Sadiq Khan vows to defend creative industries during Brexit negotiations

London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed he will stand with the creative industries "every step of the way" to ensure their interests are "defended" during the upcoming Brexit negotiations.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Randi Zuckerberg's Deep-Dive Creative Month

How taking monotasking to an extreme can help you tackle ambitious projects.Every March, Randi Zuckerberg goes on a spring break. Last year she went to New York; the year before she went to Tokyo. But unlike your standard vacation, Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media (and sister of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad Adopts Creative Commons 4.0 Licenses

Wattpad has upgraded its copyright protection to Creative Commons 4.0, offering fans the ability to remix millions of stories into new content with permission. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster negotiating with Amazon amid Hachette feud

The publisher is reportedly in talks with the e-commerce giant, sparking speculation as to what the negotiations are about. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Appeal Filing, Google Defends Snippets

In a filing with the Second Circuit last week, Google defended its practice of displaying snippets in Google Book Search. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Goes to the WSJ to Defend Itself

In the WSJ, Amazon's Russ Grandinetti 'defended the company against criticism that it is using its growing clout in electronic books to bully a major publisher.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cable announces £16m creative skills programme

A publishing training programme led by Oxford Brookes University in partnership with publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin defends Brooks' Carnegie win

Penguin has defended Kevin Brooks' Carnegie medal after literary journalists criticised the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Sales Flat in 2013; Trade Dropped 2.3%

Industry sales were just about flat in 2013, falling by less than 1%, to $27.01 billion, from $27.12 billion in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paper Industry Stabilizes

  The paper industry is stabilizing in the face of downward pressures, but things are more uncertain for the sectors serving the magazine market. As a whole, U.S. paper companies have seen sustained growth since 2009, with revenue slowly approaching where it had been before the recession. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Amazon terms amount to 'assisted suicide' for book industry, experts claim

Report says publishers under heavy pressure to make damaging concessions including giving online retailer rights to print on demandBritish authors have condemned as "deeply worrying" reports that Amazon is now pressing for improved terms from publishers in the UK, as its showdown with Hachette... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry gears up for The Great Bookshop Debate

Authors want both online and bricks and mortar retailers to thrive, Louise Doughty has said.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Live Q&A: Ask ourexperts about the self-publishing industry

Are you an aspiring writer or editor? Wondering how the self-publishing industry works? Our panel will be here on 18 June between 1pm and 2.30pm to offer advice and answer your questionsSelf-publishing is becoming an increasingly popular way for authors to get their work into print. While the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Time Warner Cable CEO and industry leader Glenn Britt dies

Glenn Britt, a former chairman and chief executive of Time Warner Cable and a leader in the pay-television industry for many years, died of cancer Wednesday at his New York City home at the age of 65. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Annual Industry Awards Open for Nominations

Award short lists will be announced in August, and the winners will be presented at the annual members meeting on September 19 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Industry Celebrates Audiobook Month

To commemorate Audiobook Month, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) is orchestrating a blog tour as a part of its June Is Audiobook Month campaign (JIAM), during which 31 different websites will give away an Audie-winning audiobook each day in June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry gears up for first FutureBook Hack

Reinventing audio, re-mixing children's books, the challenge of content curation, and mining... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Khurshid Khan made Britannica UK m.d.

Encyclopaedia Britannica division Britannica Digital Learning has appointed Khurshid Khan as m.d... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks: May Performances

Both the Publishers Weekly Stock Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out lackluster gains of 0.8% in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith defends "worst retailer" rating

W H Smith has defended its customer service record after being voted the worst retailer in the UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's fiction is a sign of a sexist book industry

Joanne Harris says the book industry is sexist. Why else are there categories for 'women writers' and no equivalents for writers who happen to be men?This is the year of reading women, people, remember? We're all reading female writers and helping address the literary gender imbalance which is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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