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Publishers Applaud Appeals Court Opinion in ?Capitol Records v. ReDigi? Copyr...
by Porter Anderson
13 Dec 2018 at 10:30pm
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules that resale of digital content as conceived by the startup ReDigi is a copyright infringement.
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Amazon Literary Partnership Is Accepting 2019 Applications in ?A Writer?s Lif...
by Porter Anderson
13 Dec 2018 at 10:30pm
Now nearing its 10th year, the Amazon Literary Partnership has granted more than US$10 million to writer support organizations in the United States.
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James Runcie Named ?Ambassador? for London Book and Screen Week 2019
by Porter Anderson
13 Dec 2018 at 10:15pm
The filmmaker, director, and author behind the popular 'Grantchester' series from ITV will be the celebrity spokesperson for London Book Fair's cross-platform outreach program in March.
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British Book Awards Expanded for 2019 in Children?s Books, Small Presses
by Porter Anderson
13 Dec 2018 at 4:05am
The annual British Book Awards, with winners to be announced May 13, are widening their recognition of independent publishers and of nonfiction and illustrated work in children's books.
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Aldus Network?s Facts and Figures 2018 Report: Book Fairs in Europe
by Porter Anderson
12 Dec 2018 at 10:45pm
The range of purpose, positioning, and public access comes into focus for 16 leading annual book fairs and trade shows of Europe in Aldus' third report on its network.
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Denmark?s LEGO Publishing Has Licensing Partnership With Chronicle Books
by Porter Anderson
12 Dec 2018 at 6:30pm
Expected to go to market in spring 2020, the new LEGO-based content from Chronicle Books is to include seven new LEGO titles and multiple formats.
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Copyright Clearance Center?s Michael Healy: South Africa?s Copyright Bill
by Porter Anderson
11 Dec 2018 at 10:30pm
The Copyright Amendment Bill currently in preparation in South Africa, says Copyright Clearance Center's Michael Healy, could well be as damaging as Canada's Copyright Modernization Act has been.
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Richard Charkin: Don?ts for Publishers in 2019
by Richard Charkin
11 Dec 2018 at 10:30pm
Change 'may be neither necessary nor useful,' Richard Charkin says, in contemplating the coming year for publishing companies. Skip the strategy meeting.
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Rakuten Kobo?s 2018 Bestselling Ebooks and Reading Trends
by Porter Anderson
11 Dec 2018 at 10:15pm
They're reading an average 73 hours per year, says Canada's big ebook and audiobook service, and Rakuten Kobo sees a lot of US politics on its most-read lists in 2018.
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Industry Notes: Bologna Round Table in New York; New ?Handmaid? Images in Milan
by Porter Anderson
10 Dec 2018 at 10:30pm
The Bologna Children's Book Fair's 50th year illustration exhibition has a session in New York this week, and Milan illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso produce new 'Handmaid's Tale' artwork ahead of Margaret Atwood's sequel.
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