Capitalism and Slavery, by the future first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago Eric Williams, argues that the abolition of slavery was motivated by economic, not moral, concernsA book of unpalatable truths about Britain’s slave trade has become a UK bestseller, almost 80 years after author Eric Williams was told by a British publisher: “I would never publish such a book, for it would be contrary to the British tradition.”Capitalism and Slavery was first published in the US in 1944. It was published in the UK by the independent publisher André Deutsch in 1964, with a number of reprints over the next 20 years. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-03-02 13:59:03 UTC ]
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The German trade association the Börsenverein has officially lodged a complaint against... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road attorneys called HarperCollins' $1.1 million request for attorneys fees "shocking," and argued that such an award would universally harm authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended June 15, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton's "Hard Choices" failed to crack the top five on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended June 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes Media used the 61st annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as a platform to announce that it has expanded its magazine audience by more than 20 percent over the past year. According to GfK MRI Spring 2014 data, the magazine has reached its pinnacle in readership, growing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British spies are authorized to spy on British citizens’ Internet communications transiting through servers outside the U.K., a civil rights group has discovered.Privacy International uncovered the information as part of a lawsuit it filed against the U.K. government over its alleged involvement... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA event director Steve Rosato has confirmed that in 2015 the trade portion of the show will be slightly truncated, while the consumer portion is expanding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My book, The Decline and Fall of IBM, is now available in paperback, on the iPad and Nook, as well as on the Kindle. A dozen other platforms plus an audio book will be available shortly, but these are the big ones. Over the weekend I received a very insightful message about the book from reader... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended June 1, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet is relaunching its children’s list, Not for Parents, as a cross-platform... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones MD James Daunt summed it up when he said in reaction to visiting the new Foyles: 'This is a serious, serious investment in physical bookselling.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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18m titles bought by readers in 2013, to a value of £300m, as print sales' decline continuesSelf-published books' share of the UK market grew by 79% in 2013, with 18m self-published books bought by UK readers last year, according to new statistics.With print sales falling by 10% last year, and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The main theme emerging in The Bookseller Rising Stars list—the annual run-down of the best... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first FutureBook Hack will take place this weekend, with programmers, developers and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Known as “Freelance,” the case settles claims by freelance writers arising from the the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Tasini case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its annual awards ceremony, Children’s Books Ireland honored, among numerous others, Mary-Louise Fitzpatrick's "Hagwitch" as Book of the Year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Already in fracas with publisher Hachette, retailer pulls pre-orders such as The Lego Movie to pressure the studio over pricingFirst they came for Harry Potter's author, and now they have come for your Lego. Amazon has expanded its trade dispute with publisher Hachette by adding Warner Bros to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares in Time Inc., owner of People, Sports Illustrated and Time magazines, were off nearly 1% to $23.30 Monday, its first day of trading as a public company.The company's share price had tumbled about 4% after trading began but regained much of the lost ground during the afternoon.Time Inc. is... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century’s The Nowhere Men: The Unknown Story of Football’s True Talent Spotters has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. shares fell, marring the first day of trading after a spinoff from Time Warner Inc., on concern that the company's singular focus on magazines will hinder growth prospects as demand for... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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