Poulter sparks BA debate on terms

A debate over how much publishers care about independent booksellers broke out during yesterday... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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16.9 million viewers for rowdy Republican debate is 2nd biggest audience ever for Fox News

The raucous Republican primary debate gave Fox News its second largest audience ever on Thursday. Nielsen data show an average of 16.9 million viewers tuned into the 11th meeting of the contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination held at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Only the first... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel debate to discuss whether the age of newsprint is really over

Media Society to stage event as Johnston Press acquires i and Trinity Mirror launches a new title amid continuing decline in newspaper readershipJust after the Independent stops publishing its newsprint version, the Media Society is staging a panel debate, Is this the end of print?The final... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antitrust Experts Debate Apple’s Supreme Court Bid

A group of antitrust scholars gathered online at the Truth on the Market blog for a symposium titled: The Apple E-Books Antitrust Case: Implications for Antitrust Law and for the Economy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freshman Ethan Anderson sparks Fairfax over Westchester, 47-43

Ethan Anderson of Los Angeles Fairfax started the basketball season as a wide-eyed freshman. He's ending it as an experienced guard the Lions can count on in pressure situations. In a sold-out Westchester High gym and just one week before the City Section playoffs begin, Anderson delivered 12... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short story collection smuggled out of North Korea sparks global interest

Dissident tales from pseudonymous author Bandi, still living in the country, are very rare fiction to emerge from the secretive dictatorshipA collection of short stories written under a pseudonym and smuggled out of North Korea is on its way to becoming an international literary sensation, with... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA calls on Hammond to intervene over Hong Kong bookseller

Tim Godfray, chief executive of The Booksellers Association, has written to the foreign secretary, asking that the government "thoroughly investigates all the facts" relating to the disappearances of missing Hong Kong booksellers, who include British passport-holder Lee Bo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social Media Censorship in Bangladesh Hints at Long-Term Problems for Publishers

Two weeks have passed since the government in Bangladesh blocked access to Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, and other social media sites. In Dhaka, some people have crowded into hotel lobbies to access private networks, while others are gaining access thro ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Unifies E-book Terms for Libraries

Effective January 1, 2016, all Penguin ebooks purchased by libraries after January 1 will be licensed on a perpetual access model. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smart: 'publishers do invest long-term in authors'

Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart said that traditional publishers need to “shout from the rooftops” more about the value and investment they provide for authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel

Robert Sikoryak hit a cultural sweet spot when he adapted the complete text of an Apple legal document into a graphic novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Book Week: trade and academy join for seven days of debate and discussion

Debate about the future of the academic book will rage across the UK this week, with widespread support among publishers, academics, booksellers and librarians for the first Academic Book Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Weekly Beast: Tony Abbott’s political demise sparks rush of books

Political commentators pick apart the legacy of the former PM and his chief of staff, while Fairfax and News Corp staff feel the effects of further budget cutsJust when you thought you’d seen the back of Tony Abbott, the former prime minister is about to be back in the limelight in the form of a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBook Bestsellers: Nicholas Sparks Debuts at #1

Nicholas Sparks topped Apple’s iBooks Bestsellers list for the week ended October 18 with his newly-released 'See Me.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Up For Debate: Can Content Really Save Advertising?

Here's a reversal pretty much nobody saw coming: What used to be regarded as one of the most skippable forms of advertising -- custom content -- is now being held up by many in the industry as the thing that just might save advertising from all manner of ad-avoidance behavior, including ad... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romanian novel sparks pre-Frankfurt auctions

Literary agency PFD will this week hold auctions in Germany and the UK for Romanian novel The Book of Mirrors by EO Chirovichi. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davies retires from BA after 26 years

Sydney Davies, the Booksellers Association’s head of trade and industry, is retiring after 26 years. The BA has appointed Giles Clifton, a non-practising barrister, to the new role of head of corporate affairs following his departure. Clifton will begin in October and focus on lobbying for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spark Joy,' New Book from Bestselling 'Tidying Up' Author Kondo, Coming in January

The follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon will answer reader questions and offer advice on moving, packing, and dealing with other less than joyful topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading writers hope to shift refugee debate with crowdfunded anthology

Monica Ali, William Boyd and Marina Lewycka among the authors recruited with aim of shifting public perspectivesMajor authors including Monica Ali, William Boyd and Marina Lewycka are lining up to contribute writing to a new crowdfunded anthology which aims to counter the anti-refugee rhetoric... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gibbons reissues call for head-to-head debate with Vaizey

Author and library campaigner Alan Gibbons has issued an open letter to culture minister Ed Vaizey, renewing his call for the politician to engage in a full public debate on the future of the public library service as the “situation is critical”. Gibbons first issued a challenge to Vaizey... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Pointless’ host to keynote BA Conference 2015

Richard Osman, writer and presenter of BBC One quiz show “Pointless”, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Booksellers Association Conference. Held at Warwick University on 21st– 22nd September 2015 and sponsored by Gardners, this year’s conference will examine how bookshops are perceived... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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