The link below is to an article that takes a look at the top 10 libraries in fiction. Are there any that have been missed in your opinion? Should the library in the Sarah J. Maas ‘Throne of Glass’ series be included for example? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/31/top-10-libraries-in-fiction-jrr-tolkien-borges-game-of-thrones
The links below are to articles reporting on the reaction of publishers to Audible Captions – yes, they are seeking to sue Audible.
For more visit:
– https://ilmk.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/big-5-publishers-sue-amazons-audible-over-ai-speech-to-text/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/08/american-publishers-association-sues-to-stop-audible-captions/
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/08/23/aap-files-doomed-lawsuit-over-audibles-caption-feature-alleges-copyright-infringement/
– https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2019/08/23/publishers-suing-audible-over-captions-feature-that-allows-reading-audiobooks/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at repairing books.
For more visit:
https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/who-repairs-your-busted-books/article_c3ada5e4-af23-11e9-ac68-c70a4380d123.html
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the publishers response to Audible Captions.
For more visit:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/19/20698383/audible-captions-feature-audiobook-book-publishers-rights
The link below is to an article that reports on the winners of the 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.
For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/16/137855/cbca-awards-2019-winners-announced/
The link below is to an article that reports on the winner of the 2019 Australian Christian Book of the Year, ‘The Fountain of Public Prosperity – Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740-1914,’ by Stuart Piggin and Robert Linder.
The link below is to an article that takes a look at some book art by Emma Taylor.
For more visit:
https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a28435869/emma-taylor-paper-book-sculpture-art/
The link below is to another article that reports on the latest Audible feature – Audible Captions. In the next day or so I’ll be posting links to the industry response to Audible Captions.
For more visit:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-07-18/audible-text-captions-audiobook
The link below is to an article reporting on the shortlist for the 2019 New Australian Fiction Prize.
For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/20/138002/readings-announces-2019-new-australian-fiction-prize-shortlist/
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