FOCUS - a responseThursday, 27th August 2009
The FOCUS project, a joint initiative of the publishing industry (via the Publishers Licensing Society and Trade Associations) and RNIB, has responded to the views...
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Edinburgh: Hail to the YurtFriday, 21st August 2009
Valerie Martin, Orange Prize-winning novelist, blogs for BookBrunch from the Edinburgh International Book Festival Packing up for an evening flight to Edinburgh, I find...
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Skillset: You can't have it both waysThursday, 20th August 2009
A former publisher turned academic takes issue with the principles of the Skillset report Publishing, I have just , has higher percentages of people in managerial roles...
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Skillset: Publishers need knowledge as much as tech skillsWednesday, 19th August 2009
Last week's report on publishing revealed that, while the publishing workforce may be above the national average in terms of qualifications (45% have a degree, as compared...
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Opinion: Focus on Books - a great initiative in need of fine tuningWednesday, 12th August 2009
Guy Garfit applauds the RNIB's large-print initiative but argues that too much entrenched thinking still prevails The world of large-print book publishing in the UK is...
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Opinion: Time to rethink contractsFriday, 7th August 2009
Between the extremes of what is offered by the publishing and record industries, it must surely be possible to arrive at an equitable contract? Trevor Dolby thinks it's...
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Rough Atlantic weather ahead?Friday, 31st July 2009
When Anthony Cheetham ended several months of speculation by bowing out of Quercus on 12 February this year, finding himself deprived of power and temperamentally unsuited...
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