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BooksellingTechnologyThe Colophon

Large-scale layoffs at Amazon include staff in the books division, says CEO

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

If Amazon is cutting back on its orders, that is sure to cause headaches for publishers entering the all-important holiday selling season.

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TechnologyThe Colophon

Haters gonna hate: Elon Musk completes Twitter acquisition amid concerns about unfettered hate speech proliferating on social media platform

October 28, 2022October 29, 2022

It's too early to determine what exactly Musk will do with the platform, though early signs are not encouraging.

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Non-fictionTechnologyThe Colophon

In The Chaos Machine, Max Fisher identifies the social media algorithms that are causing our societies to crumble

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

There are no good solutions to the problems Fisher isolates in his book, but this frightening text highlights the importance of confronting these issues regardless.

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TechnologyThe ColophonWriters and Writing

“The grab continues”: TWUC joins the U.S. Authors Guild and other international organizations in filing an amicus brief in the lawsuit against the Internet Archive’s Open Library initiative

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

"IA is trying to paint this lawsuit as giant corporations (publishers) going after the little guy, but we see it as the opposite."

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CanLitPoetryTechnologyThe Colophon

Putting the verse in metaverse: George Murray gets social with a private online network for poets

April 20, 2022June 14, 2022

The new members-only social-media site aims to replicate the café or salon in a virtual environment.

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AgentsTechnologyThe Colophon

Sam Hiyate and the Rights Factory launch a new podcast, Agent Provocateur

August 6, 2021June 14, 2022

As the name suggests, Agent Provocateur is a podcast that is not afraid of taking a stance, though Hiyate also says he wants to spotlight all sides of an issue.

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Literary FestivalsTechnologyThe Colophon

“Literally, we just started Googling”: Shelley Youngblut on Calgary Wordfest’s new online streaming service, Imagine on Air

June 7, 2021June 14, 2022

The Calgary literary festival’s streaming service is one part of an ecosystem that will include online content and live events.

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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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