The digital publishing boom of the last few years has changed the book business for ever, or has it? As a three-day conference begins to debate 'literary values in a digital age', we'll be reporting, live from 9.40am on Friday June 12, the views of editors, activists, writers, doubters and digital pioneersWhat would you like to know? Post your questions now and we'll raise them at the conference. Here is the programme 8.17pm BST Hello everyone, and welcome to the live blog where we will cover the first day of the conference Literary values in the digital age, now in its third year. We will follow the event minute by minute and bring you video and audio content about the future of books. This year's conference, organised by The Literary Consultancy, will be tackling the latest changes in the books trade, with particular focus on the exponential rise of self-publishing and the mixed fortunes of the e-book.In the meantime, you can: Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Cambridge University Press has seen its digital revenues rise 70% over the past year to account... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Education publishers have given mixed reactions to news leaked last week (20th June) that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Guinness World Records is launching its first digital-only title next week, Totally Bonkers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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News Corp. board backs splitting company's entertainment and publishing businesses Continue reading at MarketWatch.com
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The chiefs of Europe's publishing houses will meet today (26th June) in Brussels at a round-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Libel Reform Campaign is calling on supporters to make a "final push for a truly fair... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Carlton Publishing Group arts imprint Goodman, which launched in 2009 and is headed by chairman... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers should engage more with consumers by exposing the publishing process, delegates at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A new subscription-based digital audiobook service has launched with ambitions to double the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barnes & Noble has reported revenues for its Nook digital business for $933m for the full... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Arianna Huffington speaking at the party last week for Huffington, the new iPad weekly magazine. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Thirteen novels, including "The Good Earth,'' which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, will be published in ebook format by Open Road Integrated Media. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Erotica is continuing to steam-up acquisition meetings, with 19th July a potential sweet spot as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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After posting significant gains in 2011, the 16 publishers highlighted in PW’s annual Twitter snapshot all continued growing in 2012, showing that the book activity on the social media platform is still increasing substantially. All told, the total number of Twitter followers across all 16... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins has set up a global publishing programme, HarperCollins 360, which aims to make... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Huffington Post, which has methodically spread its wings from juicy gossip about Salma Hayek’s cleavage and pointed political commentary to a Pulitzer Prize-winning 10-part series on wounded veterans, is breaking into the magazine busin ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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AA Publishing has frozen commissions for new overseas travel guides, and will work with more... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers are confident that the draft Primary National Curriculum Programmes, released earlier... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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As the Association of American University Presses prepares to celebrate a milestone 75th birthday at its upcoming annual conference in Chicago, June 18–20, university press leaders are sure to have a long list of birthday wishes. Even the AAUP’s own conference description refuses to soft-pedal... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Google Inc.'s effort to digitize the world's books inched forward Monday, as the search giant said it had struck deals with French authors and publishers that end six years of litigation and open the way to sell out-of-print French books online. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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