Copyright violations hit book industry

ZIMBABWE Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association president, Dr Samuel Makore, yesterday said the book industry was no longer vibrant due to raft of problems including piracy, lack of reading culture and lax implementation of copyright law. ZIMBABWE …

Opinion: STAT readers on the animal wellness industry, drug price floors, and more

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues …

Publishing Poetry Today and Tomorrow: What Are You, In Love With Your Problems?

Preface In Search of an Author from a Pamphlet In Search of a Printer Visiting the downtown Cleveland Public Library, I noticed a book under that marble bench on the first floor—a green notebook, cheap, spiral-bound, covered in dust; yet, as I read through …

WV data center moves relying on fossil fuels despite industry trend toward renewables

“We still have a lot of coal left in the ground.” Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks at an April 23, 2025 news conference at West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling. Courtesy photo That’s how Gov. Patrick Morrisey, speaking at a news conference in Wheeling …

The Brave New World of Book Publishing

In front of me sit five books from my bookshelf: Blindness by José Saramago, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe, Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen Ambrose, and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque …

Nasra Artan named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for role at Sony Music Publishing

Friday April 25, 2025 LONDON, UK (HOL) — Forbes has named Nasra Artan, the Somali-Norwegian executive leading international A&R at Sony Music Publishing, to its 2025 30 Under 30 Europe list in the Entertainment category, recognizing her for reshaping …

Publishing grapples with where to draw the line on AI

‘Inspiring local journalists’ in line for digital publishing awards

The shortlist has been published for an annual set of awards celebrating excellence in digutal publishing, with five ‘inspiring local journalists’ in the running. The 2025 Digital Publishing Awards, organised by the Association of Online Publishers, will …

July is Going to be a Great Month for Spider-Man Fans

Barely five months into 2025, and it is already shaping up to be one of the most exhilarating years of Spider-Man's comic book career. Between surviving the "Eight Deaths of Spider-Man" and staring down all-new villains, it might not seem …

Baldur’s Gate 3 Publishing Director Praises Clair Obscur

Summary Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 combines turn-based gameplay with real-time mechanics, earning critical acclaim. Baldur's Gate 3 director Michael Douse praised the game and its cast, urging fans to support it. Baldur's Gate 3 publishing …