From the Archive: January 6, 1877

In 1877, as the outcome of the previous year’s presidential election was still being disputed, D. Appleton & Co. advertised a book that tackled the ever-thorny question, “How shall the votes be counted?” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Facebook is moving forward with its controversial Ad Archive with a new system that will decide whether to include individual publishers in the archive. The post Facebook rolls out system to include news publishers in its controversial Ad Archive appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EUP sees 6% revenue rise, appoints Allin and Mason

Edinburgh University Press saw a further year of rising sales for the 12 months to end July 2018, with total revenues of £3.43m, 6% up on the previous year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google publishes its own archive of US political ads

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[ Engadget | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of August 6, 2018

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This Week's Bestsellers: August 6, 2018

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