Brazilian harbor pilot Francisco Pereira is launching Reflexiva—a publisher, institute, consultancy, and charitable foundation—at next week's Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The high view of self-publishing, in Jon Fine's words, is peopled with 'increasingly sophisticated' authors supported by 'increasingly sophisticated consultants'—a movement growing into its own alongside 'the curatorial mark' of trade publishing. The post Self-Publishing and the ‘Curatorial... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Zealand writers will share pearls of wisdom with Marlborough children at a special "Speed Date an Author" event this month. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frank Herbert on his Boeing, Stephen King on his Wang, and Philip Roth worrying that writing would become too easy … Matthew Kirschenbaum’s account of literature in the digital ageIn a photograph taken in his high-tech home office at 29 Merrick Square, London, in 1968, thriller writer Len... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roma Backhouse has been appointed as the new director of Free Word, an international organisation dedicated to literature, literacy and free expression, to succeed current director Rose Fenton in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Global publishing right now is a dance between the scalable and the bespoke,' says HarperCollins' Kerry Saretsky ahead of her appearance at the June 13 Rights and Content conference in New York City. The post Strategy on a ‘Glocal’ Scale: A Few Words with Kerry Saretsky appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Refugee" has been revealed as Children’s Word of the Year, after Oxford University Press reviewed children's entries to Radio 2’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show’s "500 Words" short story writing competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a region with undependable publishing and distribution, self-publishing is not unusual, says Thailand's Trasvin Jittidecharak ahead of London Book Fair. The post Digital in Thailand: A Few Words Before LBF with Trasvin Jittidecharak appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'My personal highlight will be meeting the amazing Judith Kerr,' Jacks Thomas tell us in a pre-London Book Fair chat. She's readying, again, 'a global platform' for the books industry. The post Jacks Thomas: A Few Words With London Book Fair’s Director appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While taking stock of lagging literacy rates and persistent economic challenges, literary agent Patricia Seibel still sees quality and a loyalty to literary fiction as hallmarks of Portugal's resilient market. The post Portugal’s Book Market: A Few Words With Patricia Seibel appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Truth in Publishing: An insider's series on the challenges facing today's publisher. The post A (Moving) Picture is Worth 1,000 Words, isn’t it? appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the long-running tension between pure entertainment and meaningful science-fiction and fantasy, anthologist John Joseph Adams says, 'We can have both. It just takes more work.' The post A Few Words With Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s John Joseph Adams appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional publishers must stay true to their roots to maintain integrity in an age of unscrupulous competition. The post Don’t Let the “J-Word” Get in the Way appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unauthorised biography of Ted Hughes is attacked by the English poet's widow just days after being shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For its 26th year, Word on the Street Toronto—Canada’s largest free book and magazine festival—moved to a new venue at the Harbourfront Centre, next to Lake Ontario. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Words Without Borders featured nine new translations from Indonesia in advance of Indonesia's turn as Guest of Honor at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Sample New Writing from Indonesia at Words Without Borders appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ferol Vernon of Written Word Media argues that online, email book marketing is at its most effective when addressing readers in precise verticals. The post Can Technology Replicate Word-of-Mouth Book Marketing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press has chosen hashtag as its ‘children’s word of the year’ because of its significant use in the 500 Words 2015 competition. The 500 Words competition was launched by presenter Chris Evans on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in 2011, and is for stories of 500 words or less by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 7,000 people have volunteered to donate one of a shortlist of 20 books to the 35% of the population who are not regular readersA quarter of a million books are due to find new homes tonight, as thousands of book-lovers hit the streets to give away their favourite titles as part of World... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Francesca Simon, Malorie Blackman (pictured), Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell Boyce are among the judges of this year’s 500 Words children’s short story writing competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the public promiscuously hopping from one format to another, reports of the e-reader’s death look distinctly prematureWe have barely stumbled into 2015 and already some commentators are calling time on the ebook. The analysis was provoked by Waterstones’ managing director, James Daunt, who... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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