A study examining the "gender price gap" in the American publishing industry claims to show that books by men are valued more highly than books by women. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate is to publish The Art of Rest, a "stirring" study into rest by author Claudia Hammond. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's Video Insights for Pages is welcoming a new feature Wednesday: Highlighted Shares. The social network said in a Facebook Media blog post that Highlighted Shares will offer publishers more information about how other Facebook pages are sharing their videos. Highlighted Shares will list... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scholarly Kitchen looks at gender bias in scholarly publishing and peer review. And an IGI Global journal is newly indexed by Elsevier's Compendex. The post Researching Gender Bias in Peer Review; Indexing an Info Systems Journal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Marketplace has been with us for a little while now, giving users of the social network a handy place to buy and sell goods in the same place they chat with friends and post holiday photos. The company today announced a series of changes designed to make it easier to buy cars through... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The broadcaster on the joys of LBC’s Steve Allen, home cinema and Alec Baldwin’s contacts bookBorn in Dundee, Eddie Mair turned down a place at university to work at Radio Tay, a local station where he started presenting aged 17. In 1987 Mair joined the BBC, working on Good Morning Scotland,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle praised the slow, but continuous growth of the book business around the world and noted the “healthy co-existence" of the print and digital markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editors and agents came together to celebrate France’s role as 2017 Guest of Honor at Frankfurt Book Fair–and to hear about contemporary French titles. The post French Books Highlighted at Frankfurt Guest of Honor Luncheon in New York City appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With 12 days to go until 'Frankfurt Tuesday,' Milan's PNLA has put together an extensive list of offerings for the Literary Agents and Scouts Center. The post Italian Frankfurt Rights Update: Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Highlights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In their new book, Biblical scholars Candida Moss and Joel Baden examine the Green family’s collection of antiquities planned for their $500 million Museum of the Bible, and question how the Hobby Lobby owners might be able to control the conversation about the Bible through it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cordelia Fine has won The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, worth £25,000, for her “provocative” book about gender which “debunks” the Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus concept and poses an “urgent call for change”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Parents are spending four times the amount of time engaging with screens than they are reading to their children, research has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world's controversies and struggles, say Frankfurt Book Fair organizers, are opportunities for the books industry to show the world the value of literature. The post Frankfurt Book Fair, Highlights and Outlooks: ‘Optimism and Confidence’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s publishing chief David Naggar has said publishers should slash their ebook prices to 99p to sell more books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retailer Amazon is to slash prices at US supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc in a move which could threaten supermarket rivals. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mashable is exploring strategic options including the sale of all or part of the online media company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Mashable, founded in 2005, may draw interest from buyers in Europe and the U.S., said one of the people, who asked not to be identified... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins is set to launch its music list with a book by Harvard classics professor Richard F Thomas on why Bob Dylan matters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti is publishing a new book with Allen Lane this October, Of Women, making the case for "radical positive action in every sphere of life to promote the vindication of the rights of women worldwide". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman has called for a reintroduction of a minimum price for books to protect independent bookshops, calling them “the lantern bearers of civilisation”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nancy Roberts, previously global operations director at Cambridge University Press, is launching a new consultancy to help tackle gender inequality in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rev. Dr. Bill Shillady and other pastors wrote more than 600 devotions that were sent to Hillary Rodham Clinton each morning over the course of the rancorous 2016 presidential campaign; 365 are included in a forthcoming devotional, ‘Strong for a Moment Like This.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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