Four of MasterClass's popular streaming tutorials are now available to public library patrons via the hoopla app with more classes to be added monthly. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Illinois has become the latest state to introduce a library e-book bill, with state legislators last week introducing the Equitable Access to Electronic Literature Act. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts Council England (ACE) has partnered with groups across the country to launch the Green Libraries programme to help libraries address their environmental impact. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-27 00:42:39 UTC ]
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Books owned by The Snow Goose author up for sale this week include Ian Fleming first editions inscribed for his former colleagueA first edition of Diamonds Are Forever, in which Ian Fleming thanks his friend and fellow author Paul Gallico for “spread[ing] his wings over my first-born [Casino... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-26 10:27:30 UTC ]
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Hay Festival unveils plans to ramp up its educational offer to schools and adult learners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 15:24:30 UTC ]
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The pandemic is showing the holes in social safety nets across the U.S., but public libraries aren't the answer to those problems. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-12 11:42:00 UTC ]
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Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish audio streaming company Storytel’s revenues for the last quarter of 2021 were up 20% on the previous year, in line with its forecast. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-11 18:19:04 UTC ]
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Black Sands Entertainment, an African American–owned comics publisher, webcomics app, and media venture, has agreed to an offer of $500,000 for a 30% stake in the company from comedian and actor Kevin Hart. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bath-based publishing firm From You to Me is offering all staff an extra day off every year as a "charity day". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-06 10:07:42 UTC ]
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Gary Wigglesworth has left his role at Hodder Education to take up the position of sales and marketing manager for British Library Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 05:24:47 UTC ]
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In exceeding more than 500 million annual lends for the first time, OverDrive's 2021 figures suggest the pandemic has, as librarians have suggested, raised demand for digital content in public libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The US Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, and Penguin Random House win a default judgment against Ukraine-based 'Kiss Library.' The post Ukraine-Based ‘Kiss Library’ Under Permanent Injunction in Book Piracy Case appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-04 10:56:43 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the decision by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to veto a bill that would have forced publishers and authors to grant e-book licences to libraries under state-imposed terms. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 06:31:54 UTC ]
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Free Little Libraries are delightful to find but some creators take them to a new level. Here are eight unique free little libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-30 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Here are the titles most frequently checked out from U.S. libraries in 2021, including fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-22 14:45:40 UTC ]
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A law forcing publishers in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public libraries in the US state of Maryland is expected to come into effect as planned on 1st January 2022 after a court challenge was set for February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-22 09:32:19 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association and the Federation of European Publishers have voiced their support for the Association of American Publishers’ challenge of an “unprecedented, unjustified” Maryland law which could force publishers both in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 16:08:03 UTC ]
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CrimeFest is offering a bursary for a writer of colour to attend its festival in May 2022 and appear on a panel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-19 23:32:15 UTC ]
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PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The AAP filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop Maryland's library e-book law for taking effect January 1 and also disclosed that it was one of more than 20 organizations to sign a letter to New York governor Kathy Hochul urging her to veto a similar bill. Both pieces of legislation require... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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