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Geraldine Brooks to US Writers: “Foreign Countries Exist”

Geraldine Brooks

In her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks notes a parochialism in American writing.

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How Did September 11, 2001 Change Publishing?

Some people left the NYC and publishing, others developed an interest in the Middle East. How did September 11 affect you?

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Publishing’s 9/11 as Seen from the UK

UK publishing educator and journalist Kelvin Smith remembers September 11, 2001 and its effect on the book business, as experienced from abroad.

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That Day: September 11, 2001 and Its Impact on Publishing

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Publishing Perspectives editor Ed Nawotka shares his memories of September 11, 2001 and considers its impact on the publishing industry.

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Why Spanish Publishing is the Next Digital Battleground

International digital players are targeting the 500-million strong Spanish-language market. Scary stuff for Spanish-language publishers, who need to prepare.

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Digital Textbooks Go Global, Go Multimedia, Go Mainstream

Ingram’s VitalSource supplies 80,000 digital textbooks in 17 languages to 1.6 million students and faculty at 6,000 campuses in 180 countries.

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SURVEY: What Topics Should Publishing Educators Prioritize in 2012?

Take our survey and let us know what topics conference organizers and university course administrators should add to their agendas in 2012.

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Four Key Lessons from the Yale Publishing Course

Bodour Al Qasimi of Kalimat, UAE

The Yale Publishing Course attracted 65 publishers from 18 countries. Bodour Al Qasimi, a children’s book publisher from the UAE, shares four key takeaways.

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SURVEY: Which BRIC Country is Your Top Priority?

Brazil, Russia, India or China — which offers the greatest opportunity to publishers over the next decade?

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Booker Notoriety Sparks Rights Run at Cinderella Indies

Since hitting the longlist of the Booker Prize, indies Seren Books, Sandstone Press and Oneworld are seeing global interest in their titles as never before.

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