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Australia’s premier literary prize has been awarded to Nam Le, says a Sydney Morning Herald report. The Prime Minister’s Literary Award for fiction, which comes with a $100,000 purse, went to Le for The Boat.
According to the SMH, “The much-awarded debut collection of short stories by Le, 30, who came to Australia as a Vietnamese refugee, covers… Continue reading
Yesterday came the bittersweet news that renowned newspaper industry personality Ed Darling is retiring, after a prolific career spanning more than four decades. According to The Associated Press, Darling says he “will now pursue interests in community service”.
Thirty five years of the print media giant’s career has been dedicated to serving as publisher for community newspapers in the states of Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
In Mississippi; Darling… Continue reading | 1 Comment
Publishers must establish good trading relationships with digital distributors such as Apple and Google if they are to successfully “navigate” the changing digital landscape, Pan Macmillan’s digital director has told the Tools of Change (TOC) conference being held in Frankfurt today (13th October).
Sara Lloyd, who also spoke at the Tools of Change conference in New York this February, opened the first-ever TOC day in Europe. She told the… Continue reading
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has hit out at critics of the company’s plans to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library.
Writing in the New York Times, Mr Brin said he wanted to “dispel some myths” surrounding the project.
He said the plan would make millions of “out-of-print” books available to the public online. EmporiumBooks.com.au already offers previews of books through… Continue reading
Though he knew more about book publishing than most people in the business, Fred Newman was never himself an insider. Instead, as the creator of Publishing News and the British Book Awards, otherwise known as the Nibbies, he thought of himself as a close observer of the scene, one who could spot the trends ahead of Continue reading