Post-Taliban, a nascent publishing industry has emerged in Afghanistan, with hundreds of titles being published in Dari, Pashto, Uzbek and English. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It would have been hard to have missed last week’s digital launch of Rethinking ‘Diversity’ in Publishing. The report - the first of its kind on diversity in trade fiction - not only landed noisily, but put the publishing ecosystem in the dock. So what's next? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 09:58:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rethinking diversity
#publishing ecosystem
#book industry
The Publishers Weekly Stock Index fell nearly 20% in the first six months of 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#industry stocks
#publishers weekly
Being a book publisher comes with a set of tough moral responsibilities. You provide livelihoods for authors and booksellers, your hiring decisions can greatly influence how UK culture is shaped, and you’re also a company with a duty of care towards your staff. Sometimes these duties come into... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 03:23:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#free speech
#open letter
#jk rowling
#book -
#children’s book
#book publisher
The social media campaign could force publishers to focus on black writers by encouraging readers to buy their booksCould the New York Times’ Best Seller book list ever be filled entirely by black authors?As industries undergo reckonings around race, in the wake of international demonstrations... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-17 10:00:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#buy books
#force publishers
#black writers
#encouraging readers
#black authors
#racial justice
#bestseller lists
#publishing industry
Publishing staffers have spoken out on low pay and poor transparency on salaries in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 02:56:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#dirty word
#low pay
I have to start by admitting that when I began writing this letter last week, I was boiling mad and ready to take everyone on. Now, in its tenth or twentieth draft (I don’t know which) I’m still boiling mad, but most of your gaslighting social media posts that sent me over the edge have gone, so... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-10 12:34:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing people
#open letter
#began writing
#hostile environment
#black authors
In response to Monday's Day of Solidarity, which saw more than 1,100 publishing workers demanding that the industry take action to diversity its workforce and to publish more black authors, three of the Big Five publishers issued statements pledging to do just that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#black authors
Serpent's Tail will publish Torrey Peters’ debut novel Detransition, Baby, described as a "uniquely trans take on love and parenting". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-05 09:01:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#torrey peters
Asking consumers to remember what booksellers mean to them, Spain's publishing industry associations roll out a campaign to reopen book retailers. The post Coronavirus Response: Spain’s Publishing Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-04 13:07:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#coronavirus response
#bookstore
#publishing industry
A first assessment of the Chinese market, January to March, shows physical bookstore sales plunging 60+ percent, printing stalled, supply chain disrupted. The post First Quarter Industry Report: The Coronavirus Hits China’s Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-05 03:15:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing appeared
#chinese market
#bookstore sales
It’s hard to imagine an industry more poorly prepared for the arrival of a global pandemic than the media business. Even before “coronavirus” became a household word, the industry was already reeling from a series of body blows, most of them delivered by Google and Facebook and their dominance... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-20 11:45:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#trump administration
#lives depend
#personal essay
#dark places
#news publisher
Publishers Weekly has been providing news to book businesses since 1872, weathering many world crises since then. While the coronavirus pandemic brings new challenges to the magazine and the book industry it serves, current technologies are enabling the publisher to adapt. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-04-09 16:57:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book businesses
#publishers weekly
#book industry
As the virus’s spread continues, another conference is canceled, more stores close, and disruptions ripple across the industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Publishers and agents react to the cancellation of one of publishing’s most significant events and seek new ways to host meetings scheduled for the fair Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 08:52:23 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
There’s no bigger global news story right now than the slow but intractable spread of coronavirus, which has been hobbling the normal ebb and flow of everything from the stock market to cruises, theme parks and tourism. The virus has affected the publishing industry as well, and there’s perhaps... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-26 17:39:37 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#stock market
#publishing industry
Two top executives at newspaper publisher Tribune are stepping down as the company deals with its largest shareholder, a hedge Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-02-19 18:55:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#top executives
#company deals
#largest shareholder
Wayne State University Press remains embroiled in controversy since the firings of three senior employees. The president's office has assumed oversight for the press, and interim director Tara Reeser is stepping down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#wayne state
#senior employees
The "American Dirt" uproar is prompting the book industry to review, reenforce, and revamp plans to become more diverse and inclusive. The publishing industry is predominantly run by white women, according to a new study. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 17:29:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#american dirt
#revamp plans
#predominantly run
#white women
#book industry
#publishing industry
The "American Dirt" uproar is prompting the book industry to review, reenforce, and revamp plans to become more diverse and inclusive. The publishing industry is predominantly run by white women, according to a new study. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 17:29:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#american dirt
#revamp plans
#predominantly run
#white women
#book industry
#publishing industry
Voice user interface (VUI) is becoming a pressing navigation need as more consumers and offices are employing technologies such as Google Assistant, Alexa and others. As VoiceBrew points out, several publishers like the Financial Times, the New York Times, and the Business Insider’s “Ten Tech... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-11 18:18:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#original language
#virtual assistant
#paying attention
#audio formats
#ai revolution
#kindle