Survey of workforce at 34 book publishers and eight review journals in US reveals 79% of staff are white and 78% female – with UK numbers still unmonitoredMan Booker winner Marlon James: ‘Writers of colour pander to the white woman’A survey of American publishing has found that it is blindingly white and female, with 79% of staff white and 78% women.Multicultural children’s publisher Lee & Low Books surveyed staff at 34 American publishers, including Penguin Random House and Hachette , as well as eight review journals, to establish a baseline to measure diversity among publishing staff. They found that 79% were white. Of the remainder, Asians/Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders made up 7.2% of staff, Hispanics/Latinos/Mexicans 5.5%, and black/African Americans 3.5%. Related: Man Booker winner Marlon James: 'Writers of colour pander to the white woman' Related: How do we stop UK publishing being so posh and white? Related: 'Where are the brown people?': authors slam lack of diversity in UK publishing Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Polar Mobile, a digital media platform provider that builds apps for some of the biggest media companies, today announced it has secured an additional $6 million in funding. The new round, led by growth equity firm Georgian Partners, joins more than ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For an indie publisher to launch its first line with a $300 art book takes guts and vision, but that’s what Ammo Books’ founders Paul Norton and Steve Crist did in 2006 when they published 3,000 copies of Gonzo by Hunter S. Thompson and sold out in less than a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Shawcross, whose official biography of the Queen Mother was published by Macmillan in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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vjoon®, a leading provider of cross-media publishing platforms and a global Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) reseller, announces that vjoon customers such as Condé Nast, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, Red Bull, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of children's authors has formed a collective called Electrik Inc to publish their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's publishers remain confident that the printed book will be the dominant format for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers have reported a stronger Christmas than in 2010, with Waterstones showing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Classics publishers are refreshing their editions of modernist authors James Joyce and Virginia... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In September, Harvard University Press tried something a little different. That month the scholarly press announced it was holding an open search for the design of its forthcoming book series featuring English translations of works in various Indian languages. HUP has now found a logo and look... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardie Grant UK has acquired a relationship guide by Huffington Post writer Tracy Macmillan. UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPC Media magazine Marie Claire has appointed Toby Evans as publisher, from his position as associate publisher on woman's weekly title Look. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American book chain Barnes & Noble is reportedly seeking bids for its publishing arm Sterling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Inc. has put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale, say people familiar with the situation, signaling a likely end to its decades-long involvement in the publishing of its own books. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong ebook sales over the festive period compensated for the decline in physical sales,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corporation is acquiring the assets of Disney Publishing Worldwide’s FamilyFun. Beginning in March 2012, FamilyFun and its associated special interest publications, as well as Toyhopper and other magazine apps, will be published by Meredith. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books and audio books on the Web site of the New York Public Library. Publishers are waiting for an industrywide approach to e-lending to gel. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, has filed a trademark lawsuit against... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Good Muslim, The Marriage Plot and Go the F**k to Sleep are among the books literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish a "definitive" biography of entertainment mogul Simon Cowell by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been 18 months since News Corp erected paywalls around The Sunday Times and The Times. Mike Fletcher assesses whether the paywall model is the future for online publishing and talks exclusively with News International to discover a shift in strategic thinking. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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