The House has yet to sign on to the Senate's $20 million proposal to fund library construction and renovation, which, if passed, would be the first federal funding for updating library facilities in some 26 years. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The coalition of librarians, archivists, and historians is using the crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to try to raise money to save the historic papers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the UK, authors are paid by the government when their physical books are borrowed (around 6p per loan), but digital titles are not yet a part of that agreement. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade publishers contacted by the Society of Authors over the issue of ebook lending are using a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has warned that authors may be losing out twice over on ebook loans, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New! For the July 1, 2013 issue (reservation deadline June 17, 2013): Some call it multicultural, some call it Africana, some call it a “special collection”; but whatever it’s called, the procurement of materials that reflect black culture is a part of a librarian’s job, and we wanted to hear... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg visited the Random House offices on Vauxhall Bridge Road earlier... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danish publisher Lindhardt and Ringhof has acquired Per Kofod Publishers after its founder... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The French government and publishers this week pledged an additional €9m in mainly interest-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Members of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) have demanded... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Penguin Random House merger could go ahead next month following its clearance without... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Penguin and Random House merge, the company will publish half the trade books in the USA. How can the rest of the industry compete? And what will be the impact on Amazon? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former People by Douglas Smith, published by Macmillan, has won the inaugural £5,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rights House co-chief executive Michael Foster has sold his controlling stake in the literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven libraries look set to close in Sefton in Merseyside after councillors approved plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts Council England’s Envisioning the Library of the Future project has concluded that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports.A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's $1.5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House has won the Publisher of the Year accolade at the Bookseller Industry Awards 2013,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts Council England’s new director for libraries has said he would like to “change... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six libraries in Manchester are set to close on 29th June despite opposition from the public. A... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette, the last holdout among America's "big six" publishers, will make its full ebook catalog available to nonprofit public libraries and school libraries across the nation on May 8th. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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