"Is Publishing Cool Any More?"

Today's Feature Story: UK Publishing Pros Ask: "Is Publishing Cool Any More?" Will the bright, imaginative, tech savvy, book reading (or content devouring) twentysomething choose Gollancz or Google, Faber or Facebook, Orion or O2?

Discussion: What Does Your Brain Like Better: Paper or Ebooks? Writing for the Financial Times, Julian Baggini examined some of the latest research, which he argues, is forcing us to "rethink how we respond to the written word."

More News from PP: Syria Speaks: Writers, Artists Publish to Protest Tyranny The new book, Syria Speaks, brings together writing, cartoons, and artwork from over fifty Syrians who stand firmly against tyranny and violence.

From the Archives: Publishing is Another Victim of Syria’s Civil War Syria’s civil war has decimated the local publishing business, all-but-ending the printing and sale of new books, and forcing many publishers and authors to emigrate.