Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/03/2011 - 08:50 Changing copyright laws in the UK could strike a blow to investment in literature, a report has found. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has produced the document for the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), which reveals that out of £4.3billion invested in new content in the UK, £1.6 billion was pumped into arts and literature alone. The statistics cover the year 2007. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Not being able to control access to content as users bypass the paywall is a major challenge facing publishers. This is according to new research carried out by MPP Global Solutions as part of its latest webinar on the future of digital publishing m ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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It was just more than a year ago that Ev Williams and Biz Stone created the publishing platform Medium. The Internet officially met the site in August 2012, and since then, Medium’s popularity has grown enough for even the most ske ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Researchers from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) spoke with online editors and community managers at 104 news organizations from 63 countries to help assemble a report written by Emma Goodman about what works and wh ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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The writer Carl Bernstein has struck a deal to write a memoir of his early years as a cub reporter in Washington, his publisher, Henry Holt & Company, said on Monday. Rather than focusing on his famous tenure at The Washington Post, where wit ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Merit trumped politics this year when modest, retiring, universally admired Canadian author Alice Munro received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Could this be the global data plan of our dreams? A fan site for Shakira, the artist set to perform at T-Mobile's UnCarrier event tonight, published a teaser on its Facebook page today. The image above suggests that the carrier will announce data plans that include global roaming in more than... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for being "master of the short story" by Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The United States needs to strike a balance between respecting individual freedoms and protecting national security, says everyone from the director of national intelligence to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It's the standard reaction to the stream of revelations about the extensive... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Most small newspapers would be happy with an online publishing system that solves more headaches than it creates. Finding software that makes digital revenue and reader traffic skyrocket seems like the stuff of dreams. But that’s precisely ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Hey there, Engadget's main news feed will soon be changing over to a new version featuring excerpted content. You'll still get the headlines and a good chunk of each post, but for those wanting the full story, you'll need to click through to the site (which has been the industry standard way of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romanian literature is having a moment on the world stage, as exemplified by its frequent focus at global book fairs, including last week's in Göteborg. We survey the scene. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roughly the same portion of adult Americans read at least one book in 2012 as did in 2008, but the share of adults who read at least one work of literature last year fell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A panel of industry experts gathered to discuss the state of publishing’s ever-changing jobs market at a Publishers Weekly Discussion Series on September 25, at Random House’s offices in midtown Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has criticised the Hargreaves Review'... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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More than half of marketer and agency professionals surveyed by Advertiser Perceptions predicted they would increase ad spending in digital media during the next 12 months, far more than the share predicting the same for traditional channels such as cable TV (31%), broadcast TV (20%), magazines... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, has voted to retain its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Man Booker Prize submission rule changes will have a negative impact on small publishers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Man Booker Prize has extended its criteria and will from next year accept any novels... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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If the Man Booker Prize does open itself to US writers, the administrators could have a tough job... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The National Book Awards launched its first long-list with the 10 books in the running for the 2013 award for Young People's Literature on Monday.The National Book Awards launched its first long-list with the 10 books in the running for the 2013 award for Young People's Literature on Monday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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