Publishing Newsauthors / civil rights / Free Speech / Game of Thrones / George R.R. Martin / Hong Kong / publishing / Shakespeare / transcription9 Comments
Missing Hong Kong booksellers ‘working on book on Xi’s love life’ – Five Hong Kong publishing colleagues reportedly working on a book focused on the President of China’s former girlfriend have disappeared, prompting democratic legislator Albert Ho to allege that the men have been kidnapped for political purposes – specifically to ... more >
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How books are booming in the Arabian Gulf – A lack of strategic relationships in place to distribute books among some Arab countries has been exacerbated by political strife in the region. However, the rise of literacy in the Arab gulf countries (UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Qatar), ... more >
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Dear Readers, I picked up this anthology because its concept sounded interesting and fresh – it celebrates Juneteenth. The four novellas in the anthology each contain a romance set in the United States at different eras ranging between 1866 and 1961, and each novella grapples with civil rights issues as ... more >
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The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable Beverly Jenkins, brings you four novellas highlighting love, light, and hope set over a period of history that’s often left in the shadows. Ladies, I had been eyeing this upcoming anthology for months but still almost ... more >
Publishing NewsAisha Rahman / America / civil rights / digital publishing / e-readers / earnings / Ebooks / literature / MLK / print books / Race / Self-publishing / traditional publishingComments Off on Wednesday News: Three posts about the future of books and one honoring an American artist and activist
Print is alive and well—at least for books – The first three posts today are all related to book sales and earnings. This report from Deloitte, part of their TMT (technology, media, telecommunications) predictions for 2015, and it’s global in scope. Markets perform differently, of course, and consumers trend in ... more >
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All Our Patent Are Belong To You – So Tesla has removed the “wall of patents” in its headquarters in the spirit of open source, and will not longer legally pursue anyone who uses its technology. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, believes that a “common, rapidly-evolving technology platform” will do more ... more >