian publishing — yet. The post RHK’s Eric Yang on East/West Publisher Relations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian Publishers Balk at Government Ebook Mandate

Russian publishers are fighting a government mandate that requires them to offer ebook editions of all their titles for a new national digital library. The post Russian Publishers Balk at Government Ebook Mandate appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s growing video power has publishers embracing the sound of silence

The rise of Instagram and Facebook, which mute video audio by default, is forcing publishers to rethink their video creation strategies. NowThis and Fusion, for example, are creating video that's "volume agnostic", meaning that they can viewers can watch them with the sound on or off and still... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quartz's Kevin Delaney on Why a Western Focus Limits a Digital Publisher's Growth

Prior to the launch of its Africa edition, Quartz was still seeing between 100,000 - 150,000 monthly readers originating from the continent. For editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney, that wasn't much of a shock. The digital pure-play's focus on ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany's 'Publisher of the Year' Talks Local Trends

Georg Reuchlein, who was named 2014 Publisher of the Year by Germany's 'BuchMarkt' magazine, talks digitization, discoverability and the German thriller he's publishing this season that he described as "a kind of Berlin 'Chinatown.'" Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade has mixed views on Shamsie's Year of Publishing Women

Author Kamila Shamsie is “right to draw attention” to gender inequality in publishing, but her suggestion of a year in which only books by women are published has been greeted with mixed views by the trade. Writing in the latest issue of The Bookseller, Shamsie [pictured] said 2018 – the 100th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers need to be braver on diversity

Publishers should “be braver, be too brave” when it comes to taking on new writing if they want to become more diverse, poet and writer Salena Godden told the Stoke Newington Literary Festival. Godden was joined on yesterday’s (7th June) panel, focussing on diversity in the industry, by writer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cleeves and James on CWA Dagger Library Award

Ann Cleeves, Mark Billingham and Peter James [pictured] are among the six authors shortlisted for the CWA 2015 Dagger in the Library Award. The award, sponsored by Penguin Random House’s crime community Dead Good Books, honours an author’s complete body of work. Also shortlisted are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 2)

Ben Denckla continues his discussion of the challenges of creating ebooks that incorporate challenging elements present in a wide variety of Jewish books. The post The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 2) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Things Editors and Publishers Can Do to Survive Digital Disruption

About a year ago, I stopped referring to Bon Appétit as a magazine and started calling it a brand. Six months later I even dropped the air quotes. Not that it was easy. If you attended journalism school or worked for your college daily, you were reared on the separation of church and state.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA Today Publisher Larry Kramer Steps Down As Gannett Spinoff Looms

Larry Kramer, publisher and president of USA Today since 2012, is leaving the newspaper and joining the board of directors of the new Gannett, the company announced today.Mr. Kramer's departure comes as Gannett, owner of 82 daily newspapers including USA Today as well as 46 local TV stations,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 1)

Ben Denckla outlines the challenges of creating reflowable digital texts that incorporate challenging elements present in a wide variety of Jewish books. The post The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 1) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Facebook's Experiment to Publish News Articles Has Gotten Awfully Quiet — Three Weeks After Everyone Was Freaking Out About It

On May 12, Facebook launched its much discussed publishing product designed to let media companies post their articles directly to its iOS app.   Called "Facebook Instant Articles," the new format loads stories on mobile phones up t ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Levy Named to NBF's Board

Reynold Levy, former head of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, has been elected to the board of the National Book Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Squints at All the Light We Cannot See

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of All the Light We Cannot See, click the arrow on the player below: Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kamila Shamsie: let’s have a year of publishing only women – a provocation

It is clear that there is a gender bias in publishing houses and the world of books. Well, enough. Why not try something radical? Make 2018 the Year of Publishing Women, in which no new titles should be by menSeveral years ago, Martin Amis chaired a literary festival panel on “The Crisis of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas and Waterstones winners at Cross Sports Book Awards

Books illuminating the lives of gay sportsmen have been honoured at the Cross British Sports Book Awards, with Gareth Thomas' Proud and a biography of John Curry both picking up prizes. Proud, the memoir of Welsh rugby international Gareth Thomas [pictured], published by Ebury, was named... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grey pre-orders top bestseller lists

Pre-orders of E L James’ new Fifty Shades of Grey novel, Grey (Arrow), have leapt to the top of retailers' bestseller charts in both physical and digital formats. The novel, which will be released on 18th June, will tell the story of Fifty Shades of Grey from the point of view of Christian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Do Writers Measure Success in Global Publishing?

Lori Nelson Spielman, an American author, has written books that became global bestsellers — just not in the USA. How should authors measure success? The post How Do Writers Measure Success in Global Publishing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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