Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Ireland's Publishing Strength is in Tradition, Small Presses

Today's Feature Story:


Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, the chair of Irish PEN, outlines how Ireland continues to punch above its weight in the literary world.
Discussion:


Anna Soler-Pont reports that as publishers have endured the recession, literary translations take backseat, while piracy still hampers ebook adoption in Spain.
More News from PP:


In New York Magazine, Kevin Roose states: "Software is eating the world. It’s also eating the book." He also doubts the future of dedicated e-readers.
From the Archives:


We look at what would the proposed introduction of fair use to Australian copyright law mean for publishers, and why is it attracting international attention.

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