In 1990, Pierre N. Leval, then serving as a federal judge, ran across an unexpected stumbling block while crafting a Harvard Law Review article about the “fair use” doctrine of American copyright law. To wit, he was worried that quoting his own cases, exactly as they had been published in law volumes, might itself run afoul of then-narrowing fair use guidelines, which govern how much of someone else’s copyrighted work you can lawfully quote without asking permission. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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San Francisco’s iconic City Lights bookstore, which has been an anchor of the city’s literary world since Lawrence Ferlinghetti founded it in 1953, is asking for help to stay financially afloat as its doors remain closed. The store launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for staff and to pay... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-10 16:03:18 UTC ]
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Today, Simon & Schuster announced their acquisition of the first book by Michael Schur, creator of postmodern morality play and philosophical sitcom The Good Place, otherwise known as the best thing on television for a while there. How to Be Good: A Definitive Answer for Exactly What to Do,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-10 16:57:41 UTC ]
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For almost a decade now, Italian author and academic Giovanni Catelli has been researching and writing about the untimely death of Albert Camus, the French author who died in 1960, at age 46, when a car driven by his publisher swerved off-road and crashed into a tree. Camus’ death was certainly... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-05 17:20:17 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books is publishing a new "showstopping" children's picture book from author–illustrator team David Walliams and Tony Ross, called The Creature Choir, in time for Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 16:36:42 UTC ]
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Is it panel-to-panel representation? Is it casting? This reader has some opinions on what makes a good comic book adaptation, and some good candidates. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-03 10:42:51 UTC ]
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New tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on goods imported from the European Union will include books produced in Germany and the U.K. These titles will be subjected to a 25% tariff beginning October 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcy Dermansky’s fourth novel is a story of sex and intrigue set around a beautiful pool at a luxurious house. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-25 16:46:07 UTC ]
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A 40-year-old independent bookshop in London has undergone a digital transformation after its owner signed up to a Google project which pairs young people with businesses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 12:35:21 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books rose 6.6% in February over February 2018 after slumping in January, while sales of children/young adult books had a second consecutive month of good sales increases, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the growing popularity of audio and a resurgence in poetry are driving interest in a UK-based internet radio station. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Fever Pitch, About a Boy, and High Fidelity, Nick Hornby created a niche penning romantic comedies from the male perspective and launching the crush-worthy careers of Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and John Cusack on both sides of the pond. Then he went on to prove that he can deftly embody a... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired two books to tie-in with a new TV series based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Books exist in an intangible digital realm—one propped up by manual labor. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Portland Press Herald in Maine said it would bring back its local book reviews if the author and his followers brought in 100 new subscriptions. They brought in twice that. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A retail tech start-up, NearSt, has partnered with Google to show online what is available in local stores, with around 60 bookshops signed up nationwide. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It can't have escaped your attention that -- in the US at least -- holiday season is just around the corner. With Thanksgiving comes Black Friday and other sales, and Google is getting in on the action with a series of discounts in the Play Store. There are great savings to be made on games and... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the heatwave and the World Cup in Russia, the UK print market sold 42 million books for £344.2m between the first week of June and the third week of August, via Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every day millions of people ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Our writers answer some of the commonest queriesBefore trying to answer this very important question, it is useful to ask yourself another one: “Why should I get my book published?” What do you hope to achieve by releasing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The educational charity Book Aid International produces its own study that supports the tenets of its relatively new 'Study Hub' exam-oriented program. The post Book Aid International Cites Good Results in Zambia From Its ‘Study Hub’ Pilot appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While working on a recent story about hate speech spread by telephone in the ’60s and ’70s, I came across an interesting book that had been digitized by Google Books. Unfortunately, while it was a transcript of a Congressional hearing, and therefore should be in the public domain and not subject... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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