After 30 years, Paris' beloved English-language Village Voice
Bookshop is closing in July, succumbing to the digital age and changing
attitudes toward reading.
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Digital publishing has turned everyone into a "global
consumer" who can download books from abroad, all but eliminating the
need for foreign language bookstores. Read
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Alberto Vitale ran Random House US from 1989 until 2002. Here he
reflects on his career, changes in the book business, e-books, and the value
of print.
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Neal Maillet, Editorial Director of Berrett-Koehler explains why
it's a publisher's duty to take on books that challenge convention despite
the risks.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
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