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PoliticsPublishingThe Colophon

While mainstream publishers wage internal wars, a new upstart threatens to import online polarization into the print sphere

June 16, 2021June 14, 2022

The potential for importing internet and cable news level divisiveness into publishing appears more dangerous than the tradition of publishing across the political spectrum.

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PublishingThe Colophon

Opposition grows to proposed Penguin Random House merger with Simon & Schuster

March 2, 2021June 14, 2022

The potential combined market clout of two major multinationals provides potential negative results for independent publishers, authors, and readers alike.

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PublishingReadingThe Colophon

On beginning the year with cautious optimism

January 8, 2021June 14, 2022

Notwithstanding the real challenges last year presented, there is good reason to be hopeful about the robust longevity of the literary ecosystem.

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CanLitPublishingThe Colophon

Luciana Ricciutelli, groundbreaking feminist publisher and small-press advocate, dead at 62

December 17, 2020June 14, 2022

The longtime editor-in-chief of Inanna Publications is remembered as much for her dedication to publishing debut and marginalized authors as her commitment to small presses in Canada.

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PublishingThe Horror Show

Michael Kelly branches out with a throwback to the pulp periodicals of yore

October 25, 2020June 14, 2022

Weird Horror, an offshoot of the publisher’s book imprint, Undertow Publications, is a nostalgic magazine in the EC Comics, Weird Tales vein.

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BooksellingPublishingThe Colophon

Ongoing Covid-19 pandemic makes for a fall publishing season like no other in memory

September 9, 2020June 14, 2022

The global pandemic, an American presidential election, and a double cohort of books hitting the market make a perfect storm for publishers and booksellers

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PublishingTechnologyThe Colophon

U.S. publishers file lawsuit against Internet Archive alleging breach of copyright

June 3, 2020June 14, 2022

The publishers’ suit argues that the Internet Archive is engaging in wholesale piracy by offering users free access to in-copyright books.

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BooksellingPublishingThe Colophon

U.K. publisher Galley Beggar Press turns to the public for support after near-collapse of retailer The Book People

December 18, 2019June 14, 2022

The U.K. publisher Galley Beggar Press faces an existential crisis in the wake of the near collapse of online and pop-up retailer The Book People.

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