An online encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world sets a challenging precedent for scholarly publicationsAround a thousand years ago, an encyclopedia of knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean world was assembled. With 31,000 entries, the Suda is in part a dictionary of grammar, and in part a collection of articles on classical literature that includes descriptions of, and quotes from, works that have long since disappeared. This great lexicon, whose name probably means stronghold, has been translated into English, every entry vetted, and made available online. The purpose of this unparalleled collaboration is both to make the encyclopedia available to anyone with an interest, and to establish a new model for scholarly publishing, open, open-ended and crowd-sourced. More than 200 individuals have contributed. Each entry was put online and then vetted by named scholars, and every tweak, augmentation and corrected typo is there to be appreciated, or disputed a model other scholarly publications might usefully emulate. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson is releasing a colourful list of “literary art” books this autumn... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Mail's Marcus Rich is among the executives lined up for the Professional Publishers Association's annual conference, which will examine how to boost digital revenues and explore whether content is still king. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every year FOLIO: conducts a nationwide survey with mid and executive-level editors. The survey maps out salary ranges across a number of demographics including gender, age, location, company size, education and more. The infographic below provides an interactive breakdown on several key trends... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just as the TV industry has developed to directly monetise content through interactive services, product placement and sponsored programmes, online publishers need to explore innovations that use more than just the space around the content, says Vibrant Media's Fiona Salmon. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through a pair of tweets yesterday Mark McClusky and Evan Hansen announced a transition at the top editor spot at Condé Nast's Wired.com. Hansen is departing and McClusky, formerly the editorial development director, will be taking over the position, a role that Hansen had filled since 2005. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NewsCred, a tech-intensive news aggregator, is an up-and-coming player in the media industry thanks to licensing agreements with elite publishers like the Economist and Bloomberg. The company relies on these partnership deals and its own algorithms t ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has promoted Jane Sturrock to the role of editorial director, non-fiction. She will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ben Horslen has been appointed as editorial director of Puffin Fiction. Horslen is currently... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iDevice owners in New Zealand and 17 Latin American countries are no longer restricted to a diet composed of free content when it comes to their respective iBookstores. A quick search of the storefronts will reveal virtual shelves stocked with paid-content that haven't yet found their way to the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian book sales have plunged 10% in 2012, but ebook sales are finally taking off, writes Andrew Wilkins. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans of Bloomsbury’s young adult novel Throne of Glass will soon be able to showcase their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brent Council has faced mounting criticism for its midnight raid to strip Kensal Rise Library of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A “high-profile defeat” for publishers is how Brandon Butler, director of public policy initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries, described the May 11 verdict in Cambridge University Press et. al. v. Mark Becker et. al., a closely watched copyright case involving the use of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and journalist John Pilger are among the guests at this year's London Literature Festival. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two weeks after BEA ended last year and all the booksellers left town, something magical happened in New York: 10 more blocks of the High Line, our beloved “park in the sky,” finally opened to the public, doubling it in size. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Sue Townsend and Joanna Trollope have welcomed Nottinghamshire County Council’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Justice Department's top antitrust official says she won't stand by quietly if companies make agreements with rivals on price, signaling a stern stance as the department conducts a high-profile probe into electronic-book publishing. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council has responded to criticism from exiled Chinese poet and essayist Bei Ling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) has announced the line-up for Publishing+, its annual conference, taking place on 9 May, which will address the key topics influencing magazine and media publishers. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisa Joyner is to take up the permanent role of editorial director at HarperFiction, reflecting... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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