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'One issue we are still very much negotiating (though some publishers might refer to it as "arguing") is that of electronic files and security. Who owns the copyright? Yes, the publisher own...

Lonely Planet launches multi-format publishing platform

Lonely Planet has launched its Shared Publishing Platform, which allows for faster production of guidebooks.  The platform, which began development two years ago, allows authors to create content...

'Aurealis' re-launched as emagazine

Australian fantasy and science-fiction magazine Aurealis has been re-launched as a free epublication. The latest issue of the magazine, Aurealis #45, has been released and is available to download fro...

Bloomsbury launches digital imprint

Bloomsbury Publishing has launched a new digital imprint designed to resurrect out-of-print titles. The first titles from Bloomsbury Reader have been released and are available as ebooks from a range ...

New digital publisher to launch in 2012

Really Blue Books, a new independent Australian digital publisher, will be launched at the beginning of next year. The publisher, which will focus on publishing ebooks by debut authors, has been found...

New digital speculative fiction publisher launched

A new independent Australian publisher, with a focus on speculative fiction and ebooks, has been launched.   Hague Publishing, which will officially begin accepting unsolicited manuscripts in Nov...

HathiTrust 'suspends' orphan works project indefinitely

In the US, digital repository HathiTrust has announced that it has suspended its orphan works initiative indefinitely following the filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit by individual authors and...

ASA among authors' groups suing US universities for copyright infringement

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has joined forces with authors' groups in the US and Quebec and eight individual authors to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository Hat...

New digital publishing service launched

A new digital publishing service designed for publishers and government and academic agencies has been launched, called Xmplar. The business, which launched at the beginning of September, is founded b...

Digital, social media sessions popular at National Editors Conference

Sessions about online writing, social media, and 'new skills' for editors were among the most popular events at the 2011 Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) National Editors Conference, hosted by...
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