A Blog About Books and Reading
A Blog About Books and Reading
Two ongoing battles surround the proposed deal to combine two of the world’s largest publishers and the financial woes of a former New York governor.
The new online publication is a multimedia endeavour aimed at opening the doors to younger and marginalized writers struggling to get a toehold in the publishing world.
The deal, worth a reported $2.175 billion USD, has already been the subject of opposition among many players inside and outside the publishing industry.
A labour shortage and increased lead times on the part of domestic and international printers are putting pressure on the country’s book distribution network trying to get product to consumers in a timely fashion.
“The entire chain has been disrupted all at the same time,” says Association of Canadian Press executive director Kate Edwards.
By revamping its mainstream fiction line as a dedicated genre imprint, the Hamilton, Ontario, publisher hopes to fill a void in Canadian books.
A pugilistic, self-absorbed author, a scandal-mired biographer, and a disillusioned scholar. What could possibly go wrong?
Moving to a hybrid model that sees staff come into the office once or twice per week provides opportunities to save money and decrease the company’s footprint.
As big North American publishers become ever bigger, authors lose opportunities to place their work and readers lose the chance to avail themselves of riskier books.
As the incoming chair, Forde wants to extend what has been successful about the IV Programme in the past while also adding new initiatives.