The head of Suhrkamp, one of Germany’s best-known literary houses, has been sensationally... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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WH Smith boss Stephen Clarke has been awarded a 56% pay rise this year, taking home £3.9m including bonuses in 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Griffin’s irreverant pocket-sized guide to a tricky piece of punctuation is the perfect stocking fillerWhen the Guardian style guide went on sale to the public for the first time in 2004, my co-author Nikki Marshall and I wanted to call it No ****ing Asterisks, inspired by the brilliant... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Page also says publishers must ‘understand mobile’ and put smartphone communication at the centre of thinkingThe chief executive of publisher Faber & Faber has challenged the book publishing industry to respond to the rapid increase in smartphone use, particularly by young... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Hayden's graphic memoir, 'The Story of My Tits', is not just a history of surviving breast cancer, it's the story of her life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, Jonathan Franzen's latest book, "Purity," tops the Los Angeles Times bestseller list after seven weeks on the chart. Franzen is among America's most high-profile novelists, and he likely reached many new readers with an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." In a sketch... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In their petition, Apple suggested a negative effect on the economy if the decision was left to stand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A copyright lawsuit filed by Memphis-based indie publisher the Devault-Graves Agency against the Salinger Literary Trust is moving from Tennessee to New Hampshire, where Salinger’s heir, Colleen Salinger resides. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing is more sinned against than sinning. You won’t find it hard to find someone somewhere having a pop at the business of books, pointing out its failings while ignoring its successes. It comes with the territory: that shock of the new and frustration with the traditional. As journalist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google can continue to scan millions of books without violating copyright laws, a US court had ruled. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A federal appeals court in New York City dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit Friday filed against Mountain View-based Google Inc. alleging that the technology giant's program to create digital copies of books should not be allowed. The decision is a loss to the authors whose books are... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-10-17 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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The U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has rejected the Authors Guild's appeal and affirmed that Google’s library book scanning project is protected by fair use. 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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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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Apple’s ebook division will no longer be overseen by a court-appointed monitor after the US Justice Department ruled that the company had made improvements to its antitrust compliance program. Despite the positive outcome for Apple, the Justice Department was critical of the company’s... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to challenge extremist propaganda? What makes individuals turn to extremist ideologies? What practical solutions can challenge fundamentalism of all kinds—religious, political, economic—and how can we build multicultural communities that truly function? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer has told the readers of Germany's most popular online news site to turn off their ad blockers or pay a fee as Europe's biggest newspaper publisher steps up efforts to protect advertising income.Readers of Bild.de, the Web version of Europe's top-selling newspaper, have to disable... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While AMP, Google is making a big push to speed up how fast publishers' content loads on mobile screens. That's good for Google, publishers and most of all readers. But others have reservations about the scheme, which they say ignores Google's role in slowing down sites through its own ad tech.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Traditional publishers, tired of competing with Facebook and Google for digital ad dollars, are taking steps to get more personal with their advertising. Among the big topics discussed during Advertising Week was how media companies like News Corp and Condé Nast are getting into the ad tech... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cumulus Media, the second-largest operator of U.S. radio stations behind IHeartMedia, replaced company co-founder Lew Dickey as CEO after an 84% drop in the stock price this year, naming longtime magazine publishing executive Mary Berner to replace him.Mr. Dickey will remain on the board as vice... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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