Friday, September 12, 2014

Could Government Policy Destroy South African Publishing?

Today's Feature Story:


Curators of oral storytelling series in the UK discuss how the form is a reaction to our increasingly digital world — and how it intersects with publishing.
Discussion:


The South African government has decided to severely restrict purchases of textbooks, undermining a market largely dependent on education sales to the government.
Rights & Agents:


Claudia Wittman, literary agent and founder of the Wittman Agency in Germany, talks about how her rights business manages the massive changes in the book publishing industry.
Self-Publishing:


Join the global publishing community at the Frankfurt Book Fair for this two-day, debut event for international authors, agents, and other industry professionals who want to learn more about global opportunities in self-publishing in the English-language market

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