Micro-presses fight their corner

Difficulties with finances and heavy workloads have sounded the death knell for micro-publishers Jurassic London and Boo Books, while fellow mini press Gray Friar Press has also shuttered. However, all three have maintained that micro-publishing plays a vital role in the health of the industry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvard Press Director Sisler to Retire

William P. Sisler, director of Harvard University Press (HUP) for nearly 27 years, will retire at the end of the academic year on June 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Central Recovery Press Buys Assets of Mac Publishing

Las Vegas-based Central Recovery Press has acquired the assets of Mac Publishing, a publisher of materials of works on family systems and addictive disorders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowdfunded small-press prize announces inaugural shortlist

Neil Griffiths’ Republic of Consciousness prize for ‘brave and brilliant’ works from small publishers unveils contenders for award funded by online raffleA prize designed to reward “brave, bold and brilliant” literature from small presses that raised its purse from crowdfunding has announced its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Aims to Promote Better Journalism, Fight Hoaxes and Work With Local News Outlets

In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook laid out a fairly elaborate plan to promote better media reporting and consumption. Called the Facebook Journalism Project, it includes a local news initiative, new storytelling formats and fighting hoaxes, among other items. With the current debate about... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future House Publishing: A Young Press Off to a Bright Start

After only two years of publishing, Utah’s Future House Publishing has seen a fair amount of success. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholarly Publishing: The University of Bristol’s New Press Stands on Policy

At the UK's newest university press, key points of campus-based publishing emerge: 'You’ve just got to be really clear about why you’re innovating.' The post Scholarly Publishing: The University of Bristol’s New Press Stands on Policy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Milo Yiannopoulos’ book is wrong. My magazine is fighting back | Adam Morgan

Simon & Schuster has given the Breitbart writer a $250,000 deal – so I decided the Chicago Review of Books would not cover any of its authors in 2017Last week, the literary world gasped when one of the largest publishers in the United States, Simon & Schuster, rewarded America’s most... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rosset by Barney Rosset review – a publisher’s fight against censorship

This memoir of the American publisher of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Tropic of Cancer is full of landmark literary moments“Some people think my chief claim to fame is having published the first book to be sold over the counter in this country with the word fuck printed on its pages in all its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian Publishing Is Losing the Copyright Fight

Among the key proposals made by the Australia Productivity Commission is backing the call for ending restrictions on parallel book imports before the end of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Enlisting American Users in the Fight Against Fake News

Facebook's going to need all the help it can get to combat fake news.  With that in mind, the company is enlisting users to fight the good fight, revealing a five-part plan to cleanse its platform of faux publishers that make money off click-bait headlines that contain blatant untruths. The... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HighWire Press buys Semantico

US scholarly publishing company HighWire Press has bought Brighton-based technology and services company Semantico for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annick Press's Colleen MacMillan to Retire, Vancouver Office to Close

After 17 years as the associate publisher of Annick Press, Colleen MacMillan will retire on February 3, and Annick will close its Vancouver outpost at the end of December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Noir Press: Bringing Lithuanian Fiction to English Readers

‘Does a Lithuanian author stand a chance in the ocean of books on British bookshop shelves?’ Noir Press’ Stephan Collishaw says he has a good answer. Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė is the Vilnius-born, 39-year-old author who won the 2009 European Union Prize for Literature for her ‘Kvėpavimas į... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press launches third anniversary tote bag competition

The Borough Press is today launching a competition to design a tote bag inspired by its new tagline 'books that make you' and to herald the imprint’s third birthday in January 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Policy morphs into university press

In the year that academic publisher Policy Press celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has secured “major investment” from the University of Bristol to create a new university press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New University of Cincinnati Press Hires Director

Elizabeth Scarpelli has been named the University of Cincinnati Press's first director. The press, launched this summer, will publish both scholarly and regional titles with social justice themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Notes: Cambridge University Press and Overleaf; FutureBook Awards

In three of Cambridge University Press' journals, Overleaf arrangement offers authoring tools. And eight awards are part of the FutureBook Conference. The post International Notes: Cambridge University Press and Overleaf; FutureBook Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A cosy consultation which will pander to the press | Letters

We read with interest Jane Martinson’s article (Paul Dacre to step down as chair of journalists’ code of practice committee, 1 December). The article notes that culture secretary Karen Bradley has launched a 10-week consultation into press regulation. As teachers and researchers in media and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wayne State University Press Celebrates 75 Years, Successful Trade Program

An expanded trade publishing program has paid off well for Wayne State University Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Ireland and Fighting Words launch partnership

Penguin Random House Ireland is launching a three-year partnership with creative writing organisation Fighting Words to promote equal opportunities for young people. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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