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The Philosopher Fish wins oddest book title prize

The Philosopher Fish wins oddest book title prize

09 décembre 2024

The Philosopher Fish: Sturgeon, Caviar, and the Geography of Desire has been crowned the winner of the Diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year. The book, by Richard Adams Carey, traces how the caviar industry has changed. In a public vote on the shortlisted titles, The Philosopher Fish...

U.K. authors weigh in on AI licensing in new survey

U.K. authors weigh in on AI licensing in new survey

04 décembre 2024

Only 7% of authors aware that their work has been used to train AI have given permission for such usage, according to a survey of 13,574 members of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society in the U.K. Furthermore, 77% of authors did not know whether their work had been exploited in this...

Crown Publishing Group acquires Compendium

Crown Publishing Group acquires Compendium

04 décembre 2024

The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, has acquired Compendium, the publisher of illustrated books, journals, and notecards. At Crown, Compendium will become a standalone imprint under Ten Speed Press. "Compendium will retain its distinct editorial identity and continue to...

Mubi moves into book publishing with Mubi Editions imprint

Mubi moves into book publishing with Mubi Editions imprint

02 décembre 2024

Mubi, the film distributor, production company, and streaming service founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, will launch a publishing arm, Mubi Editions, next April, focusing on titles on cinema and the arts. Based in London and New York and led by Daniel Kasman, VP of editorial content at Mubi, the...

How digital innovation both strengthens and threatens the book business

How digital innovation both strengthens and threatens the book business

27 novembre 2024

On Nov. 18, 2022, PW published a report analyzing a database of 1,300 publishing startups, almost all of which were founded since Amazon launched the Kindle some fifteen years earlier. As soon as it was published, it was out-of-date: two days later, on Nov. 20, 2022, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT, and...

Writers condemn startup's plans to publish 8,000 books next year using AI

Writers condemn startup's plans to publish 8,000 books next year using AI

26 novembre 2024

Writers and publishers are criticising a startup that plans to publish up to 8,000 books next year using AI. The company, Spines, will charge authors between $1,200 and $5,000 to have their books edited, proofread, formatted, designed and distributed with the help of AI.

Florida moves to dismiss publisher lawsuit over book bans

Florida moves to dismiss publisher lawsuit over book bans

22 novembre 2024

Attorneys for the state of Florida have asked a federal judge to toss a closely watched book banning lawsuit filed by six major publishers, the Authors Guild, students, parents, and several bestselling authors. In a 25-page brief, filed on November 15, the state argues that the plaintiffs lack...

TikTok owner ByteDance to publish print books

TikTok owner ByteDance to publish print books

22 novembre 2024

ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, will begin publishing print books in February. The company already publishes ebooks through its imprint 8th Note Press, but will begin selling physical copies in book shops early next year.

Microsoft launches imprint that aims to be faster than traditional book publishing

Microsoft launches imprint that aims to be faster than traditional book publishing

21 novembre 2024

Microsoft has launched a new book imprint with the aim of printing faster than traditional publishers. Named after an Intel microprocessor, 8080 Books will publish titles focused on technology, science and business.

Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn

Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn

21 novembre 2024

Percival Everett has won the $10,000 National Book Award for fiction, one of the US's most prestigious literary prizes, for James, his acclaimed reimagining of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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