John Clubbe examines how an era of “new and strange ideas” influenced the composer and his works. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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The top five bestsellers in the Netherlands at the end of January were all new to the list. The #1 bestseller, We Have Got a Kid!, is a miniature edition of Holland’s 2016 Picture Book of the Year of the same name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles in Audrey Carlan's Calendar Girl series took seven of the 10 top spots on the iBooks bestsellers list for the week ended January 17. 'January' stayed at #1 on the list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Allen has acquired Terence, the "definitive" illustrated biography of design "visionary" Terence Conran. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If an Internet company publishes false information about you online, can you sue for damages even if you weren't demonstrably harmed?That, essentially, is the question that hangs in the balance Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that pits online data broker Spokeo against... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's book scanning project constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law, an appeals court confirmed Friday, ending a ten-year legal fight by the Authors Guild and other writers' groups to have it stopped. Google began working with libraries in 2004 to digitize their book collections,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An appeals court rejected the claims of the Authors Guild that Google's massive book scanning project is copyright infringement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's goal of scanning millions of out-of-print books for online access has drawn the ire of authors and publishers for years. Today, a US appeals court ruled that the practice is in fact legal. Claims of infringement brought by the Authors Guil... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ad industry is looking into whether it has potential legal remedies against ad blockers in the U.S., but the issue is already playing out in German courts -- in favor of the blockers.The regional court in Cologne ruled this week, for example, in favor of Adblock Plus and Eyeo, the company... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Gaiman is no stranger to having his books banned. Here the author of Coraline and The Graveyard Book talks about controversial books in libraries, censorship threats to graphic novels and why freedom of speech is not the freedom to harassDo you remember reading any books as a child that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From virtual reality films to self-published books, the entertainment world is full of exciting new ideas. The post 6 Rules for Making Movies in the VR Age appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherry Gore left behind a life dominated by tragedy and sorrow when she became one of the few people to join the Amish from the outside. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest installment in E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey series, Grey, hit #1 in France, Italy, and Spain last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With remand briefs now filed by both sides, the stage is set for a new decision in a closely watched copyright case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple violated antitrust laws by colluding with publishers to raise electronic book prices when it entered a market in 2010 that had been dominated by Amazon.com, a divided federal appeals court... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terry Pratchett’s daughter has said she does not intend to write any Discworld novels, or give “anyone else permission to do so”. The legendary fantasy writer died in March this year at the age of 66. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. Pratchett finished writing the 41st book of his... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now in its 45th year, the Feminist Press is pushing the boundaries of what “feminism” means. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Design details send all sorts of cues to users. Make sure you know what your visuals are saying. This is the second in a series of excerpts from the ebook Interaction Design Best Practices: Mastering the Tangibles by Jerry Cao, Kamil Zieba and Matt Ellis of UXPin, a UX design platform.Read Full... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pandora's propensity for litigation is pretty storied by this point, but it seems like the internet-radio outfit's luck has run out. A New York judge has ruled that Pandora must raise its payout rates to Taylor Swift's music publishing house BMI, fro... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All three titles at the top of France’s fiction bestseller list for March are new to the chart. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books must be subject to the full rate of value-added tax (VAT), and European Union countries may not extend tax exemptions for books to include ebooks, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday, adding that it considers downloadable ebooks to be services.Most EU member states, with the exception... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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