"Horrible Histories" author Terry Deary told a newspaper that public libraries are a drain on government resources that deprive authors of royalty checks. Best-selling childrens' book author Terry Deary has become the first major writer to speak up against the concept of public libraries. In an interview with The Guardian's Alison Flood, Deary claims that free, government-subsidized libraries “have had their day” and drain both public coffers and authors' royalty checks. According to Deary, public libraries do nothing to help the book industry and are a waste of government resources. “We've got this idea that we've got an entitlement to read books for free, at the expense of authors, publishers, and council taxpayers. This is not the Victorian age, when we wanted to allow the impoverished access to literature. We pay for compulsory schooling to do that,” Deary said.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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Diversity in the book industry, Amazon and selling TV and film rights were some of the hot topics of the IPG's biggest ever autumn conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Kids these days apparently want to read books that reflect their lives. So following that whole supply-and-demand thing we all learned in Economics 101, Kirkus is giving the people what they want. They’ve just launched Kirkus Collections, which brings together Young Adult and children’s lit... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sock puppetry is still "widespread" today in spite of the trade's best efforts to stamp it out more than five years ago, a number of publishers have told The Bookseller, following the latest case to be brought to light. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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With three novels coming out this fall, you might never guess that Jason Reynolds didn’t like to read books in elementary school, or even high school. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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ABA and its board made good on its promise to promote diversity in the book industry and launched its premier conference for children's booksellers with a keynote address on hiring for diversity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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When I reviewed the Amazon Echo 13 months ago, I predicted that people would want one in every room. The Echo can control your home’s lighting, play music, estimate your commute time, operate a timer, answer trivia questions, read books and news bulletins to you, tell you which movies are at... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive CEO Steve Potash continues to raise concerns that under the proposed merger of the W3C and the IDPF, the book industry will lose influence over the continued development of the ePUB ebook file standard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Josh Spencer opened The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, he thought it was going to fail within three years due to the declining state of the book industry. That’s why he chose the boldly ironic name. But The Last Bookstore has thrived. In this documentary from Chad Howitt, Welcome... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We will have to strengthen our voice,' says a panelist from the UK's Publishers Association on the implications of Brexit for the book industry there. The post ‘Brexit Means Brexit’? UK Publishing Isn’t Fully Convinced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Two leading trade bodies in the book industry are turning towards lobbying the UK competition authorities over Amazon as opposed to the European Commission following Brexit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This year’s haemorrhaging of literary journalists from the national newspapers has been described as “heartbreaking” for the book industry, and has renewed the spotlight on the long-running problem of dwindling review space. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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German Book Office Editors' Trip participants get a first-hand look at current trends, books, and ideas in the German children’s book industry, June 26-July 1. The post GBO Editors’ Trip Bolsters Visibility for German Children’s Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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A court ruling that ends the decades-long practice of distributing copyright levies equally between authors and publishers is rocking Germany’s book industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Today presenter spurns social media, could live without television ‘except Mastermind’ but does read books on a iPad (albeit balanced on a lectern)It will come as no surprise to his millions of devoted listeners that the veteran BBC broadcaster John Humphrys despises Twitter, doesn’t do... Continue reading at The Guardian
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What do you want from a website dedicated to the future of the book industry? I'll tell you what I don't. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The children’s book industry will continue to see demand for beautiful print books and diverse stories in 2016, and the market for Young Adult titles by UK authors will go from strength to strength, according to publishers and editors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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UK publisher Lord Weidenfeld was a towering and influential figure in the book industry, and he seemed to embody not only the history of publishing but also the history of Europe. The post Tribute to Lord Weidenfeld, One of the Last Great Émigré Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The AAP, working with the United Negro College Fund, is offering paid summer internships in the book industry to African American students at Historical Black Colleges and Universities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The original hashtag, created after the World Book Night failed to include BAME authors on its giveaway list, has rebranded as #ReadDiverse2016 to ‘celebrate diversity in all its forms’ for the whole year#DiverseDecember, last month’s celebration of writers of colour, was “hugely popular”... Continue reading at The Guardian
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