Ahead of an Insights Seminar at London Book Fair, SAGE Publishing's Kiren Shoman talks with Copyright Clearance Center's Christopher Kenneally about factors in a digital transformtion of academic publishing. The post SAGE Advice at London Book Fair: When ‘Digital Transformation’ Is an Academic Topic appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and publishers condemn push to repeal parallel import restrictions and say there will be fewer Australian titlesThe federal government should move to make books cheaper in the next year and save Australians about $25m annually, the Productivity Commission believes, but the move is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For those upset after hearing Google senior vice president Hiroshi Lockheimer dispel the long-circulated rumors that the two operating systems would one day merge, there may be a sliver of hope that doesn't involve Google.Lenovo's Yoga Book is a 2-in-1 tablet/laptop hybrid that runs either... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1974, children's author and illustrator Arnold Lobel published his first Frog and Toad book. Four years later, he came out to his family as gay. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tessa Strickland, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Barefoot Books, is retiring at the end of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book spend for libraries in England has fallen by £35m since 2005, while book lending to adults and children has declined by 36.5% and 21% respectively in the last five years, new analysis from library campaigner and former Watersones' m.d. Tim Coates has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vanity Fair’s new subscriptions increased 100 fold after the president-elect tweeted without evidence that the magazine is failing. The post Fact Check: Vanity Fair’s Numbers Are Not “Way Down, Big Trouble, Dead!” appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenovo plans to have three flavors of the Yoga Book—its innovative typing, writing, and drawing mash-up of a computer—in 2017. The company’s Android and Chrome chief, Jeff Meredith, recently confirmed to Laptop Magazine that a Chrome OS version would arrive next year after the website Chrome... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Heinemann has acquired Biased: The New Science of Race and Inequality by social psychologist Dr Jennifer Eberhardt at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The new releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ouster of Barnes & Noble's CEO, the sale of Perseus, and Follett's purchase of Baker & Taylor were the big publishing stories of 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkley buys two titles in Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mystery series, Tor takes a debut fantasy trilogy by K.A. Doore, a Pushcart Prize winner’s novel goes to Soho, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book warning about the dangers of Brexit is to be sent to all 650 MPs after the public backed an impromptu fundraising campaign set up by a reader. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2015 the 28 countries that are members of the EU generated €22.3 billion ($23.36 billion) in total annual sales, according to a new report by the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) issued last week. The number is up slightly from 2014, when total revenue was €22 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author, historian and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams has been selected to chair the nine-member judging panel that selects the overall winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From colouring and picture books for children to work by adult authors including Maira Kalman, new project will celebrate the library’s role in the life of the cityA treasure trove of rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs and more are set to fire the imaginations of authors in a new venture... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One-sentence novel Solar Bones (Tramp Press) by Mike McCormack has been named the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Year will kick off with a biography of Dorothy Day written by her granddaughter, a memoir centered on abortion, and an explanation of the 'Myths of Liberal Zionism' by Israeli poet and journalist Yitzhak Laor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The popular colouring books will now remain VAT-free unless they are specifically marketed towards adultsHMRC has announced that it will not impose VAT on most colouring and dot-to-dot books for adults – reversing its plans from earlier this year which were greeted with dismay by fans and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers and publishers can breathe a sigh of relief with news that HM Revenue and Customs has decided not to recover any tax owed on colouring or dot-to-dot books sold before April 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A hit two holiday seasons ago has spawned a cozy cottage industry in a vaunted setting: The British Library is ready to stuff your stockings with crime. The post Holiday Whodunnits for Book Lovers: The British Library’s Crime Classics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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