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Rowling and Pullman back revolt
14 Jul 2008
Best-selling authors JK Rowling and Philip Pullman are leading a revolt against plans for publishers to state at which age children should be allowed to read individual books.
Rowling joins revolt over age banding for children's books
13 Jul 2008
J K Rowling and Philip Pullman, two of the biggest names in children's literature, are leading a revolt by thousands of people across the country who are furious at plans by publishers to categorise books by the age at which they should be read.
Majority of children's authors against age guidance
11 Jul 2008
A new survey has revealed the depth of opposition to plans for branding children's books with age guidance.
Publishers give new pledge on age banding
10 Jul 2008
As the storm over age guidance on children's book covers continues, the Publishers Association has issued a short statement aimed at reassuring concerned authors.
PA makes age guidance statement
10 Jul 2008
The Publishers Association has confirmed that authors will be consulted individually about the inclusion of age guidance on their covers.
Summit fails to end age guidance row
10 Jul 2008
Publishers and authors have failed to find common ground over age guidance, despite a summit meeting last week which was intended to resolve the high-profile and damaging conflict.
BTBS Walkies
01 Jul 2008
Skillset blog - ... I'll be particularly sad to miss the Publishers Association/Publishers Licensing Society's loved-up check point along the route - hosted in the gardens of the PLS offices in Gower Street, in conjunction with Mills & Boon.
Cairo International Book Fair 2009
28 Jun 2008
Infibeam Automobile & Mobile Industry News - The British Council, Cairo has accepted an invitation from the General Egyptian Book Organisation (GEBO) for the UK to be Guest of Honour at the 2009 Cairo International Book Fair. They are working with the London Book Fair, The Publishers Association, Independent Publishers Guild and other organisations...
Chinese Copyright Authorities Move to Stop Pirated Textbooks
25 Jun 2008
Publishers Weekly, 6/25/2008 - The Zhejiang Provincial Copyright Bureau is cracking down on the reproduction and sale of pirated books in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, an encouraging sign for Western publishers who have long complained about Chinese book piracy...
Quoting and Copyright Law
24 Jun 2008
How Publishing Really Works blog, 24th June 2008 - In its Quick Guide to Permissions, The Society of Authors states that "you need permission to quote from works that are in copyright".