Kate Clanchy’s memoir about teaching won the Orwell prize. Then, a year later, it became the centre of a storm that would engulf the lives of the author, her critics and dozens of people in the book trade. So what happened?At the end of March, a book that had been condemned to die came back to life. There was no star-studded launch, and no great fanfare, although this book is now somewhat famous. The new publisher of the poet Kate Clanchy’s memoir Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me felt it wrong to cash in on the controversy that has engulfed it. So the new editions – with some intriguing changes to the original text – were quietly resupplied to bookshops willing to stock them.What follows is a tale that reverberates well beyond publishing. It’s about whose voice is heard, which stories are told, and by whom. But it has broader implications for working life, too, particularly in industries where so-called culture wars raging through the outside world can no longer be left at the office door. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The short list for the 1962 National Book Award in fiction was remarkable, including a number of works today regarded as classics, like Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, and Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger. Yet the prize went to an obscure first novel by a... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press title Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power has won the Financial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's No Place Like Home The great promise of mobile is that it is… mobile, which is why we hear so much about the potential for reaching audiences anytime and anywhere with stuff like location-based advertising. According to... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CHICAGO -- Newspaper publishers sought to recapture some of their swagger at this week’s annual meeting of the Inland Press Association, even as they face an uncertain fallout from the U.S. Postal Commission’s negotiated service a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American publishers say they are "carrying on" despite the devastation wreaked by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s no secret that the job description for newspaper publishers is evolving, often on a day-to-day basis. As readers and advertisers are presented with an increasing number of outlets to direct their attention and dollars, newspapers have ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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If the e-reading platform wars do turn out to be a land grab for a mature, low growth market, publishers will find themselves at a major disadvantage as businesses. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naval book publisher Maritime Books has opened its first bookshop in the Historic Dockyard in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kai John spent his life savings to buy the rights to Atlas Shrugged and have it retranslated into German. Here, he reflects on his decision and its reception. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut novel translated from French is among the six titles shortlisted for the inaugural... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York-based startup Tinypass, which helps small publishers and content creators charge for content online through existing platforms like Google, is rolling out metered content options to all of its clients. Tinypass, which signed up its first f ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The practice of digital journalism was both tested and proved yesterday as Hurricane/Super Storm Sandy bore down on the East Coast during an unforgettable night for millions of Americans. While digital media outlets have been dutifully covering the storm for days, several prominent New... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin and Random House, which are merging to form one of the world's biggest publishers, are confident of regulatory approval but will sell "bits and pieces" if necessary. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For decades, large and small publishers alike have wrestled with one simple but crucial question about their books, on which success and failure often hang in the balance: How many copies should we print? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012, the Italian Publishers Association presented statistics about Italy's book market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finnish app giant plans to bring home the bacon with their book app, which they predict will sell millions of downloads. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When On Demand Books introduced its Espresso Book Machine to the U.S. book trade in 2008 by installing a beta model at Northshire Books in Manchester Center, Vt., the company promoted it as a tool for printing backlist titles and books in the public domain, as well as for authors who wanted to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson, the owner of Penguin, and Bertelsmann, Random House's parent company, are currently in discussions to merge the two companies. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Book Thief,' the popular children's book by Markus Zusak, is playing at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago through early November. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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