Taylor & Francis scraps extra charges after university protests

Taylor & Francis has backtracked over plans to charge extra for access to older research papers online, after more than 110 universities signed a letter of protest. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Authors Guild Sues Universities Over Google Book Scanning

The Authors Guild has sued five universities and a library partnership organization alleging copyright infringement over their use of certain digitized copies of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Francis Frith to publish Britain's First Photo Album

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2011 - 15:50 Photograph specialist and publisher The Francis Frith Collection is to publish a tie-in title to forthcoming BBC series “Britain’s First Photo Album”. The BBC2 10-part daytime series will be fronted by John Sergeant and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SEC Files Insider Trading Charges in Disney-Marvel Deal

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a California man with insider trading in the run-up to the 2009 Disney-Marvel deal. The SEC says Toby G. Scammell took advantage of his girlfriend, an "extern" working at Disney's corporate strategy department, to learn about the company's $4... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press opens up digital platform to rivals

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 13/07/2011 - 09:50 Cambridge University Press has launched a digital content platform for libraries which it says will become "one of the largest and most significant repositories of digital academic material in the world.” From October 2010,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community-run libraries ‘could charge’

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 24/06/2011 - 08:29 Book borrowers at community-run libraries could be charged for the privilege in future, according to guidance issued by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The Department for Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French protest over 'rue Gaston Gallimard'

Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Tue, 14/06/2011 - 14:11 The renaming of half a Paris street as rue Gaston Gallimard on 15th June to mark the publisher's 100th anniversary is being challenged by a campaign "Sauvez votre bottin". read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A C Grayling Foyles event disrupted by protest

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 09:24 Staff at Foyles on Charing Cross Road evacuated about 115 people from its events space, The Gallery, last night after protestors set off a red smoke bomb. The protest in the shop's third floor room is believed to have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California State University opts for $49 ebook over expensive biology textbook

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Nature Publishing Group and California State University (CSU) on Tuesday announced a three-year partnership that will eliminate paper textbooks from certain classes, and replace them with interactive ebooks instead. Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxfordshire scraps December library cuts

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 15:45 Oxfordshire council has confirmed it will not withdraw funding from libraries at the end of this year. Under plans unveiled in 2010, 20 libraries in the county were due to lose all funding at the end of December. While a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mainstream, J R Books and Pan to rush Elizabeth Taylor titles

Written By: Katie Allen and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 23/03/2011 - 15:48 Mainstream, J R Books, Pan and Faber are to rush publication of titles on Elizabeth Taylor, after the Oscar-winning film star died today [23rd March]. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors hit by new fears over taxation charge

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 11/03/2011 - 16:25 Writers’ ability to average out their earnings over a number of years could be abolished, according to new tax system proposals. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor promoted at Little, Brown

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 10/03/2011 - 08:30 Emily-Jane Taylor has been promoted to finance director of the Little, Brown Book Group with immediate effect. Taylor, who has worked for the publisher for eight years, was previously head of finance. Taylor said she was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hundreds of thousands join library protests

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 04/02/2011 - 09:05 The nation is gearing up for the first Save Our Libraries day on Saturday (5th February), with around 50 events planned around the UK and “hundreds of thousands” of supporters thought to be backing the cause. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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