The Read Legally public awareness campaign was launched to discourage Russians from downloading pirated ebooks, equating it with stealing from authors. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
OceanOfPDF.com, a website that was giving away pirated ebooks, has returned under a .net domain name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart has officially launched the Amazon ebook and audiobook rival it's been working on with Kobo this past year. The big box retailer announced its partnership with Kobo's parent company Rakuten back in January, promising to give its customers (i... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touting 6 million ebooks and a $9.99 audiobook subscription, the new Walmart partnership with Rakuten Kobo gives the Canadian retailer what it hasn't had in the US market: brand recognition. The post Canada’s Rakuten Kobo Arrives in America at Walmart: Ebooks and Audiobooks appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It has been a long road to publication in the English language for Jin Yong, one of China’s most renowned writers, whose footprint on the nation’s cultural landscape is vast. But it may prove to have been worth the wait... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook said Tuesday it removed 652 pages and accounts associated with separate influence campaigns originating from Iran and Russia. The social network did not say what the campaigns’ goals were, but described one as being organized by Iranian state media and the other linked to Russian... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A double-hulled voyaging canoe crafted using an ancient design set sail from Hawaii on Saturday to raise awareness about an all-too-modern problem. As it travels from Honolulu to San Francisco, the Hikianalia, a contemporary take on a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, will traverse the vast... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an echo of the efforts the Trump White House made in January to block Macmillan's 'Fire and Fury,' Simon & Schuster's counsel has rebuffed a Trump campaign attempt to stop 'Unhinged,' calling the Trump effort 'hollow legal threats.' The post Trump Campaign Tries to Stop Omarosa Manigault... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Continuing her book tour, Omarosa Manigault Newman released an audio recording on Tuesday of former Trump campaign aides discussing the possible existence of a Trump “N-word tape” and how the campaign would respond if it were released. The recording itself did not shed any light on whether the... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of crowdfunding campaigns to buy copies of Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris' nature anthology, The Lost Words, has now reached 15, with new campaigns in Powys, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70, Frankfurter Buchmesse is joining with the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels to create the #OnTheSamePage campaign. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse and Germany’s Börsenverein Announce Human Rights Campaign appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet the author who had 60 rejections before hitting it lucky with an ebook publisher. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oceanofpdf, a website that was illegally giving away ebooks for free, has been taken down. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook once again has been the target of a political influence campaign, months ahead of the November midterm elections. The social network said Tuesday it removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram for “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” which echoed Russian efforts leading up... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Canada has announced a new combined marketing and publicity team under the leadership of Beth Lockley, v-p, marketing and communications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new study finds that Romanian publishers have increased book sales by releasing Romanian translations of foreign books parallel to launches in other key markets. The post Timely International Publication Credited as Part of Romania’s Stronger Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury publishing director Michael Fishwick has urged people to read Germaine Greer’s controversial On Rape essay “with an open mind”, saying he hoped it would “provoke debate on this important topic”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atria senior v-p and publisher Libby McGuire announced the hiring of Kristin Fassler in the newly-created role of v-p and director of integrated marketing. Paul Olsewski, v-p and director of publicity, will leave Atria July 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver. The post Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A public vote is set to launch this week to find the nation's favourite banned book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public should be "weaponised" into supporting libraries as part of a shift towards activism, attendees at the annual conference for the library and information association were told. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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