Climate activists accused of ‘attacking free press’ by blockading print works

Extinction Rebellion protests at News Corp sites condemned by Society of Editors as ‘attempt to silence other voices’Ministers and MPs from all parts of the political spectrum have condemned Extinction Rebellion for blocking the delivery of newspapers across the UK on Saturday.Four national newspapers, including the Sun and the Daily Mail, were missing from some newsagents’ shelves on Saturday morning after more than 100 environmental protesters targeted printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp on Friday evening. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-09-05 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Nothing Was Pretty About Print Book Sales Last Week

The release of the second season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' on Amazon Prime gave a small boost to the Jenny Han novels that the series is based on last week, but it wasn't enough to stop a 7.1% drop in sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Fell in All Categories Last Week

Unit sales of print books struggled again last week, falling 7.6% compared to the week ended August 13, 2022. The decline in adult fiction continued, with sales off 9.6%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading Robert McCloskey’s Maine Trilogy as an Antidote to Climate Change Despair

In 1948, Viking Books published Blueberries for Sal, the first of three picture books that Robert McCloskey would write and illustrate over the next decade. Each of the three books—including One Morning in Maine (1952) and Time of Wonder (1957)—concerns McCloskey’s own family as they spend their... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-08-16 09:30:52 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Dropped 8.3% Last Week

In another week in which sales in all categories fell, unit sales or print books declined 8.3% at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung pre-orders on Amazon include free gift cards and storage upgrades

Samsung's latest slate of Galaxy devices arrives on August 11, but there's still time to lock in a pre-order to get free perks like a storage upgrade and gift card. The company's new flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 5, is included in the offer. If you pre-order one, you can get double the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-09 14:52:31 UTC ]
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Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out

The tech company’s latest proposal about generative AI turns copyright law on its head, and could especially hurt smaller content creators, say expertsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPublishers should... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-08 23:00:40 UTC ]
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Circana on July’s US Print Book Market: A Slight Frontlist Gain

Despite overall flat sales this July, Circana reports that the US book market also saw some frontlist gains and new voices on the bestseller list. The post Circana on July’s US Print Book Market: A Slight Frontlist Gain appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-08 19:27:46 UTC ]
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These 8 books will help soothe your climate anxiety by focusing on the little things

In a climate crisis that feels huge and hopeless, these eight books — essays, fiction, memoir and poetry on the wild — will help you focus on small things Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-04 13:00:09 UTC ]
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Book Bans May Bring the Return of Child-Free Libraries: Censorship News, August 4, 2023

Policies in response to book bans are pushing kids out of libraries — plus, this week's censorship and book banning news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-08-04 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Two Lines Press Pushes Translation's Boundaries

As interest in translated literature grows, small presses like Two Lines, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this September, are eager to introduce new international authors to Anglophone readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sam Maiden untroubled by The Australian’s blue on blue attack over Brittany Higgins | Weekly Beast

Being a star reporter for one Murdoch outlet doesn’t mean much when another one has an exclusive. Plus: Millionaire Hot Seat left out in the cold Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLast year Samantha... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-04 03:16:36 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press Reaches 100-Million User Milestone

With students accessing the system from 170 countries, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is ahead of its anticipated schedule. The post Cambridge University Press Reaches 100-Million User Milestone appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-03 20:46:43 UTC ]
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The Agence France-Presse is suing Elon Musk's X over news content payments

Elon Musk and X, the site formerly known as Twitter, are in more legal trouble. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) is suing X for not engaging in discussions about payment to the French publisher in exchange for its articles appearing on the platform. In 2019, France passed neighboring rights... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-03 10:55:01 UTC ]
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With Adult Fiction Cooling, Print Book Sales Fell 5.4% Last Week

The string of weeks in which unit sales of print books were down in all major categories reached three last week, leading to a 5.4% sales decline from the comparable week in 2022. Sales of adult fiction fell 7.2%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Gutenberg Parenthesis by Jeff Jarvis review – why print culture is key to the future

From the Gutenberg press to the word processor, a detailed trawl through the history of print offers lessons for the digital ageThe Gutenberg Parenthesis is a term coined by Danish scholar Lars Ole Sauerberg, who proposed that the history of literary culture as we had hitherto known it – the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-02 11:00:02 UTC ]
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Libraries Are Under Attack Because They Are Anti-Fascist

Historically, public libraries have been targets for fascists, and today's libraries are inherently against what fascism stands for. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-07-31 10:30:00 UTC ]
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With No Crawdads Singing, Print Books Take a Tumble

Unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week. All six major categories had declines. In the year's strongest segment, adult fiction, sales couldn't keep pace with last year, when 'Where the Crawdads Sing' sold more than 123,000 copies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Service Is the Goal at Chang Jiang Printing Media

“A good home for good projects” is how sales and marketing director Samuel Chung sums up Chang Jiang Printing Media, which he established a decade ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Printing in Hong Kong and China 2023: All Our Coverage

The quest for greater automation and greener solutions is propelling the Hong Kong and China print manufacturers forward even as they face down rising costs, slow incoming new orders amid excess client-side inventories, and macroeconomic factors beyond their control. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How the National Braille Press Brings Books to Blind Readers

The Boston-based publisher—the only organization in the U.S. that publishes its own books by blind authors for blind readers—has been leading the way in improving access in the book business for nearly a century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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