Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 08:41 Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co is among the 46 bookshops to be nationally recognised as libraires indépendantes de référence (LIR). read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Independent spends £250,000 a day to fund its journalism, and is bullish about maintaining those standards in its future as a digital-only publisher. While print ad revenues have hardly been a safety net for any newspaper publisher for some time, carving out commercial differentiation in the... Continue reading at Digiday
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Facebook has published its latest Global Government Requests Report covering the second half of 2015. The transparency report reveals that there has been as 13 percent increase in the number of government requests for data, but it also shows that Facebook is still not able to be as transparent... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With less than a week to go, 435 independent bookstores are getting ready for Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday. Bookstores intend to make it a party with everything from music to food to promotions and giveaways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews editor Everett Jones recommends 'The French Resistance' by Olivier Wieviorka, a synthesis of existing research into the Byzantine, mutating infrastructure of the Resistance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This debut novel, about a child with eccentric parents, has sold over 120,000 copies in France since its January release and has benefited greatly from early support from booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eighty-eight French publishers and some 28,000 French-language titles are represented in bookstore Albertine's ebook expansion. The post 28,000 French-Language Ebooks Are Newly Available in the US appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalists and readers pay fond tribute to newspaper as it publishes final print edition before going online-only Related: Former Independent editor Simon Kelner: ‘The paper had a real soul' The final print edition of the Independent was greeted with a fond farewell from journalists around the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The government is to pilot a crowdfunding scheme to promote use of the model by cultural organisations, and establish a new virtual "Commercial Academy for Culture" to promote commercial expertise in the cultural sectors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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France declared war on freeloaders this week, as the Paris Métro cracked down on ticket fraud and the nation's newspapers formed a bloc against ad-blockers. But it seems freeloading does still pay. Ten percent or more of travelers on the tramways circling Paris don't pay, according to the local... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of French publishers are starting a week long trial against ad blocking. The joint approach was announced in December by online publishing trade body Geste. However it has not set a standard, so all publishers are free to take their own approach. L’Equipe is blocking content unless users... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The independent sector is in good health and good heart, but it needs to think freshly about the way the world is," Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French publishers and booksellers are up in arms over an agreement with the Education Ministry’s multimedia arm for Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing to hold workshops in France to promote self-publishing by teachers and others in the education community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The time was ripe to create a professional organization that unites French and Francophone literary agents.' And so, the Alliance ALF is formed in Paris. The post French Literary Agents Create a Professional Alliance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Relative newcomers, shops reinvigorated by new owners and an institution still innovating in its 70th year are among the regional winners of this year’s British Book Industry Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year, sponsored by Gardners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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As the IPG’s representative to Digital Book World 2016, Tom Bonnick says he's looking at the role of independent publishers in today's industry. The post A UK Independent Publisher at DBW: Nosy Crow’s Tom Bonnick appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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A record year for submissions has led to the highest ever number of regional shortlisted entries in this year’s British Book Industry Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year category, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nothing pains me quite as much as having to admit I might have been wrong about something. But news breaking last week may force me to reconsider my opinion of Dave Eggers' 2013 novel "The Circle."I don't think the book has gotten any better. The main character is still annoying and, worse, a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Independent and Independent on Sunday print editions are to close, leaving publishers “shocked” and saddened by the end of one of the “last, best” places to have books reviewed in print. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meanwhile, Evgeny Lebedev’s rival newspaper publishers must go on riding two horses galloping in opposite directions The switch from print to screen is well advanced. Plenty of newspapers in the US have made the move or are in the process of doing so by reducing the number of days in which they... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a 10th year, IPG Independent Publishing Awards will recognize the work of UK independent publishers and offer a business boost for the winners. The post Celebrating 10 Years of IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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