'Word gets around quickly when products disappoint.' That and other cautions led a special programming sequence at London's FutureBook Conference this month. The post Sector Spotlight: Three Expert Observations on Ed-Tech in the UK appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK children’s laureate Malorie Blackman faced racist comments after Sky News misquoted her as saying there were 'too many white faces' in children's literature. Now young adult author James Dawson has stepped into the fray, saying, "Malorie did not say there are too many white faces in... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European and US governments should act to protect “the literary marketplace from domination... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Too little information is available to aspiring writers in the UK regarding literary agents, argues Harry Bingham, so a movement has started to bring transparency. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House and author Stephen Fry are launching a “global digital storytelling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley & Sons has reported a 4% year-on-year revenue rise at constant currency for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK literary agency Andrew Lownie outlines the range of activities he is involved with in a typical agency week, from the mundane and routine, to the offbeat and extraordinary. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon will launch its Fire Phone through the O2 network provider in the UK at the end of this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new coalition is being formed to tackle what it calls a "reading crisis" among... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madeleine Millburn, a literary agent from London, offers her view on which international markets offer the most opportunities and how digital publishing has impacted the rights business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Technology can be daunting for users of a certain age, but Intel and AARP are offering help with a simple-to-use tablet.The RealPad tablet is aimed at users who are 50 and older, the age range for AARP membership, and shy of technology. Simplicity is key: The tablet provides quick access to... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Kemp has opened 3 independent UK bookstores and wants to help others open 1,000 more. Here are his top tips for getting started. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lineup Systems’ web based advertising sales and management system AdPoint was recently launched at leading news publisher News UK. The implementation is part of News UK’s Workspace project, a wholly integrated, multi-channel appr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Wallace of the Darley Anderson Literary Agency in London talks about digitization has changed the book rights business and what opportunities lie ahead. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK has relaunched its website with readers able to buy ebooks directly from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AddThis on Thursday rolled out three recent hires to its publisher team, drawing from e-commerce software startup Spree Commerce, as well as tech news sites Mashable and Tech Cocktail. The Vienna-based company, which provides social widgets, web content analytics and other tools for online... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A quote misattributed to Blackman complained that there are 'too many white faces' in children's literature, subjecting her to 'hatred, threats, and vitriol'. The author says her intent was to express support for 'more books featuring kids/YA with disabilities, LGBT, people of colour,... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The top newspaper and magazine publishers in the U.K. have now crossed the mobile-desktop audience threshold, with many reporting that over half their audience now views their content on mobile and tablet devices. The post Mobile traffic surpasses desktop for top UK publishers appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whispersync for Voice, Amazon’s feature which allows for synchronised reading and listening... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why are some of the world's most widely read authors now at daggers drawn with Amazon? The answer lies in Jeff Bezos's chief lieutenant, now the most powerful man in publishingEarlier this year, Amazon threw a party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to celebrate the launch of Alpha... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of the hundreds of paid-for weekly and monthly titles fell 4.4% compared with previous six months, according to latest healthcheck Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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