A ‘lack of imagination on the part of publishers is hampering the development of a reading culture in Kenya,’ says the Kenyan author Peter Kimani.
Canadian Publishing Reacts to New ‘Industry Committee’ Copyright Report
As the Industry Committee report on the Canadian Modernization Act arrives, publishing industry players call for speed, with an election looming.
Copyright Advocates Applaud Canada’s Parliamentary Review of Modernization Act
While the recommendations still must be legislated, Canadian publishing sees light at the end of a tunnel, after years of devastating copyright losses.
Publishing in India: Taylor & Francis’ Nitasha Devasar Has Written the Book on It
With ‘many more tie-ups and collaborations between English and Indian-language publishers,’ Taylor & Francis’ Nitasha Devasar reports that India’s book market today is in fast, positive evolution.
Richard Charkin: A Tale of Two Titles
In this installment of his monthly column, exclusive to Publishing Perspectives, Richard Charkin looks at the question, ‘Why is that authors are typically paid a percentage of a notional retail price which hardly any customer pays?’
Richard Charkin: Seed Questions for an ‘Agony Journal’ for Publishing, ‘Ask Emma’
In his exclusive column for Publishing Perspectives, Richard Charkin asks why ‘the largest advances … go to the authors who need the money least, and vice-versa?’ and other questions for a journal he’d call ‘Ask Emma.’
An Exclusive New Column Series: Richard Charkin on the Vocabulary of Publishing
If “unputdownable” means “putdownable” and “educational publishing” is “anything that’s not trade publishing,” what does “quality” mean in an insider’s lexicon of the book industry? Ask Richard Charkin.
Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of Access Copyright
‘We have no choice but to interpret this suit as the intimidating action that it is,’ says the leadership of the Association of Canadian Publishers in a statement on the lawsuit by almost 100 school boards and education ministries.
94 Canadian School Boards and Ministries Sue Access Copyright: Writers Call It ‘an Outrageous Attack’
With five years of copyright revenue reportedly compromised under Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act, the country’s education sector now is suing Access Copyright for money from three prior years. The Writers Union denounces it as ‘a cynical tactic.’
One Russian Textbook Publisher Sues Another Over Alleged Trademark Infringement
Russian publisher Prosveshchenie accuses Ventana-Graf of wrongfully using its logo on thousands of textbooks—and that those books are therefore ‘counterfeit.’