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Book Sales Continue to Benefit from Trump Bump
Publishing is benefiting from sales of Trump books even as Trump policies are beginning to settle in. Paper costs are on the rise, in part because of tariffs on Canadian trade
Swedish Manga Artist Uses Princess Power
“Sword Princess Amaltea” is set in a fairytale world where Queens rule. The synopsis is the mirror image of a timeless plot: A young princess is sent on the biggest quest of her life to rescue a prince in need.
New Investor Targets B&N
Shareholders continue to express confidence in bookstores, if not B&N’s management
A Mobile Direction For Learning
We’re not necessarily talking about replacing print. We’re talking about supplementing print.
An E-books Embargo For Libraries
A publisher’s “embargo” for e-books at US libraries has sparked outrage from librarians
Has Scholarly Publishing Overstayed at the Hybrid Hotel?
Scholarly publishing analyst Rob Johnson contemplates the dilemma at the heart of hybrid Open Access business models
Court Nominee Kavanagh Dissents On Net Neutrality
“If a bookstore (or Amazon) decides to carry all books, may the Government then force the bookstore (or Amazon) to feature and promote all books in the same manner?”
The Risks of Writing
Who knew writing a book required a law degree?
Best of BTB: Privacy Lost and Found
Privacy, as we once knew it, was sold down the digital river a long while ago, says author B.J. Mendelson