Translation rights are increasingly important to academic publishers. Representatives from two of the world’s oldest university presses explain why. The post ‘Opening Up Our Work’: University Presses and Translation Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The six-year-old bookstore in the borough's Fort Greene neighborhood is branching out with a 2,100 sq. ft. location in nearby Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tech giant that pioneered online bookselling is going old school. Amazon unveiled its first bricks-and-mortar bookstore, Amazon Books, in Seattle’s upscale University Village shopping mall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is opening a bookshop in Seattle, promising books will be the same price as those on its website. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Considered the bane of many brick-and-mortar bookshops, Amazon.com is ironically entering the business with a physical bookstore it is opening in Seattle on Tuesday. The online retailer sees the store that it is opening in University Village as a physical extension of its online business. The... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comma Press is publishing the first full title in English by popular Chinese author Diao Dou, translated by Brendan O’Kane. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press is breaking foreign sales records with its 2013 book 'The Great Escape,' after author Angus Deaton was named a Nobel Prize winner in economics last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The appointment of a ‘trustee panel’ to oversee the output of Istanbul publisher Koza-Ipek is more depressing than the police closing it downWhen Turkish police stormed the Koza-Ipek publishing house last week, closing down two daily papers and two TV channels in a forest of shields and batons,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Reporting, Criticism and Editorial Cartooning will be expanded to accept print and online magazine entries for the 2016 prizes. The post Pulitzer Prizes Open Three More Categories to Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I’m the publicity officer for Sandstone Press. It’s my job to look after authors from the moment they sign their contract. This involves creating publicity campaigns, organising events such as book launches and, of course, social media. What do you like best about your role? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has sold the US rights for Ross Welford’s Time Travelling with a Hamster to Penguin Random House US for a six-figure dollar sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naxos AudioBooks has acquired an exclusive license to the unabridged audiobook rights for The Periodic Table by renowned writer and Holocaust survivor, Primo Levi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Potter' fans now know what the upcoming play will be about and it involves more of the characters from the book series than they may have thought. The show is set to open in London in the summer of 2016. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time, Inc. chief content officer on how magazines can adapt to thrive on a changed playing field. The post Folio: Show Coverage: Norm Pearlstine Delivers Opening Keynote appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Amazon invests $10 million its translation project, Susan Bernofsky ask if Amazon is turning translation into a 'glorified form of self-publishing.' The post Amazon Commits $10 Million to Translations, Prompting Questions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Underground publisher says it is risking regulations to translate Svetlana Alexievich’s novels into her home languageBefore a group of Belarusian artists and intellectuals chose it as their headquarters, Minsk drinkers would line up outside the run-down building for cheap vodka on tap. These... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The US indie website, bought this week by the publisher of Vogue, continues growing as the NME goes free, and Q and Mojo’s print circulations slideIf music journalism is dying a slow commercial death, then no one told Pitchfork. While British magazines such as NME (for which I write reviews), Q... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The buzz at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year is that more translations are finding their way into English language markets through indie publishers. The post The Life-Changing Magic of Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press commissioning editor Cassie Browne has signed two further novels from Andrea Bennett. The author was signed by the HarperCollins imprint through its open submissions scheme. Borough released Bennett’s début, Galina Petrovna’s Three-Legged Dog Story, in the UK in August, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet Sarah Jane Gunter today, Wednesday, 3 p.m. Frankfurt Book Fair In a move that answers a constant question both from independent authors and from publishers, AmazonCrossing has announced that it now is accepting submissions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid tight security, author Salman Rushdie told reporters that the publishing world must continue to defend free speech. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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