Historian Nicholas Mulder explains sanctions' modern origins in the League of Nations era. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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A sinister world rises from the soothing, if mischievous, voice of Adam Curtis: politicians and financiers have created alternate realities that prey on our fears while Facebook and other cyberspace distractions toy with our vanities with promises of escape and virtual redemption. At a time when... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK's chief commercial director, Dominic Carter, believes there is threat and opportunity in equal measure from the Facebook-Google duopoly for publishers. The post News Corp sales exec on the duopoly: ‘That threat is not going away’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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March's cover design highlights include a sumptuous selection of illustration on dust jackets; a number of titles that pare designs back to striking typographical treatments, not embellished by visuals; a hat-trick of titles from both Pan Macmillan and Oneworld; and a magnificent football-themed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some whimsical, some outlandish, more than 300 concepts arrived when Chronicle Books and Little Free Library opened a competition for designs. The post Little Free Library Design Competition Announces International Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Hive in Norwich has teamed up with a local book club to help spread opposition to Donald Trump through literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo Glanville argues that the Law Commission's proposals for reforming official secrets legislation would limit editors’ freedom to publish in the public interest. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Association this week criticized the FCC (now under Trump appointee Ajit Pai’s leadership) for revoking a key program and retracting a number of the agency’s recent reports. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling mocks Twitter users who threaten to burn her books because of her anti-Trump stance. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former children's laureate Malorie Blackman has vowed to boycott literature festivals and events in the US while Donald Trump's "travel ban" policy - barring refugees and arrivals from predominantly Muslim countries - is in place. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the UK's newest university press, key points of campus-based publishing emerge: 'You’ve just got to be really clear about why you’re innovating.' The post Scholarly Publishing: The University of Bristol’s New Press Stands on Policy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's creative editor Danny Arter picks out some of the best in book-cover design to hit bookshop shelves this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson is making its Learning Design Principles (LDPs) publicly available under a creative commons license to "broaden the conversation" on the learning principles that should form the basis for educational products. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the year that academic publisher Policy Press celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has secured “major investment” from the University of Bristol to create a new university press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sovereign Films has acquired global film rights to We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge (Algonquin Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To quote Neil Diamond, ”Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation show/back up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes.” The post Free Pubs: A Rising Threat to Regional Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In April, a batch of small publishers migrated to Medium in the hopes that the platform’s network effect would increase their reach. But seven months after the move, ComScore and Alexa data show that most of these publishers have seen their traffic decline. "It was never my intention to move to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic publisher Policy Press has joined with the University of Bristol to become the University of Bristol Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Current education policies threaten the UK's standing as a global creative power, a problem which will be exacerbated by Brexit, the Creative Industries Federation has claimed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has introduced a new photo printing service, triggering the worst single-day decline in more than eight years for shares of Shutterfly.The new AmazonPrints service offers printed photos starting at 9 cents each and photo books starting at $20. Cards and calendars will be additional... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Le Monde believes there is a place for serious news on Snapchat Discover. The news publisher created a team of seven employees dedicated to just Snapchat content in the hope it can pull in more millennial readers. Le Monde has been testing the appetite for serious news on Snapchat since March... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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