UK Startups Celebrate Innovation at Impromptu Digital Xmas Fair

On short notice, a dozen of the UK's top startups hosted the first Digital Publishing Xmas Fair, celebrating London's burgeoning entrepreneurial community. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2023 Shanghai Children's Book Fair in Photos

The fair celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, hosting 478 exhibitors from 25 countries and territories, including 127 from overseas, and 42,733 visitors—making CCBF the biggest event dedicated to kids' books and content in Asia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
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What Is SkyTree Book Fairs? A “New” Scholastic Competitor

What is SkyTree Book Fairs? The new book fair attempting to take the place of Scholastic in schools–but it's not what you think. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-11-27 17:16:53 UTC ]
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Preserving our digital content is vital. But paying $38,000 for the privilege is not | John Naughton

Storing online data in perpetuity is not just about photos and texts but thoughts and ideas. Platforms such as WordPress are starting to act, but it must be at a realistic priceWay back in 2004 the two founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, thought that it would be a cool idea to scan... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-11-25 16:00:53 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2024: Main Stage Keynote Sessions

Speakers announced for the March 12 to 14 London Book Fair include Jonathan Karp, Dan Conway, Karine Pansa, Maria Pallante, and more. The post London Book Fair 2024: Main Stage Keynote Sessions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-22 16:05:57 UTC ]
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UK Publishers Open a ‘Work in Publishing’ Campaign

The United Kingdom's Publishers Association has opened its annual week of promotion for careers in publishing. The post UK Publishers Open a ‘Work in Publishing’ Campaign appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-20 16:42:27 UTC ]
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Digital curator Giulia Carla Rossi: ‘There is a misconception that if something is on the internet it will last for ever’

The British Library’s head of digital publications on the urgency of preserving digital stories, from smartphone apps to interactive web narrativesGiulia Carla Rossi collects the fragile artefacts of our increasingly transient publishing world. She is a curator of digital publications at the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-11-18 13:00:21 UTC ]
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David Shelley To Lead Hachette in Both the UK and USA

In a move to bring the US and UK Hachette divisions closer, London's David Shelley is becoming CEO of both units. The post David Shelley To Lead Hachette in Both the UK and USA appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-15 21:10:53 UTC ]
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Shanghai’s Children’s Book Fair at 10: A Fifth Year for Its Bologna Partnership

The 10-year-old Shanghai International Children's Book Fair welcomes back its partner, Bologna, for collaboration and support. The post Shanghai’s Children’s Book Fair at 10: A Fifth Year for Its Bologna Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-14 22:06:29 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group, Hachette UK to Move Under United Management Team

Under what it calls a "new English-language management structure," Hachette Livre has named Hachette UK CEO David Shelley head of both Hachette Book Group and HUK, while current HBG CEO Michael Pietsch will retire as CEO and serve as chairman of the new group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah’s 42nd Book Fair: More Than1.2 Million Visitors

Early numbers from the UAE indicate that the 2023 Sharjah International Book Fair has drawn at least 1.2 million visitors. The post Sharjah’s 42nd Book Fair: More Than1.2 Million Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-13 03:54:12 UTC ]
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At Guadalajara Book Fair: Guest of Honor EU Plans a Professional Program

The Guest of Honor EU program at Guadalajara includes a three-day program for European, Latin American, and Caribbean professionals. The post At Guadalajara Book Fair: Guest of Honor EU Plans a Professional Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-09 21:45:06 UTC ]
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Thessaloniki Book Fair Signs Sharjah as Its 2024 Guest of Honor

The 20th edition of Greece's Thessaloniki International Book Fair will feature Guest of Honor Sharjah in May. The post Thessaloniki Book Fair Signs Sharjah as Its 2024 Guest of Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-07 21:22:55 UTC ]
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How the meandering legal definition of 'fair use' cost us Napster but gave us Spotify

The internet's "enshittification," as veteran journalist and privacy advocate Cory Doctorow describes it, began decades before TikTok made the scene. Elder millennials remember the good old days of Napster — followed by the much worse old days of Napster being sued into... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-11-05 15:30:18 UTC ]
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Celebrity Narrators: The ‘Matchmaking’ Behind Britney Spears and Michelle Williams

Snippets of Michelle Williams’s narration of Britney Spears’s new memoir have proved explosively popular online. But what goes into selecting a celebrity reader for an audiobook? Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-11-01 22:47:54 UTC ]
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Sharjah Opens Its Book Fair’s 42nd Edition

In its 42nd iteration, the Arab world's leading book fair opens to what is expected to be an 11-day turnout of more than 2 million visitors. The post Sharjah Opens Its Book Fair’s 42nd Edition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-01 16:50:48 UTC ]
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Trauma and drama: Britney Spears and the risky business of celebrity memoirs

The celebrity memoir is booming. But while such books have become part of entertainers' brand management, the focus on salacious details poses risks. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-10-28 08:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed in Advanced Talks to Sell Complex, Backtracking on Digital Media Bet

BuzzFeed is negotiating a sale of much of Complex Networks for under $140 million, less than half of what it paid to acquire it two years ago. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-10-27 16:26:21 UTC ]
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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2023-10-25 19:50:33 UTC ]
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Scholastic Says They’ll Walk Back Their Separate Diversity Collection for Book Fairs

Scholastic Book Fairs will no longer offer a separate diverse voices book case. But they still fail to address many questions. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-25 14:12:58 UTC ]
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Scholastic Book Fair Will Discontinue Separate Collection Of Race And Gender Books

The publisher had said it would segregate books with themes on race and gender at school fairs in order to navigate a rash of bans across the country. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2023-10-25 04:04:33 UTC ]
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