Ahead of Brexit and the imminent General Election, the Society of Authors has called for a commitment from the next government to follow future EU copyright law and the EU’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and to remain within Creative Europe or else increase domestic funding for the arts. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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After briefly stalling, a bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights could come to a vote in the House of Representatives next week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Creative Industries Federation has unveiled a "blueprint" for UK economic growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government is considering holding a public inquiry into Lancashire's controversial plans to shut 28 of its libraries - the first time it will have intervened in library closures since 2009. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first bill to come from the House Judiciary Committee's recently concluded review our nation's copyright laws reveals just how fractured the politics of copyright have become. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Standard Digital: ‘Piracy discourages authors who want to make a contribution to society,’ says Kenya Publishers Association chief David Waweru. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘Knowledge Lost to the Rest of Us’ t Kenya’s Standard Digital, Protus Onyango recently has reported on what the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Reynolds, Marley Dias, and Rachel Ignotofsky called on booksellers, many from a new generation themselves, to carry diverse books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is adding email and page like call-to-action units to its Instant Articles format for publishers, and the social network is testing CTA units for free trials and mobile application installations. Product manager Josh Roberts introduced the calls to action in a Facebook Media blog post,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are five of them in all, starting with the premise 'That Thomson Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group or faction.' The edicts were created in 1941 in partnership with shareholders and the Newspaper Publishers Association. This week, Reuters announced that... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The report, which details mismanagement at the Copyright Office, complicates a rushed legislative attempt to block Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden from appointing a new Register of Copyrights. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1987, Donald Trump published The Art of the Deal, a 402-page book outlining his worldview and strategies for making what he was known for at the time: deals. Looking back now, of course, we know that Trump might not be as good at deals (or business) as he touted in the book. Since its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just days after its introduction, a bill that would allow Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights has passed out of Committee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A programmatic exec said publishers make too many ad calls and they don’t have a handle on their reputation with buyers or an understanding of which exchanges bring unique demand. The post ‘Tons of unnecessary ad calls going out’: Confessions of a beleaguered ad tech exec appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unsung Stories is to publish 2084, a new collection of dystopian fiction featuring exclusive new stories from Christopher Priest, Lavie Tidhar, David Hutchinson and Jeff Noon, in July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Paris' book fair, France invites the UAE to be 2018's Livre Paris Guest of Honor. And Penguin Random House's Markus Dohle cites diversity's importance. The post Industry Notes: UAE Named Paris Guest of Honor 2018; Penguin’s Dohle Cites ‘Commitment to Print’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having seen a bid for fixed book prices stall out before, the Polish publishers' association is making its case again to legislators in hopes of improving the industry's prospects. The post Polish Publishers Call for Book Tax Deductions and Make Another Bid for Fixed Prices appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has launched a new diversity initiative, a creative writing hub called The Future Bookshelf, to make publishing more accessible for writers who feel they aren’t well represented by the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would let Donald Trump pick the next register, rather than Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to most industry analysts, 2017 will be the first year that brand advertisers and marketers in the U.S. will spend more money on digital advertising than on television advertising. This goes hand in hand with the assumption -- held by many until recently -- that digital marketing is... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A 15-year-old Chicago girl was apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys on Facebook Live, and none of the roughly 40 people who watched the live video reported the attack to police, authorities said Tuesday. Police only learned of the attack when the girl's mother approached... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of Lords has called on the government to make digital literacy sit alongside reading, writing and mathematics as a “fourth pillar” of education. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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