How science fiction and fantasy can help us make sense of the world

Speculative writers flesh out our passing thoughts into complete, functioning societies and explore how they might unfold. Continue reading at 'The Conversation'

[ The Conversation | 2019-04-18 09:22:03 UTC ]
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What Makes a Bestseller? Two SMP Authors Say They Know the Formula.

What's the perfect manuscript? The authors of the forthcoming 'The Bestseller Code' assessed some 20,000 works to find that a 2013 novel by Dave Eggers had all the attributes of a book destined for literary success. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science

Declaring that 'the current copyright framework is unfit for the digital age,' the chief of the Europe's research libraries organization speaks out against "neighboring rights,' related rights, for publishers. The post European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly 400 Publishers Have Applied for Medium's Plan to Help Them Make Money

In early April, Medium, the platform founded by Ev Williams, made a pitch to the publishing community: come to Medium, and we'll help you make money. There's not a publisher these days that isn't looking for new revenue streams, so it's not surprising that nearly 400 publishers have applied to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Network effect’: Why Medium is courting the sports world

Medium is recruiting sports publications, leagues, teams and athletes to use its publishing platform. Italian soccer A.S. Roma plans to run two publications on Medium: one covering the team and another for its captain’s final season. Roma sees Medium as a way to reach new audiences, especially... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press makes promotions, hires Ainley

HarperCollins fiction imprint The Borough Press has made several changes to its editorial team, hiring Holly Ainley as commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why All Publishers Should Join the World Wide Web Consortium

As the IDPF considers a merger with W3C, Brian F. O'Leary makes a case for why all publishers should join the W3C to help shape the future of ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Swiss Academic Powerhouse Steps Onto the World Stage

The CEO of Peter Lang, an international publishing group, is now one of six owners pivoting the company to face outward from Bern. Four years ago, she says, the company was 'very good at hiding.' The post A Swiss Academic Powerhouse Steps Onto the World Stage appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Booksellers Tweak Business Models to Make Most of Hearty Print Sales

With the resurgence of print formats, indie booksellers are testing new business models, scouting new locations, and starting mini-chains. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts & Sciences, RSA and Blinkink Sign Director Duos

Creative duo CO.LAB have joined Arts & Sciences. Justin Tyler Close comes from a background of art photography. Jeremy Power Regimbal has experience in post-production and cinematography. The Canadian pair formed CO.LAB over a year ago, after their first initial meeting a decade ago. They... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Science invests in TetraScience

Holtzbrinck-owned technology software company Digital Science has made an investment in US start-up TetraScience. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith and Max Porter join trade in making cultural case for Remain

Withdrawal from the EU would lead to "suffering" in the creative industries, according to an open letter signed by 220 thought-leaders in the literary world, including 2015 Baileys winner Ali Smith and Granta editor Max Porter, recent winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Reclassified' Oli White tops Sunday Times adult fiction chart

Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate has said it is "worth thinking about" introducing a Young Adult bestseller chart into the paper, after taking the decision to make vlogger Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) number one on the upcoming Sunday Times adult fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ICYMI: The end of the world, brought to you by the ANA

The story of the week: ANA’s report on the widespread use of rebates and kickbacks in the advertising industry, which will make for an awkward Cannes. Other major developments included GroupM’s decision to block publishers that use ad reinsertion to circumvent ad blockers. We also spoke to BBC... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McInerney's debut wins Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction

Lisa McInerney has won the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her debut The Glorious Heresies (John Murray). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hayden Close to Making History at Library of Congress

The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted to recommend that the full Senate approve President Obama's nomination of Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress. If approved she will become the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘I Have To Make It Happen’: Uganda’s Newest Publishing House

Nayana Kakoma has a daughter and 'I cannot find her stuff to read that does not have ponies and long blonde hair.' So she's starting a publishing company in Uganda. The post ‘I Have To Make It Happen’: Uganda’s Newest Publishing House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making the case for Brexit

The publishing business ought to consider its product exports and personnel imports before choosing its side, argues Diane Banks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs science writer Steven Johnson

Pan Macmillan has signed science writer Steven Johnson to its non-fiction list, after acquiring Wonderland: How Play and Delight Made the Modern World, due to publish November 2016.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From paying the bills, to £2,000 a day: making a killing from self-publishing

Her Last Tomorrow, Adam Croft’s latest DIY thriller, lifted his bedroom business into the sales stratosphere. He talks about paying off his mortgage in weeks and why he’s fine with publishers being ‘sniffy’“Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?” That’s the hook for a novel that has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan explores science of the mind with two new buys

Pan Macmillan has acquired two "major" neuroscience titles to build its non-fiction list in the area of pop-science. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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