Creative Access data shows sharp decline in financial stability for publishing staffers

Creative Access has released research to coincide with its 10-year anniversary, revealing the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on people from under-represented groups in publishing, including a sharp decline in financial stability. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Johnson Publishing Gets Credit Infusion

Johnson Publishing has secured a line of credit as it continues to "reposition" itself in the marketplace. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Publishing Growth is Organic in the Developing World

Emerging markets incorporate international digital publishing models, while at the same time putting their own stamp on them, writes Octavio Kulesz. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael House Stepping Down as President, Publisher of Chicago Defender

Chicago Defender President and Publisher Michael House is stepping down. House will retire effective Sept. 30 and will take a position with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Washington, D.C.-based federation that represents more th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to publish Ian Curtis collection

Faber is to publish a book of lyrics and notebooks from Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. So... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fledgling French Publisher Takes on “la rentrée littéraire” and Frankfurt

Young French publisher Les Escales is looking to make a splash this literary season and in Frankfurt with an unconventionally produced novel from the UK. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last Call for Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily Stories and Advertising

It's the last week to pitch your stories and book advertising in our printed Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily issues running October 8-11. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic to publish new Stiefvater

Scholastic has bought world rights in a companion book to the Shiver trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind Time Inc. Purchase of American Express Publishing Lies a Long History

After a two-decade-long relationship between the magazine giant Time Inc. and American Express, Time Inc. plans to close quickly on its purchase of American Express’s publishing division. “This 20-year courtship is finally bei ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smashwords Reaches a Milestone: Publishes 250,000th Book

The Smashwords self-publishing platform has published a quarter of million books containing 8.5 billion words in six years in business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing System Helps Writers Determine Audience Interest

InboundWriter wants to help big publishers and niche bloggers figure out how much demand there is for their idea in the Web ecosystem before they type a word or hit "publish." At least that's the idea behind the newest version of the startup's software, which the company said will be used by... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storify Acquired by Web Publishing Services Company Livefyre

Storify, a digital storytelling tool used by journalists to surface conversations that originate on social media, has been acquired by the Web publishing services company Livefyre. Livefyre plans to fold Storify into its StreamHub product, which offers Web publishers tools for commenting, live... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Counterintuitive Tips for Self-Publishers

Bestseller Hugh Howey offers a list of tips that tend to surprise new writers, particularly those who are self-publishing or considering it. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley's first quarter shows 'transformation in progress'

Wiley president and c.e.o. Steve Smith has said the company's first quarter of the fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hybrid Author Hugh Howey on Self vs. Traditional Publishing

Hybrid author Hugh Howey previews his CONTEC seminar at the Frankfurt Book Fair by offering his hard won views on self vs. traditional publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google+ rolls out features to help publishers build Web audience

SAN FRANCISCO — As part of its increasingly aggressive moves to get more people to use Google+ and to keep Facebook and Twitter from dominating the social networking business, Google is rolling out two new tools that it says will help authors and publishers build a bigger audience on the Web.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BIS Select Committee: government 'wrong on gold open access'

The Business, Innovation and Skills select committee has criticised the government's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In The First Half Of 2013, The U.S. Made 12,444 Data Requests From Yahoo

Following the heels of Google and Facebook, Yahoo today published its first transparency report detailing government requests for user data in the first half of the year. It intends to issue a transparency report every six months. Of the 17 countries highlighted, the U.S. leads with the most... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo issues first transparency report, replete with governmental data requests

Following in the footsteps of Facebook -- which revealed its first Global Government Requests Report just a few weeks ago -- Yahoo is finishing out the week by publishing data of its own. The firm's first "global law enforcement transparency report" covers governmental requests for user data... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton to publish Springsteen title

Carlton Books is to publish a book chronology of Bruce Springsteen’s 17 studio albums to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge bars Apple from price-fixing deals with ebook publisher

Apple says it will appeal against a court ruling that bans the company from entering into deals with publishers that could allow ebook prices to be fixed or inflated. The case was raised by the Department of Justice and judge Denise Cote's decision is very much in line with what they were... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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