Since September 2023, the book criticism working group of the Freelance Solidarity Project (a union of digital media workers, organizing to raise labor standards across the industry) has been collecting data on freelance rates. Its findings, published earlier this month, are pretty damn bleak. Essentially, most book critics without staff jobs are making far less […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-20 20:53:12 UTC ]
The majority of booksellers’ profitability has not been hit by the increase in the minimum wage which was implemented in April 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all,” Henry David Thoreau once wisely counseled. It is in that spirit that we offer this list. As happens every year, 2016 was full of widely praised novels, but the 15 fiction titles listed here are the ones the Monitor’s... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report finds average earnings for British authors are just £12,500, with legal protections among the worst in EuropeAs publishing prepares for the Christmas rush, with a blizzard of titles due for launch this week on “Super Thursday”, a European commission report has shown that life is less than... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here are the 10 August titles given the highest marks by the Monitor's book critics. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the ABA town hall, booksellers raised a range of issues, from paying a living wage to whether cover prices should be removed from books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minimum wage, selling used books, a better search engine, financing for new booksellers, and an ongoing conversation on race and class were among booksellers' concerns. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The proposed rise in the Minimum Wage announced by chancellor George Osborne in his recent budget will “hit indies hardest”, booksellers have said. Osborne said the Minimum Wage for people aged 25 and over would rise to £7.20 per hour in April 2016 (it is currently £6.50 per hour for those aged... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The high energy that has marked Winter Institute carried over into sessions where booksellers spoke about the challenges ahead, from dealing with minimum wage increase laws to creating a more equal partnership with publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Critics Circle recently surveyed reviewers about whether ethics guidelines are necessary for the industry. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a company which business depends on collecting data, Google sure was slow tabulating its report on smartphone usage. The study is available today, but the data is already outdated given strong holiday ebook reader and tablet sales and global impact of 37 million iPhones sold during fourth... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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