Publisher labels ‘bitch’ as offensive but fails to satify some equality campaigners Oxford University Press has updated its dictionaries’ definitions of the word “woman” following an extensive review triggered by equality campaigners.Among the updates to Oxford Dictionaries’ definitions is the acknowledgement that a woman can be “a person’s wife, girlfriend, or female lover”, rather than only a man’s. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Regional publishers must stay true to their roots to maintain integrity in an age of unscrupulous competition. The post Don’t Let the “J-Word” Get in the Way appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacqueline Wilson and Melvyn Bragg are among the names to speak at this year's FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the literary event and will bring together an array of speakers including authors David Baddiel, Liz Pichon, Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Barefoot Books has told business associates it will close its Oxford studio at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An author and illustrator worked with PubCoder and Munich's ArsEdition to quickly publish an interactive picture dictionary to help with Syrian refugees. The post German Publisher Creates Picture Dictionary for Syrian Refugees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unauthorised biography of Ted Hughes is attacked by the English poet's widow just days after being shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BloombergBusinessweek, the print crown jewel in the Bloomberg Media portfolio, has appointed its first woman editor since the magazine's founding in 1929. Ellen Pollock, who joined the magazine two... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For its 26th year, Word on the Street Toronto—Canada’s largest free book and magazine festival—moved to a new venue at the Harbourfront Centre, next to Lake Ontario. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Words Without Borders featured nine new translations from Indonesia in advance of Indonesia's turn as Guest of Honor at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Sample New Writing from Indonesia at Words Without Borders appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ferol Vernon of Written Word Media argues that online, email book marketing is at its most effective when addressing readers in precise verticals. The post Can Technology Replicate Word-of-Mouth Book Marketing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A woman was held captive in a closet and sexually abused by a Richmond, Calif., man she met on Facebook a year ago, police said. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Videos on Facebook are big business. As well as drugged up post-dentist footage, there is also huge advertising potential. Now Facebook has announced a new set of options for video publishers -- including the ability to limit who is able to see videos based on their age and gender. A social... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erin L. Cox looks at her career in publishing and wonders, does the number of female CEOs really measure the impact women have on the publishing business? The post On Being a Woman in Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A British speed reader has finished Harper Lee's much anticipated novel, Go Set A Watchman, in less than half an hour. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press, a department of the University of Oxford, has a remarkably diverse publishing program that reaches far beyond traditional university presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s Oxford is holding what it is calling the first ever Empathy Festival from 5th-12th June. The company’s flagship bookshop will host five events over five days on the subject of empathy in conjunction with Roman Krznaric, author of Empathy: Why it Matters and How To Get It... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marian Keyes has notched her tenth UK Official Top 50 number one, returning to the pole position for the first time in over two years. Keyes’ The Woman Who Stole My Life (Penguin) sold 24,139 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market, an impressive 27% rise on its first week... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press has chosen hashtag as its ‘children’s word of the year’ because of its significant use in the 500 Words 2015 competition. The 500 Words competition was launched by presenter Chris Evans on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in 2011, and is for stories of 500 words or less by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 7,000 people have volunteered to donate one of a shortlist of 20 books to the 35% of the population who are not regular readersA quarter of a million books are due to find new homes tonight, as thousands of book-lovers hit the streets to give away their favourite titles as part of World... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s has opened a new shop on Oxford Brookes University campus, 40% bigger than its previous one on the site. The shop officially opened yesterday (18th February), and sits above Starbucks in a new partnership for the bookseller. Starbucks is based on the ground floor and Blackwell’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The magazine editor on integrating print with technology, avoiding the hard sell, and why it’s fine for covers to show a few wrinklesIt seemed, at the time, an odd move. While old media print companies were scrambling to improve their digital offerings and wondering whether their print titles... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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