Malaysia

Has Canada Caved on Copyright Term Extension in the TPP? (Michael Geist) According to the Japan News, those countries (which also include New Zealand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei) are prepared to cave to U.S. pressure to extend the term of copyright to life of the author plus 70 years. *** Apple Unveils Promo Codes for […]

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Publishers from Belorussia, Pakistan, India, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, the U.S. and China were among the winners of the first London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards, given in association with the Publishers Association and presented at the fair yesterday.

According to a press release distributed late last week by BookBaby, the self-described “one-stop self-publishing solution” and “the world’s largest ebook distribution network for independent authors,” the company has just announced a new partnership with the Malaysia-based eSentral. Perhaps not coincidentally, eSentral is itself the biggest e-book store in Southeast Asia. “I’m thrilled to add eSentral to our growing [...]

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Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone - closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of a couple of years back - is here to stay.

A surprise hit of 2012, it is drawing in more users, more handset makers and is shaping the way we consume content.

"We expect 2013 to be the Year of the Phablet," said Neil Mawston, UK-based executive director of Strategy Analytics' global wireless practice.

Penguin Books promotion of audio books in Malaysia has won a range of recent advertising awards, including Silver at the 2012 One Show Awards and Black Pencils for Entertainment – Motion Pictures, Plays and Books (Campaign) and Newspaper: Technique &...

Penguin Books promotion of audio books in Malaysia has won a range of recent advertising awards, including Silver at the 2012 One Show Awards and Black Pencils for Entertainment – Motion Pictures, Plays and Books (Campaign) and Newspaper: Technique & Artistry – Illustration (Campaign) at the Andy Awards, adding to the Bronze Outdoor Lion at Cannes in 2011.