The censor and the pen: investigating the stark dilemma for booksellers

With studies showing the general public increasingly favours the censorship of potentially offensive material, one bookseller reveals how it can be a catch-22. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 07:13:24 UTC ]
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UK Independent Booksellers Discuss an Alliance, With Cautious Optimism

The idea of negotiating as a group for better discounts, more author appearances, and more has excited a group of independent booksellers in the UK. The post UK Independent Booksellers Discuss an Alliance, With Cautious Optimism appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kidnapped bookseller awarded IPA Prix Voltaire

Missing publisher and bookseller Gui Minhai is being awarded the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire in honour of "his bravery in continuing to publish despite the risks involved". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head pre-empts investigation into Britain's 'new politics'

The Bodley Head has pre-empted an investigation into Britain’s "radical new politics" by political journalist Jack Shenker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher and Bookseller Gui Minhai Awarded IPA’s 2018 Prix Voltaire

Less than two weeks after his reported re-detention in China, Gui Minhai is named to receive the IPA's prize for proponents of the freedom to publish. Gui's whereabouts remain unknown. The post Publisher and Bookseller Gui Minhai Awarded IPA’s 2018 Prix Voltaire appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K.'s Booksellers Association Restructures

Tim Godfray, chief executive of the U.K.-based Booksellers Association (BA) since 1984, is stepping back his day-to-day management responsibilities. Meryl Halls is moving is becoming managing director, while Godfray transitions into the role of executive chair of the BA Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WI13: Booksellers Tackle Diversity and the Sustainability of the Indie Model

Following an eruption about the lack of diversity in bookselling at last year's Town Hall Meeting, the topic was front and center at this year's discussion. Also on attendees' minds? How to create a sustainable business model for indie bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA protest HK bookseller's second kidnapping

International publishers have condemned Gui Minhai's second alleged kidnapping and detainment, branding it a "sorry story of intimidation of Hong Kong publishers" and calling for his immediate release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accepting Submissions: Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize and Bookselling Without Borders

'When nativism, populism, and xenophobia are on the march,' the British Academy's Al-Rodhan Prize has timely currency in the 2018 prize year. And US-based booksellers will travel to Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Turin Book Fair on Bookselling Without Borders scholarships. The post Accepting... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WI13: Junot Diaz Urges Booksellers to Walk the Talk on Diversity

During his Winter Institute 13 keynote address, author Junot Diaz delivered a blistering political statement urging the publishing industry to "stop talking about diversity and start decolonizing our shelves." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Freed' HK bookseller seized again by Chinese agents

Hong Kong publisher and bookseller Gui Minhai has been seized again by Chinese agents on suspicion of sharing secret information with Swedish diplomats.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Booksellers Go Viral with Promotions Featuring Trump's Provocative Language

After President Trump reportedly referred to certain countries as "shitholes" in a meeting with lawmakers late last week, a handful of indie bookstores seized on the commander-in-chief's purple language as a way to make a defiant political statement while promoting books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King, Carolyn Reidy to Be Honored at PEN Gala

PEN America will award Stephen King with the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award and celebrate S&S president and CEO Carolyn Reidy as its Publisher Honoree at its annual Literary Gala on May 22 in New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WI13: Remaking Bookselling by Going Mobile

In an era where food trucks are the new black, booksellers taking a page from that book by bringing books to where the customers are. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Insiders: What’s Ahead for the UK’s Leading Bookseller Waterstones?

Among unknowns facing the UK book industry this year, the idea of a Waterstones sale is among the most vexing. There's one point of agreement: Industry players would like managing director James Daunt to stay in place. The post Industry Insiders: What’s Ahead for the UK’s Leading Bookseller... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing Hong Kong bookseller shortlisted for the Prix Voltaire

London-based Iranian e-publisher Azadeh​ Parsapour and missing Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai have been shortlisted for the 2018 Prix Voltaire, which rewards "exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in enabling others to exercise their right to freedom of expression". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Merger Notes: Two PEN Chapters, and Penguin Random House’s Buy of Rodale

'Never have the voices of writers and their allies been so essential,' says the leadership of the merging Los Angeles and New York City chapters of PEN. And one of the most robust lifestyle-and-wellness publishers in the States is now part of PRH. The post Merger Notes: Two PEN Chapters, and... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'DK Days' for booksellers unveiled

Booksellers have been invited to get a taste of what it is like to work at a publishing house by DK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahlberg pens publisher's 'dream book'

Thames & Hudson is publishing a children’s book by bestselling author Allan Ahlberg and illustrator Bruce Ingman about a picture book "going wrong". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France is investigating Apple for slowing down old iPhones

French authorities have opened an investigation into Apple Inc. over revelations it secretly slowed down older versions of its iPhones, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday. The preliminary investigation was opened last week over alleged “deception and planned obsolescence” of some Apple... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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