Court says state is entitled to any profits from Permanent Record because its publication breached non-disclosure agreementsEdward Snowden is not entitled to the profits from his memoir Permanent Record, and any money made must go to the US government, a judge has ruled.Permanent Record, in which Snowden recounts how he came to the decision to leak the top secret documents revealing government plans for mass surveillance, was published in September. Shortly afterwards, the US government filed a civil lawsuit contending that publication was “in violation of the non-disclosure agreements he signed with both the CIA and the National Security Agency (NSA)”, and that the release of the book without pre-publication review by the agencies was “in violation of his express obligations”. Snowden’s lawyers had argued that if the author had believed that the government would review his book in good faith, he would have submitted it for review. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The Man Booker Prize has admitted that changes are being made to its rules. However the award has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Kearns, the winner of the best newcomer award at the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward Thorp was banned from casinos in Vegas for counting cards. He even published a book on his system for winning at the blackjack table using the mathematical theory of probability. While working at MIT, he built what many consider the first wearable device for -- you guessed it -- beating... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The memoirs of 91-year-old Baroness Jean Trumpington have been acquired by Pan Macmillan. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Man Booker Prize director Ion Trewin has said the award has discussed changing its entry... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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New Little, Brown imprint Blackfriars has bought a debut memoir from comedian Rob Delaney, dubbed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House parent company Bertelsmann reported this morning that profits at RH rose to 117 million euros from 113 million euros in the first half of 2012 despite a 3.4% sales decline to 915 million euros. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book by Robert Macfarlane, the chairman of judges of this year's Man Booker Prize is shortlisted for another literary award, the biennial Warwick Prize for Writing. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to bestsellers like Dan Brown's Inferno and Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In, Random House Inc. boasted record profits for the first half of 2013, parent company Bertelsmann reported Friday in what will be the last earnings announcement for the publisher as a stand-alone unit. Sales, however,... Continue reading at Crains New York
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Although the growth of ebook sales has slowed in the first six months of 2013, there were still enough gains to largely mitigate the decline in print sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total sales at Lagardere Publishing rose 1.4% in the first half of 2013, to 917 million euros, while EBIT increased 24.6% to 71 million euros. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple may escape some of the penalties sought by the government in the ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The federal judge who last month found Apple Inc. liable for fixing ebook prices said she plans to limit the remedies sought by the U.S. to ensure they "rest as lightly as possible" on the way the company does business.U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan Tuesday said she intends to... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook received about 38,000 data requests from government agents in 71 countries in the first half of 2013, according to the company's first Global Government Requests Report, which it published today. The report comprises both criminal and national security requests made in the first six... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has for the first time published data on how often governments around the world request data on its users. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearings begin in Quebec to consider the regulation of book prices that would favor small bookstores. One economist argues that this will ultimately hurt the book industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ron Burgundy will be the name behind a book titled 'Let Me Off at the Top: My Classy Life and Other Musings.' Ron Burgundy is Will Ferrell's alter ego in the 2004 film 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ron Burgundy will be the name behind a book titled 'Let Me Off at the Top: My Classy Life and Other Musings.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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