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What goes into running a website like Bloomsbury.com and making sure it gets #books in front of the people googling them? Our next 'Day in the Life' article introduces Helen Young, Senior Global Website Manager, who takes us through a typical day launching exciting projects to the world, creating web content you just can't click away from, and talking to colleagues as far away as Australia—and all from her attic office room. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6fmZ52Z

📢 We’re very pleased to announce another successful year for Bloomsbury Open Collections! Thanks to the funding contribution of our participating libraries, our subscribe-to-open Open Access model will be making 24 new titles open access throughout the year, at no cost to the authors. We are delighted to be able to amplify voices underrepresented in scholarly publishing. Look out for the high-quality, topical, and fully open access upcoming Bloomsbury Open Collections titles. 📙🔓 What’s next? For 2025-26, we will continue to bring diverse authors’ work to a wider global audience through our three Open Collections: - African Studies & International Development - Environment & Climate Change - Gender & Sexuality Want to read more underrepresented voices in academic publishing? We need your library’s help! Find out more about the results and their significance, and how to get involved: https://lnkd.in/e4cXNM2g #OpenAccess #OpenAccesPublishing #BloomsburyOpenCollections

We think you're going to Love(r) our next Bloomsbury Lecture! Presenting: Lessons from Taylor Swift's Re-recordings: An Ontology of Versions On Tuesday 29 April (4pm BST/11am EST) Professor Brandon Polite will explore works of art across different mediums that exist in multiple versions. From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Professor Polite will draw on metaphysical insights from Swift's re-recordings to develop an account of versions that spans artistic practices. Book your place: https://lnkd.in/emRH7-XR #TaylorSwift #BloomsburyLecture #Philosophy #Culture

What does the future hold for work in our new age of crisis? Helen Hester and Will Stronge, authors of 'Post-work: What It Is, Why It Matters and How We Get There', delve into the topic in this insightful Q&A: https://lnkd.in/e72prjcZ

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at an academic conference? Bloomsbury Academic attends conferences all over the world to exhibit our latest books and digital products, and meet with current and prospective authors. In this special instalment of our Day in the Life series, Marketing Executive Emma Chonofsky takes us behind the scenes at the Annual Meetings 2024 in San Diego, hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXPGseve #DayInTheLife #BehindTheScenes #AcademicPublishing #AcademicConference

We celebrated Bloomsbury's historic distribution move with a fantastic event at one of Hachette UK Distribution's state of the art warehouses last week. Find out more about "the biggest distribution move in UK publishing history": https://lnkd.in/ed9cg5bc 📽️ Credit: Dominick Soar & Fernando Diaz

The nominations for the Independent Publishing Awards have been announced and a huge range of Bloomsbury divisions, teams and colleagues have been recognised. On top of our 16 British Book Award nominations (announced last month) this is further evidence of Bloomsbury's prevailing position as one of the UK’s leading independent publishers. The nominees are… Trade Publisher of the Year - Bloomsbury Adult Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year - Bloomsbury Academic Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year - Bloomsbury Special Interest International Award Impact Award - Want by Gillian Anderson Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award Audio Award - Want by Gillian Anderson Metadata Award Fingers crossed for the ceremony at the end of the month! #IPGAwards #IndependentPublishingAwards #PublishingNews

We have completed moving our UK distribution to Hachette UK Distribution, possibly the biggest distribution move in UK publishing history. "A change of this size and scale can only be delivered with huge commitment, support and expertise from the teams across both companies” - Simon Robson, Director of Global Operations Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ed9cg5bc #CompanyNews #PublishingNews #BookDistribution

MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of greater transparency and fair compensation from AI developers using copyright materials to train their large language models (LLMs). New research from the Publishers Association, conducted by Savanta, reveals that: - 9 in 10 (92%) MPs believe AI developers should be required to be transparent with authors and publishers about the works used to train their models - 86% agree that compensation ensures the creative efforts of rightsholders are valued and protected - Only a quarter (26%) of MPs felt that transparency requirements could hinder developments in technology Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway said: “We’re at the generationally critical moment in the UK’s development of a fair and sustainable approach to AI. This polling shows the overwhelming cross-party political support for transparency requirements and compensation for rightsholders. We ask that the government listens to MPs and brings forward transparency mechanisms without delay, pausing for breath on the more polarising copyright proposals floated in the consultation. Transparency will support a commercial market for AI deployment which truly works for society, contributes to national security, supports both British tech and creative content businesses to thrive, and fundamentally help drive UK growth.” Find out more about the polling and the results: https://lnkd.in/eyu7F24v Read The Times article: https://lnkd.in/ewmeNUDc

Are you a writer of fiction and/or script looking to develop your craft? Join us for this one-off, in-person conference this weekend and get tips from the best!   Writers in attendance will take creative inspiration and expert practical guidance from Sarvat Hasin (The Giant Dark), Sabrina Mahfouz (A History of Water in the Middle East), and Angela Clarke (On My Life), while there will also be plenty of industry insight on the publishing and production processes in the form of discussions with agents and editors. Click on the link to reserve your place >>> https://lnkd.in/e_cDUnha #writingcommunity #fiction #amwriting #screenwriting #stageplay #playwright #tvwriting