The British Council is seeking proposals from researchers to conduct research into India’s trade publishing and literature sectors, identifying opportunities for internationalisation and identifying challenges and issues faced by publishers and other literature organisations from working and collaborating more internationally, specifically with the UK.India has hundreds of recognised languages, with 22 official languages, yet most Indian literature known globally has been written in English, with very little Indian literature in translation making it to western markets. In order to better understand this aspect of the sector, this research will focus on:Publishers, writers and literature organisations working in India’s official languages Consulting with individuals working as trade publishers, writers, translators, literary agents, live literature producers The purpose of the research is to:Provide a needs-based analysis for British Council literature programme development in India Identify new partners and stakeholders who British Council might collaborate with Identify barriers to internationalisation faced by Indian literature and publishing professionals Suppliers should demonstrate experience of:Designing and conducting research in the publishing sector including, but not limited to using a wide range of methodologies, writing executive summaries of research findings, and analysing large amounts of qualitative data Working in an international literature/publishing... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
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Tezuka Productions and Digital Manga, Inc. have announced a deal to translate and digitally publish hundreds of volumes of manga by revered manga and anime creator Osamu Tezuka. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone has signed a four-book deal with Kindle self-published author Tracy Bloom. Jenny... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twelve German online news publishers have taken a 50 percent stake in collecting society VG Media, with the aim of receiving compensation from search engines that republish parts of news articles.Joining collecting society VG Media is the publishers’ first step toward collecting compensation... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Books India agreed to withdraw the book from circulation in India as well as destroy every copy of the book. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first three titles to be released will be I Love Lucy, The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, and The Disney Parks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collection will include work by Banks's friend Ken MacLeod and will come out on the anniversary of his death in FebruaryThe final work by Iain Banks – a collection of poetry by the late author – will be released next February, his publisher has announced.Banks died last June, two months after... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The mobile Web experience has improved significantly over the past few years as publishers have come to the realization that this smartphone and tablet thing isn't going away. But there are still some responsive design holdouts. The post These top publishers are still mobile Web holdouts... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Silkworm focuses on killing of a vindictive novelist who has written character assassinations of his peersThe new novel from JK Rowling, written under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, will feature a novelist who is brutally murdered after writing poison pen-portraits of nearly everyone he... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In genre fiction, going it alone is beginning to look a much more dependable route to successBrenna Aubrey self-published her debut romance novel At Any Price on the Amazon Kindle on 9 December 2013. One month later At Any Price had netted a total profit of £16,588. Aubrey's success is far from... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Critics of the merger worry Comcast will have unmatched bargaining power in dealing with media companies, essentially turning Comcast into a gatekeeper able to toll digital media companies for faster access to its network. The post Will the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Hurt Publishers?... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers that rely on Facebook to drive large portions of their traffic are at constant risk of having the rug pulled out from under their feet. A recent algorithm tweak may have done just that. The post Facebook Withdrawal: Viral Publishers See Traffic Plunge appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and consumers in Canada who had become accustomed to a Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar are adjusting to what appears to be the new reality: a Canadian dollar hovering around the 90¢ mark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a month of upheaval in the independent sector, publishers have told The Bookseller that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Arundhati Roy leads chorus of protest after publisher settles lawsuit brought by militant groupConservative activists in India have pledged to continue their campaign to purge bookshelves and schools of works they say are abusive to Hinduism, as a fierce row over a 700-page academic... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Books India has recalled American Indoligist Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History, sparking a debate about publishing freedoms. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revival will see horror master return to his signature genre after excursion into crime fiction, Mr MercedesNot content with making his first excursion into hard-boiled detective fiction this summer, Stephen King has announced that he will publish a second novel in the autumn.The 66-year-old... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives has launched a digital monthly magazine optimized for reading on tablets and screens. Our first issue on Selling & Sales highlights new strategies for boosting book sales. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The web giant's books imprint flexes its muscles after scoring an ebook No 1, but the little guy may yet win the dayA good month for Amazon's fledgling publishing business – the imaginatively-titled Amazon Publishing – just got better, after the imprint won the rights to Cath Quinn's historical... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google’s Android is now the most popular smartphone operating system in the UK – so publishers can no longer just talk about iPhone and iPad apps. But despite its increasing market dominance (on mobile anyway) the Google propo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finishing a strong second year, Worthy Publishing Group sees an 84% increase in sales in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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