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Has publishing become too afraid of original ideas? | Opinion
Publishing does not have a talent problem. It has a risk problem. There is no shortage of manuscripts, ambitious authors, or ideas worth exploring. What is increasingly scarce is the willingness to take a chance on something that has not already…
Book publishers' association condemns unlawful activities in industry
Updated - November 12, 2026 06:04 pm IST - Chennai Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just ₹1* Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just $4.99 *Offer only for new subscribers The Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI) on Thursday (November…
UK ministers have no plans to publish explosive report on climate crisis
The UK government still has no plans to publish an explosive report showing the national security risk from the collapse of ecosystems around the world – even after handing the key official behind the report a new advisory role. Andy Burnham…
South London's newest bookshop has been set up by 15 indie publishers
News Small Press Futures bookshop hopes to provide a solution to the challenges being faced by independent publishers Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writer Indie publishers are behind some of the most successful, gamechanging books out there.
Scrunch Maps AI Citations to Winning Publishers
Citation source prioritization. Ranks cited third-party pages by influence and winnability. MarketingIQ data link. Scrunch data feeds Sitecore's MarketingIQ for coordinated SitecoreAI campaigns. Broader AI visibility toolkit. Marketers can now…
Publishers react to the LitRPG phenomenon
Travis Deverell, aka Shirtaloon, is one of the key players in the LitRPG space © Caroline Tan Publishers speak about the tidal wave of literary role-playing games, a fantasy genre where books share characteristics with video and tabletop…
Publishing Briefs: BOSSY Extends Sony Partnership, Beyoncé Collaborator Signs With Prescription Songs
Barry Weiss has extended his partnership with Sony Music Publishing for his publishing company, Bossy Songs. The publisher hosts signing Austin Corona, who worked with Slayyyter on her breakout album, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, and Charli Ziman, who…
New Avengers Spin-Off Team Are Permanent Addition To Marvel Lore, Publisher Confirms
The newest Avengers team will remain active after their 2026 victory, parallel to the main lineup of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Even though the Avengers are famous for their rotating door, a select group of Marvel heroes has become indispensable to…
NMSU publishes screwworm guide, amid rising cases
Updated: 6:31 PM MST Nov 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 6:31 PM MST Nov 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ As part of an ongoing effort to educate the public about the screwworm, New Mexico State University's Cooperative…
Hodderscape's Molly Powell to leave role as publishing director
Hodderscape publishing director Molly Powell will leave the publisher to set up a freelance editorial services business, focusing on commercial fiction of all kinds. Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely on The Bookseller for…
Operator of Dove Chocolate's Kuaishou store fined $120,000 in China for publishing controversial video advertisement
Dove chocolate products are displayed on a supermarket shelf in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, August 27, 2026. Photo: VCG Shanghai Zongzheng Food Co Ltd, the operator of Dove Chocolate store on Chinese short video platform Kuaishou was…
Falmouth high schooler publishes women's health research in medical journal
Hanna Ajemian knew witnessing a birth up close was a make-or-break moment. Shadowing the labor and delivery team at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia the summer before her junior year at Falmouth High School, she watched eight women give birth —…
Media Briefing: The IAB finds AI measurement standards elusive for publishers amid platform data gaps
The Interactive Advertising Bureau spent months trying to determine how the industry should attribute and credit conversions influenced by AI. But it ran into a problem: you can't standardize what you can't see. Digiday first reported in August…
More than 100 publishers back University Press Charter amid AI and financial pressures
Mandy Hill, managing director of Cambridge University Press © Alistair Veryard A new University Press Charter, committing publishers to uphold research integrity, transparency and responsible use of artificial intelligence, has secured 108…
Most major UK news publishers saw Google search visibility fall in 2026
More than two-thirds of the biggest news websites in the UK saw their Google search visibility drop in the past year, according to new Sistrix data. The biggest change was at the Daily Mail which migrated to a new global domain, dailymail.com, in…
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