A ‘cancel culture’ in some quarters, review-bombing, and claims of ‘offense’ as harm: PEN sees publishing ‘at a crossroads.’ By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson This story was originally published at PublishingPerspectives.com ‘Imposing New Moral Litmus Tests on Books and Authors’ Among many stressors affecting publishers in world markets today, the impact of political pressure –often… Read More
In scholarly and academic publishing, Elsevier’s Michiel Kolman says, more female leadership is a new and promising development. Read More
A film based on a Warsaw ‘rap-roman’ finds its way to Poland’s cinemas in March, its producer calling it ‘fresh’ and ‘blunt.’ Read More
Having spent years in the court system trying to regain copyright revenue for educational content, Canada’s publishers and authors now set their sights on Parliament. Read More
As president of the combined Wattpad Webtoon Studios division, Aron Levitz says the hurdle now is getting more content to more screens faster. Read More
Costing the books industry as much as €528M, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020. Read More
Able to trace its founding dates to the 19th century, Ullstein Buchverlage describes itself as Germany’s most successful hardcover publisher. And while many houses are commercializing, Ullstein wants to be more literary. Read More
‘Challenging all assumptions of the past’ may be only the beginning of life after the digital disruption, Tom Goodwin says. And when he speaks at London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference, he’ll be talking about the ‘share-of-attention’ dilemma. Read More
How profits from publishing are sliced up has become an industry debate in London, where agents are joining the Society of Authors in asking for more transparency. Read More
At Writer Unboxed, Porter Anderson focuses on the recent revelation by publisher HarperCollins of the profitability of ebooks — at what some see as authors’ expense. A Provocation in Publishing post. Read More