Springer Nature staff get day off after 'extraordinary' pandemic effort

Staff at the academic publisher Springer Nature are being given an extra day of holiday on 2nd July to thank them for their "extraordinary efforts" during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 17:57:04 UTC ]
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Dorothy Allison, author and force of nature, has died.

Dorothy Allison, the lesbian feminist activist, beacon, poet, parent, and award-winning author of novels like Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, has died at 75. Allison wrote about a queer, poor South with dynamism and ferocious love. Her books tangoed frankly with historically taboo... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-08 16:28:55 UTC ]
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Kindle Paperwhite Signature (2024) review: A luxurious reading experience

Amazon completely revamped its Kindle family in October when it debuted the entirely new Colorsoft ereader along with updated generations of the other three existing models: the standard Kindle, the Paperwhite and the Scribe E Ink tablet. The new Paperwhite has a slightly larger screen, a bigger... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-11-04 16:30:36 UTC ]
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Piece by piece: Pandemic puzzle exchange in Cambridge, Ont. still thriving

Online swaps and little libraries - a Cambridge puzzle exchange community was born out of the pandemic and is still thriving. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-10-29 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics Sales Soften, but Still Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels

This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “COVID peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Humble Games staff form new publisher that will work with their old company

Two former leaders from video game publisher Humble Games, Alan Patmore and Mark Nash, have launched a new outfit called Good Games Group. And ironically, the first deal this indie publisher has landed is with its team's old parent company. According to the statement from Good Games Group, the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-09 21:15:39 UTC ]
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PNBA Builds Back to Pre-Pandemic Attendance

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association wrapped up its annual trade show on October 1 in Portland, Ore.. The show, executive director Brian Juenemann said, saw its best attendance since 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Essentials bundle drops to its lowest price of the year ahead of Prime Day

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[ Engadget | 2024-10-01 14:17:17 UTC ]
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Academic Publishing: Springer Nature and Code Ocean Extend a Partnership

Through this new partnership, authors submitting manuscripts to Springer Nature can share code and data through Code Ocean. The post Academic Publishing: Springer Nature and Code Ocean Extend a Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-23 18:31:45 UTC ]
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Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal

Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operationAxel Springer has struck a €13.5bn (£11.3bn) deal that will see its media assets, which include Politico, Business Insider and newspapers Bild and Die Welt, hived off into a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-19 14:19:21 UTC ]
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Freedom to Read Advocates Look to Expand Efforts Beyond the Courtroom

As a key lawsuit in Llano County is set to be heard by the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, freedom-to-read advocates consider their next moves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press USA Guild is protesting the firing of 13 unionized staffers.

The OUP USA Guild, part of the News Media Guild and representing around 150 workers, is demanding that Oxford University Press reverse the recent firing of US-based workers, claiming the layoffs are in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement that management and the union signed just... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-13 16:16:21 UTC ]
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Tracy O’Neill’s Mid-Pandemic Search for Her Birth Mother Became A Globe-Trotting Memoir

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[ Electric Literature | 2024-09-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Algonquin Publisher Betsy Gleick, Other Staff Laid Off in HBG's Workman Reorg

The layoffs of Gleick, associate publisher Michael McKenzie, and "other staff" constitute what Little, Brown president and publisher Sally Kim called "the final part of the Workman reorganization." The Algonquin imprint was moved into Little, Brown in July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Strout: ‘All ordinary people are extraordinary’

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[ The Guardian | 2024-09-07 17:00:22 UTC ]
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Survey Finds Most Americans Unengaged with Book Banning Efforts in Public Schools

Conducted by the Knight Foundation, the public opinion survey is the most in-depth yet on efforts to ban books in schools, researchers say. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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What the Deliberate Targeting of Libraries Reveals About the Nature of War

Sarajevo, 1992. My mother’s uncle, Dobrivoje Beljkašić, or Dobri for short, was 68 when the siege of his hometown began. He was a landscape painter renowned for painting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ottoman bridges. His magnificent studio was above the National Library in the old City Hall in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Wainwright Nature Writing Book Prizes: Three 2024 Shortlists

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Poems can inspire us to appreciate nature and spark positive action - Simon Armitage’s new anthology does both

Discovering beauty and urgency in nature: Simon Armitage’s Blossomise merges poetic grace with environmental activism. Continue reading at The Conversation

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As more seniors head online, efforts are needed to help their digital media literacy skills

Canadian seniors haven't been the focus of many digital media literacy initiatives, but with more everyday tasks requiring digital fluency, misinformation swirling online and given the influence this cohort wields, experts say older adults want and need more education and support. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-07-26 08:00:00 UTC ]
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