Original Pirate material

Tech start-up Blinkist, which provides summaries of more than 2,500 best-selling non-fiction books, is "doubling down" on its efforts to grow its UK subscriber base. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #tech start-

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Original Pirate material'

Original Pirate material

Tech start-up Blinkist, which provides summaries of more than 2,500 best-selling non-fiction books, is "doubling down" on its efforts to grow its UK subscriber base. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tech start-

Was Françoise Sagan the original brat?

I know, I know. Leaves are turning. Charli’s called it. It’s been fun, but it would seem we’re just about done with this nebulous wink of an aesthetic category. But before we shift wholeheartedly into Demure Autumn, I’d like to present one last candidate for admission to the brat pantheon. The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-06 15:00:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #french author

What to read this weekend: Near-future dystopian fiction and a new approach to explaining life's origin

New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Hum by Helen Phillips Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-10 19:43:55 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #science fiction #anthology #black hole #chris condon

Toys 'R' Us uses OpenAI's Sora to make a brand film about its origin story and it’s horrifying

The rise of artificial intelligence in our media and entertainment industries has raised a lot of concerns about programs like Open Al’s text-to-video maker Sora replacing the artistic endeavors and aspirations of humans. If those AI made movies are anything like a new brand film about the Toys... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-06-25 21:47:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dr. seuss

How to Fix ‘AI’s Original Sin’

Last month, TheNew York Times claimed that tech giants OpenAI and Google have waded into a copyright gray area by transcribing the vast volume of YouTube videos and using that text as additional training data for their AI models despite terms of service that prohibit such efforts and copyright... Continue reading at O'Reilly Radar

[ O'Reilly Radar | 2024-06-18 12:58:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #original sin #youtube videos #ai models #copyright law

Viz Originals Expands into One-Shot Manga

Viz Media will expand its Viz Originals initiative to include Viz Originals One-Shots, "bite-size original manga stories created locally by debut and up-and-coming creators," and has tapped former 'Weekly Shōnen Jump' editor-in-chief Hisashi Sasaki to lead the program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #manga

Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites

Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill have filed a lawsuit accusing Google of promoting unauthorized copies of their textbooks by allowing pirate sites to continue to run ads even after receiving thousands of takedown requests. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #macmillan learning #mcgraw hill #run ads #macmillan

Major Publishers Sue Google Over Ads for Pirated Ebooks

Elsevier, Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill charge that Google has 'caused immeasurable harm' by advertising pirated content. The post Major Publishers Sue Google Over Ads for Pirated Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-05 21:10:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #cengage learning #macmillan learning #ebooks #macmillan

Goosebumps Remixes Its Source Material to Satisfying Results

Adapting a property like Goosebumps, R.L. Stine’s beloved series of children’s horror novels, for the big (or small) screen in 2023 is a tricky proposition. Each of the sixty-two books in the original run, apart from a handful of sequels, stands alone, so an anthology format, like the one... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-27 08:37:33 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #source material #beloved series #horror novels #small screen #anthology

Scribd Originals Gains Traction

Digital subscription reading and listening platform Scribd began publishing original nonfiction e-books in 2019, and has since released nearly 60 titles in what has proved to be a growing program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Booker prize reveals ‘original and thrilling’ 2023 longlist

Previously nominated authors Sebastian Barry, Tan Twan Eng and Paul Murray join 13-strong field including four debuts• Irish writers, debuts – and groundbreaking sci-fi: the Booker longlist in depthA longlist of 13 “original and thrilling” books offering “startling portraits of the current” are... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-01 08:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #booker longlist #longlist features #debut novelists #paul murray #novelists

Streaming services are removing original TV and films. What this means for your favourite show – and our cultural heritage

As part of recent challenges, multiple services have removed TV and film from their libraries – in many cases, meaning they are gone forever, inaccessible to any fan. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2023-07-10 20:08:39 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #streaming services #cultural heritage #multiple services #libraries

Rita Chang-Eppig on Researching Pirates for Her Debut Novel

This week on The Maris Review, Rita Chang-Eppig joins Maris Kreizman to discuss Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea, out May 30 from Bloomsbury. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts. * Maris Kreizman: Rita, your debut novel is not the typical debut novel that I usually... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-25 12:53:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #rita chang-eppig #maris review #debut novel

Roald Dahl collection to be published in original form later this year

Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish "classic" versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-02-24 14:35:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #original form #roald dahl #books suitable #modern readers #publisher penguin

How Easy Is It to Pirate Books?

Ebook piracy has long been a problem of publishing. How easy it is to pirate ebooks these days? And how do book thieves do it? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-01-24 11:37:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebooks

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Underground Comix Original, Dies at 74

Pathbreaking underground comix artist and editor Aline Kominsky-Crumb, whose work inspired a generation of women cartoonists, died from pancreatic cancer at home in Sauve, France on November 30. She was 74. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #aline kominsky-crumb #pancreatic cancer

Bob McGrath, original cast member on Sesame Street, dead at 90

Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children's author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children's show Sesame Street, has died at the age of 90. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-12-05 03:00:34 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #sesame street #children's author

Feds charge Russians linked to the 'world's largest' pirated e-book library

US law enforcement isn't just interested in shutting down video pirates. The feds have charged two Russian nationals, Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova, for allegedly running the pirate e-book repository Z-Library. The site was billed as the "world's largest library" and held over 11 million... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-11-17 21:44:09 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #russian nationals #copyright protections #november 3rd #copyright infringement #money laundering #wire fraud #digital book #authors guild #e-book

Z-Library founders arrested after the pirated e-book site is shut down

Two Russian nationals behind the site were charged with criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud, and money laundering. On November 3, the massive pirated e-book database Z-Library disappeared from the internet, with its domains leading to a cryptic message that the website had been seized... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2022-11-17 13:20:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #russian nationals #wire fraud #money laundering #law enforcement #e-book