Diversity in UK Publishing Still a Challenge

The book industry remains largely white and middle class, while efforts are being made to boost socio-economic and ethnic diversity in publishing. The post Diversity in UK Publishing Still a Challenge appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Bungei Shunjū Ltd.

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press publishes 45,000 peer-reviewed academic research and professional-development titles, 300 research journals, school-level education, English-language teaching aids, and bibles under three main publishing groups: Academic, Cambridge English, and Education. The Press has... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Egmont

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Kyowon

Kyowon, founded in 1985, is one of the biggest publishing companies in Korea. They have a high reputation for educational books, especially for prenatal, baby, toddler, and pre-school topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Les Editions Lefebvre-Sarrut

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Agents’ View: A Case Study in Agent-Assisted Publishing

Movable Type literary agents Jason Allen Ashlock and Adam Chromy write of their experiences assisting The Rogue Reader authors in self-publishing their work. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Restructure at BookData Publisher Services

Nielsen Book has reorganised its BookData Publisher Services team, making four new appointments... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icon signs self-published guide

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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