'Extraordinary' Eyewear contracts 'interfere with poets' civil rights'

Independent press Eyewear Publishing has drawn criticism from the Society of Authors over its treatment of poets, including contracts “constituting an unwarranted interference with their civil rights”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Canada Partners With Rights Agency

Penguin Canada will follow Random House of Canada's lead in contracting out foreign rights sales to the Cooke Agency International. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lynda La Plante forms own rights company

Crime writer Lynda La Plante has launched a new company, La Plante Global, which will control all... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In France, Right Wing Attacks “Immoral” Children’s Books

A growing right wing movement France has begun attacking children's books depicting content (nudity, homosexuality) they call 'immoral.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Report: Week of February 10, 2014

New deals for Samantha Berger, Tom Angeleberger, Kathi Appelt, Jenny McLachlan, and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press newspaper staff in Ireland alarmed by contracts switch

Johnston Press employees in Ireland have received notices informing them that the terms of their employment contracts will be switched to a new company, Formpress Publishing Ltd, later this week.They believe it to be a precursor to the publisher's newspapers being sold to the company, which was... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookslut Vows to Right the Wrongs of Book Awards Past

Bookslut is launching the Daphnes, a new award to celebrate the best books of years past and rightfully honor overlooked contenders for prizes, starting with 1963. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABFFE Defends Right to Sell 'Anarchist,' 'Happy'

Late Thursday afternoon, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression issued a statement defending the right of booksellers to sell The Anarchist Cookbook and Happy Happy Happy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible 'offering high' in scramble for AudioGO rights

Publishers are in a scramble with Amazon-owned Audible for rights previously handled by the now-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible buys rights to 5,000 AudioGO titles

Amazon-owned audiobook seller Audible has bought rights to 5,000 of AudioGO's titles.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google v Authors Guild: a victory for readers' right to choose

A Manhattan court case about digitisation rights has brought books and the web a step closer togetherOn 14 November, after eight years of wrangling, Judge Denny Chin of the Manhattan district court finally ruled in the case of Google versus the Authors Guild. At issue was Google's scanning and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ITV wins rights to Champions League highlights

Broadcaster finds some solace after losing live games, as BT Sport and News UK strike deal for internet and mobile clip rightsITV has secured the TV rights to highlights of Uefa Champions League and Europa matches, weeks after losing the live rights to BT Sport.Separately, BT Sport and Sun... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the National Book Awards Got it Right

The National Book Awards suggest that books are where grown-ups go when they want to use all of their minds and hearts, says Salon's Laura Miller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah “Rights Souk” Fosters Key Partnerships on Geographic Fringe

The latest Sharjah International Book Fair underscored its role in bringing together partners from countries and regions often on the fringes of other fairs. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Privacy Isn’t a Right

This essay was adapted from Reputation Economics, by Josh Klein, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Strategies: Automating Rights and Permissions

Robert Kasher, a consultant with Firstsource and digi-EXPress, argues that automating publishing rights and permission should be a priority for the digital age. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second rights round-up from Frankfurt 2013

The Shore gets UK, US deals William Heinemann publisher Jason Arthur pre-empted world English... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Much is Too Much? Getting the Content Balance Right in Digital Publishing

As digital publishing slowly but surely comes to eclipse traditional, printed media a big question arises: what happens to the publishing schedule when there are no fixed dealines? This is a problem being tackled head on by the Financial Time ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: 'We Have to Get this Right,' Says Dohle

The CEO of the recently merged mega-publisher Markus Dohle addressed a range of subjects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Directors Identify New Revenue Streams

At the Frankfurt Book Fair's annual International Rights Directors Meeting, experts identified new opportunities for publishers to increase their revenue from rights. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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