Using AI to combat piracy? An outrageous idea. A slippery slope. The thin edge of the wedge. Once we start looking objectively at AI instead of taking every opportunity to demonise it, where will it end?
As a teacher now, I know most kids would rather read a real novel about toys and TV characters they know and love, than a poorly ghostwritten kids’ story fronted by a TV celebrity their parents like.
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One of the common faux narratives in the publishing world is that because ebooks don’t sell in huge numbers in some countries, ebooks are therefore unpopular.
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Now, research focussed on identifying and reconstructing forgotten Latin fragments from medieval Icelandic manuscripts, is revealing the theological and liturgical texts that connected medieval Icelanders to broader European intellectual culture.
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The event highlighted the Muthamizharignar Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Porkizhi awards alongside the Booksellers’ and Publishers’ Association of South India (BAPASI) awards.
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“When we allow broad restrictions like Act 372, we don’t just silence authors – we deny readers, particularly young people, the opportunity to see themselves and understand others through literature” – Mary Rasenberger.
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Using AI to combat piracy? An outrageous idea. A slippery slope. The thin edge of the wedge. Once we start looking objectively at AI instead of taking every opportunity to demonise it, where will it end?
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As so often across South Asia, some people seem unable to understand that books can be read and listened to digitally and that ink and paper is just a vehicle, and does not have any magical qualities in its own right.
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This is not just a matter grabbing a famous face to promote comics. Singh has genuine interest in the field.
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“Achieving such sales would mean the Pune Book Festival has outperformed even the New Delhi World Book Fair and the International Kolkata Book Fair—events globally renowned for their scale and impact” – Pranav Gupta.
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5th International Congress for the Promotion of Reading and Books.
9-10 May 2025 at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair.
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Lithuania: 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 launches Feb 25-28, focussing on adult fiction.
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In 2024, African literature thrived, countering previous claims of its decline. Writers of African descent made significant strides, bringing African stories to previously inaccessible spaces.
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The 30th edition of SIEL will take place April 17-27 at the OLM Souissi venue.
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Thongchi’s recognition by the Asom Prakashan Parishad highlights the rich tapestry of Indian literature and underscores the importance of regional literary contributions on the global stage.
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Recommended for those who think AI is going to steal their jobs. Adapt and thrive!
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Learn how AI can enhance book marketing and support authors in our workshop. Join us on 8 January 2025 to discover AI tools for deeper reader connections and sustainable marketing.
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PublishNewsEs has the list of literary projects that will be supported by the Colegio de Costa Rica, part of the Costa Rican Ministry of Culture and Youth.
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We need to move forward in 2025, not try turn the clock back to 1995, and that means making and accepting compromises along the way, and at the same time being willing to experiment, innovate and seize new opportunities.
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Fostering creativity, literacy and collaboration is a theme, if not perhaps in those exact words, that recurs again and again in the top-level Arab markets, and we (in western publishing) would all do well to take a step back and compare our own measures of success.
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The festival included a comprehensive programme for children, reinforcing a read for pleasure mindset that we in the west, and especially in the UK and US, seem to have lost sight of, as witness the disturbing fall in the number of kids that read for pleasure both sides of the Atlantic.
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