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Ether for Authors: The Establishment Snipes Back

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Porter Anderson follows the post-London Book Fair buzz covering self-publishers at the event, fights over the value of legacy publishers, literary agents, and more.

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At LBF, Authors Encouraged to Think Like Entrepreneurs

Polly Courtney is best known for "firing" her publisher Avon for their "demeaning" book covers.

Self-publishing has taken hold in the UK and two authors at the London Book Fair encouraged writers to consider DIY, offering observations and advice applicable to all.

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What New Skills Do Publishers Need to Navigate in Publishing?

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The modern book industry is a multiverse that requires increasingly complex and specialized skill sets, said several publishers at the London Book Fair.

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Publisher Complaints Against Amazon Becoming Pervasive

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Privately, publishers are raising concerns over Amazon’s term demands, listing of editions for which it doesn’t have territorial rights, and sourcing of titles from wholesalers.

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Does the Book Still Have Cultural Primacy? Cheetham Raises Doubts

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Publishing doyen Anthony Cheetham believes if the book is to remain at the center of our culture, publishers must become more specialized.

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Rare North Korean Titles Excite London Book Fair

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Books with first hand accounts of life in North Korea are rare, so John Sweeney’s Zombie Nation and Jang Jin-Sung’s Crossing the Border are generating unique buzz at the London Book Fair.

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Turkish Publishing on the Rise: It’s “More Than Orhan Pamuk”

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Turkey’s professionalized publishing industry is on full display at the London Book Fair with the hope that foreigners will take a greater interest in translations and trade.

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Discover A Foreign City Through Its Fiction Via New Gimbal App

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The new Gimbal app, launching Tuesday at the London Book Fair, features translated short stories for commuters that allows you to explore a city through fiction.

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Ether for Authors: A Mighty Metaphor Is Our Industry

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Porter Anderson assesses the Digital Minds Conference at the London Book Fair, where metaphors were in vogue, the end of copyright debated, and speed was the word of the day.

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Pop Up Private Club Adds Glamor to the LBF Agents Center

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London’s famous Ivy Restaurant is running at pop-up version of its private club, complete with champagne and catering, at the Rights Centre at the London Book Fair.

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