Banned Books Week brings Greater Victoria censorship challenges to light
As the American Library Association wraps up Banned Books Week, which highlights the freedom to read, the Canadian Library Association last week relea...
Who Knew? Librarians Write Books, Too!
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook (American Library Association, 2010), was prompted by a desire to acknowledge the many contributions ...
Is the publishing industry doomed?
Today, in the endless, cavernous halls of the Frankfurt Book Fair, British publishers and agents are dealing in next year's books. They're buying and ...
Bash Compactor: Writers Revolt
The publishing industry is like a wartorn country these days: Everyone is either running for the hills or talking about a revolution. But who's going ...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:......
Columbia supports fight against forbidden books
Classic literature is challenged and banished by public libraries and schools every year in violation of the First Amendment right to free speech and ...
Libraries turn to tech to keep patrons engaged
Libraries are tweeting, texting and creating apps for smart phones as they try to keep up with the biblio-techs - a computer-savvy class of people who...
Desirée Rogers, Post Crash
The former White House social secretary has a new job as chief executive of the Johnson Publishing Company, owner of Ebony and Jet magazines and Fashi...
Amazon Launches Facebook e-Commerce Store
Amazon has just launched a Facebook e-commerce store, but sadly it's not a Facebook-enabled version of Amazon.com. Instead, the new store is integrate...
Banned-book readings planned Friday at Drury
Students and faculty at Drury University will read selections from previously banned books on Friday to observe the American Library Association's Ban...
Harris: Zuckerberg as comic-book hero? Publishing industry in a revolution
Technologies like Apple's iPad and other tablets aim to change the way media is consumed, and Silicon Valley startups like FastPencil and Scribd shake...
New technologies revolutionize publishing industry
Critics are going gaga for "The Social Network," Hollywood's take on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Now comes word that Citizen Zuck will also get the ...
Jeff Rivera: Talking with Keith Ogorek of Authors Solutions
Whereas self-publishing used to be a nasty little word in the book publishing industry even a few years ago, something has changed. Headlines in.........
Drury to observe The American Library Association's Banned Books Week
Drury University will observe The American Library Association's Banned Books Week on Friday.......
Missouri students gather to read banned books
The event at Spratt Hall is in recognition of the American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Western Sta...
American Library Association: Banned Books Week 2010: 10 Graphic Novels And The Shocking Reasons They Frequently Come ...
"Not every book is right for each reader, but we should have the right to think for ourselves and allow others to do the same," said ALA President Rob...
ROCHESTER, N.Y.----An innovative, on-demand book printing system that is changing the way books are published, bought and sold worldwide can now be pu...
Free Speech Advocates Protest Against Book Bans
Free speech activists are protesting censorship in bookstores, libraries and schools for Banned Books Week. The American Library Association says ther...
News Analysis: A Move to Unify Europe's Media Market
The European Parliament called for a long overdue overhaul of copyright laws aimed at fostering the development of a single European media market. ....
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week, the last week of September, is sponsored by the American Library Association and celebrates the freedom to read. It started in 1982...