FBF confirmed to be unaffected by Germany's mass events ban

The Frankfurt Book Fair is still scheduled for October, despite a government extension of the ban on mass events in Germany to the end of that month, the prime minister for the German state of Hesse has confirmed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 22:45:01 UTC ]
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Editorial staff quit Elsevier journal en masse

All six editors and all 31 editorial board members of research journal Lingua have resigned last week in protest over publisher Elsevier's high subscription rates and failure to embrace open access. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blloon confirms closure but considers 'complete pivot'

Blloon has confirmed that following a series of talks on Friday (30th October) the subscription service will close. However, the platform’s founder Thomas Leliveld told The Bookseller the company was currently evaluating the “different strategic options we have at our disposal” and said as a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen and Germany’s GfK to Partner on Book Industry Data

Market research companies Nielsen and GfK announced a partnership on Monday with the aim of providing insights about global book publishing. The post Nielsen and Germany’s GfK to Partner on Book Industry Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror confirms £220m Local World deal

Daily Mirror owner will become UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher as it takes control of more than 100 titlesThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has confirmed its £220m deal to take control of Local World, cementing its place as the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher.Trinity Mirror,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Confirms Its Purchase of Jane Pratt's xoJane and xoVain

Time Inc. has acquired Jane Pratt's xoJane and xoVain websites in a bid to build up its portfolio of brands that target millennials. Adweek first reported that the acquisition was imminent on Oct. 16.   The deal is the latest in a string of big moves from the New York magazine publisher this... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Fairfax is site for one-day event on Saturday

Fairfax High School will be the site for a one-day basketball event on Saturday featuring top teams for the coming season. Action begins at 9:30 a.m. with El Segundo taking on Torrance. At 11 a.m., Mater Dei will play Loyola. At 12:30 p.m., it's Maranatha vs. Long Beach Poly. At 2 p.m., Fairfax... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F+W sells off HOW Design Events to Emerald Expositions

Retains HOW magazines and HOW University as part of refocusing effort. The post F+W sells off HOW Design Events to Emerald Expositions appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Zealand lifts ban on YA novel

New Zealand has lifted its temporary ban on Into the River, a novel aimed at teenage boys by Ted Dawe, saying putting restriction on sales of the book is "unjustifiable". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pre-FBF buying 'spree' at No Exit Press

No Exit Press has acquired five books in a pre-Frankfurt Book Fair buying “spree”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF 2015: Cooking the books

Edouard Cointreau talks about moving the World Cookbook Fair from Paris to Frankfurt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: Skoobe: Subscription E-books Are Succeeding in Germany

E-book subscription services have been the subject of intense interest in North American publishing, especially with the failure of Oyster last month and the growing pains of rival service Scribd over the summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF 2015: Boos on the changes at this year's fair

Frankfurt Book Fair director Jurgen Boos talks about the major changes that are in store for the 2015 iteration of the industry's most important trade fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Watson to speak at Unite-BookMachine event

Deputy leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson will address United, We Publish, an evening of workshops hosted by Unite and BookMachine. Watson will discuss his role in exposing the phone-hacking scandal at News International and his book Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and the Corruption... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iran threatens boycott of FBF over Rushdie speech

Iran has threatened to boycott 2015's Frankfurt Book Fair taking place next week (14th-18th October), due to organisers’ selection of Salman Rushdie as a keynote speaker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents' key FBF 2015 titles: part one

As this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair draws nearer, agents reveal their key titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany's €1m Booksellers Prize

Deutscher Buchhandlungspreis: that’s not a name that rolls off the tongue smoothly, even for a German. Ever since the first German Booksellers Prize was announced in February of this year, I have been wondering why an event that honours a worthy cause and celebrates one of the pillars of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK rights for banned YA book still available after US rights sold

UK rights for Ted Dawe’s divisive award-winning YA novel, Into the River, are still available, Penguin Random House NZ has confirmed, after US and Canadian rights were sold to independent American publisher Polis Books. Polis Books also acquired the rights to Dawe’s earlier novel Thunder Road... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karen Finley, Banned Books Week and the responsibilities of art

It's only fitting that the 25th anniversary edition of Karen Finley's “Shock Treatment” (City Lights: 144 pp., $15.95 paper) should come out in time for Banned Books Week, the literary holiday about which I feel most consistently ambivalent. If Banned Books Week represents, in many ways, a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Banned Books Week Really Matter Anymore?

Banned Books Week garners headlines and is easy to support, but some believe its an anachronism that 'traffics in fear-mongering over censorship.' The post Does Banned Books Week Really Matter Anymore? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banned New Zealand YA Novel Acquired By U.S. Publisher

Ted Dawe's 'Into the River,' which earlier this month became the first book in over two decades to be banned in New Zealand, has been acquired by Jason Pinter at Polis Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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