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Boktugg (se)
- Adlibris blockerar fortfarande nya förlag med egen distribution – eller?
Adlibris kräver fortfarande att nystartade förlag anlitar Förlagssystem eller Stjärndistribution. Det visar mejl från inköpsavdelningen. Samtidigt förnekar Adlibris att så ska vara fallet och lovar att förtydliga kravbilden för förlag med egen distribution.
https://www.boktugg.se/2022/01/27/adlibris-blockerar-fortfarande-nya-forlag-med-egen-distribution-eller/
SVB (se)
- Bookbeat-kampanj i blåsväder – anklagas för rasism
En annonskampanj för Bookbeat både hånas och kritiseras i sociala medier, rapporterar Resumé. Anledningen är en bild på en brunmålad hand.
https://www.svb.se/nyheter/bookbeat-kampanj-i-blasvader-anklagas-rasism - Bokdata går in som delägare i Förlagsekonomi
Bokdata, som utvecklat it-system för förlagsbranschen, blir ny majoritetsägare i ekonomiföretaget Förlagsekonomi.
https://www.svb.se/nyheter/bokdata-gar-som-delagare-i-forlagsekonomi
Bok365 (no)
- Bør åpne for netto-royalty?
– Vi lever i en tillitsbransje, sier Alexander Even Henriksen. Han liker ikke royalty-rabalderet han ser og åpner for en fornyelse av avtale-tenkingen.
https://bok365.no/artikkel/bor-apne-for-netto-royalty/ - Barn får større innflytelse
Mens foreldrene velger bøkene i bokhandelen, tar barna selv styringa over hvilke av strømmetjenestenes titler de klikker på.
https://bok365.no/artikkel/barn-far-storre-innflytelse/ - Ansatt i VG forlag
Cathrine Almaas er første ansatt i VGs nyoppstartede forlag.
https://bok365.no/artikkel/ansatt-i-vg-forlag/
Literary Hub (us)
- Here are the finalists for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards.
This morning, PEN America announced the finalists for their 2022 Literary Awards. The list includes 54 authors and 11 translators who published works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, essay, science writing, translation, and more in 2021
https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2022-pen-america-literary-awards/
The Guardian (uk)
- Donna Barba Higuera wins top US children’s book award for The Last Cuentista
This year’s Newbery medal goes to story of the only girl who can remember the Earth after it is destroyed by a comet
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/25/donna-barba-higuera-wins-top-us-childrens-book-award-for-the-last-cuentista-newbery-medal
BBC (uk)
- Tennessee school board defends ban of Holocaust novel Maus
A Tennessee school board has defended its ban on a Pulitzer prize-winning novel about the Holocaust being taught in its classrooms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60164442
The Bookseller (uk)
- Campaigns for Ishiguro, Rooney and Grohl shortlisted for PPC awards
Campaigns for titles by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney and Dave Grohl are among those shortlisted for this year’s Publisher’s Publicity Circle (PPC) Awards, which celebrate the best campaigns carried out by publicists in 2021
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/campaigns-ishiguro-rooney-and-grohl-shortlisted-ppc-awards-1301660 - Azumah Nelson and Nolan vie for Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year Award has been revealed featuring Megan Nolan, Costa Prize-winning Caleb Azumah Nelson (pictured) and Cal Flynn among others.
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/azumah-nelson-and-nolan-vie-sunday-times-charlotte-aitken-trust-young-writer-year-award-1300984
Publishing Perspectives (int)
- The final 2021 report from the Association of American Publishers shows December up 2.8 percent over December 2020, at US$1.1 billion.
Calendar Year 2021 Revenues: US$15.4 Billion
https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/01/aap-statshot-the-united-states-publishing-industry-gained-12-2-percent-in-2021-covid19/
