Copyright protection and enforcement are essential to US publishers’ ‘ability to compete in global markets,’ the AAP writes to the president-elect.
How Can 500,000 People Claim ‘Books’ as a Skill on LinkedIn?
The stats on LinkedIn suggest there are a lot more people out there publishing books professionally than there are reading them professionally.
Is the Future of Publishing with the Big Six or Start-ups?
Today, we have the Big Six. In 2020 how many of them will have survived?
Book Publishing and Freedom
Book publishing should represent the pinnacle of civility. It is also one of the ultimate expressions of personal and political freedom.
Should Extremist Views Be Available to Readers in Egypt?
By Edward Nawotka Now that Egypt is close to eliminating censorship and opening its citizenry to a plentitude of political and religious views, the question arises of whether or not it is appropriate to have books with the most extreme views on sale in bookshops. In today’s lead story, Ramy Habeeb argues against censorship, saying that all points-of-view should be …
Best of Publishing Perspectives 2010: Digital
There is no doubt that most of the innovation in publishing in 2010 was related to digital issues and developments. This year, we saw a number of changes related to technology that have altered the way we think about and approach the business of publishing. Looking back, here are the best and most popular articles about digital topics from 2010: …
Best of Publishing Perspectives 2010: Europe
Publishing Perspectives aims to bring you new and important stories from the international publishing community, stories that don’t always get reported in English. Today, we present our list of this year’s best stories from Europe that represent the major issues and developments there over the last 12 months. France France’s Fnac Introduces FnacBook, E-Reader War Heats Up Read the article …
Best of 2010: Most Popular Articles
From now until the end of the year, we will run lists of our best articles from 2010. Today’s list includes crowd-pleasers, our most popular articles for the whole of 2010. Should I Tweet Read the article >> The Translation Gap: Why More Foreign Writers Aren’t Published in America Read the article >> Sebastian Junger, War Tourist Read the article …
Share Your Strongest Publishing Memory from 2010 and Predictions for 2011
By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead story our editorial and publishing team shared their thoughts as to the most radical publishing events of 2010 and predictions for 2011. Looking back, much has changed in the business this year, partly because of digital advances and new business models, and partly because of shifting expectations from consumers. But each company has gone …
The Most Radical Publishing Events of 2010 and Predictions for 2011
For our final new issue of the year, we wanted to reflect a little on the year and share what each of us thought was the most radical publishing event of 2010 and gaze into our crystal ball for 2011. Look for five days of our best stories from 2010. We’ll be back in 2011 with fresh reporting, insight, interviews and …