Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 15/07/2011 - 08:55 A claim that J K Rowling's fourth Harry Potter book plagiarised a work by author Adrian Jacobs may be thrown out of court by the end of today. Paul Allen, trustee of the estate of Adrian Jacobs who died in 1997, has accused Rowling and her publisher Bloomsbury of plagiarising Jacob's book Willy The Wizard when she wrote Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He has been attempting to sue Rowling for £5m. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebel Wilson has returned to court in Melbourne to fight an appeal by magazine publisher Bauer Media, which was last year found to have defamed the Hollywood star. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, still smarting from blows inflicted by Facebook and its ever-changing news feed, have found some comfort in the warm embrace of Google. The post The Rundown: Google AMP has short-term appeal but potential long-term costs appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Becky Anderson of Anderson's Bookshops was knocked out of the campaign to unseat the Republican incumbent in Illinois' Sixth Congressional District after receiving 6% of the vote in a Democratic primary. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp Australia, Fairfax Media, Macquarie Media, the ABC and the Seven and Nine networks line up with publisher BauerMajor Australian media companies have lined up with the magazine publisher Bauer in its appeal against the record amount of damages awarded to actor Rebel Wilson last year.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones plans to press ahead with its programme of opening new premises in 2018, despite the business being up for sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers hail strong sales for Donald Trump exposé, but Tom Kerridge’s diet book sets the most British tills ringingAlmost 60,000 print copies of Michael Wolff’s Donald Trump exposé Fire and Fury were sold in the UK last week, but the British public’s New Year’s resolutions meant the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers that have been briefed by Facebook believe this latest move would be a dramatic step in the direction of reducing publishers’ presence in the news feed. The post ‘We’re losing hope’: Facebook tells publishers big change is coming to News Feed appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The last time the Supreme Court took a hard look at how to impose sales taxes on home shopping, it was the era of mail-order catalogs — “before Amazon was even selling books out of Jeff Bezos’ garage,” lawyers recently told the justices. In 1992, the high court upheld a constitutional rule that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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BookTrust staff were “overwhelmed” by contributions to its Christmas fundraising appeal, which reached £120,000 - a third more than its target. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Court documents filed following the lawsuit filed by conservative pundit Milo Yiannopoulos against Simon & Schuster show the publisher's concern with the book's quality in its early stages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A half-dozen NBA scouts sprawled in an anonymous row of seats behind one of the baskets at Galen Center. The serious-faced men balanced cellphones, bottles of water and notebooks covered with the pebbled texture of a basketball Thursday night. None of the announced crowd of 2,712 paid attention... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ads.txt is showing publishers that domain spoofing remains a big problem for their video ad businesses. The post Study: Top publishers like The New York Times and The Washington Post lose $3.5 million a day to domain spoofing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is publishing Kazuo Ishiguro's Nobel Lecture which the acclaimed writer used to issue a rallying call to the literary world for open mindedness and diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The food video format that launched successful publishing brands like Tasty is no longer new, forcing publishers to look for new revenue sources. The post Signs that Facebook food videos are losing their luster appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s is to open a new 3,000 sq ft store in the new Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford, with a "completely different" format designed to broaden its customer base. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Octopus imprint Cassell is to publish a feminist series by Zing Tsjeng, UK editor of VICE.com's women’s interest channel Broadly. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperFiction has signed bestselling saga writer Dilly Court for another six books in a "major" six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They're either spending less time on Facebook either in absolute or relative to time they’re spending on other platforms. The post Facebook loses attention as publishers shift focus to other platforms appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glasgow-based printing company Bell and Bain Printers has taken Freight Books to court over unpaid work dating back to the beginning of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The closely watched case is now closed after the plaintiffs dropped the claim of willful infringement. Moppet Books, meanwhile, said they are unlikely to appeal the summary judgment in the case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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