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A Frankfurt Masterclass: PLOS, CCC, and How Open Is Open Access?
October 12, 2021 at 6:24 pm

PLOS' Niamh O'Connor tells CCC's Christopher Kenneally that in open access, 'We need to keep asking ourselves open for whom?' The post A Frankfurt Masterclass: PLOS, CCC, and How Open Is Open Access? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Canadian English-Language Bookstores: 2020 Shipping Cost Increases
October 7, 2021 at 5:44 am

A 2020 BookNet Canada survey of English-language Canadian independent booksellers shows that many stores had set up e-commerce before the pandemic. The post Canadian English-Language Bookstores: 2020 Shipping Cost Increases appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Peter Frankopan Opens Lecture Series in Athens on ‘Global Connections’
October 6, 2021 at 1:53 pm

Looking at 'well-studied subjects in different ways,' Peter Frankopan inaugurates the Thalia Potamianos Lecture Series in Athens, October 7. The post Peter Frankopan Opens Lecture Series in Athens on ‘Global Connections’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry
October 4, 2021 at 12:36 am

ALTA has shortlisted work translated from Spanish, French, Arabic, Kannada, Bengali, Chinese, Italian, Croatian, Tamazight, and Korean. The post ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition
October 1, 2021 at 6:08 am

Tbilisi, UNESCO's World Book Capital, has mounted a show themed on Georgia's censorious past–and the present dangers of self-censorship. The post Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.