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Government revises proposals to tackle online file-sharing

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The Government has recently revised the proposals it set out in its Digital Britain report, published in June 2009, to tackle online filesharing. The revised proposals are a welcome response to the continued pressure put on Ministers by the PA and other creative industry bodies to ensure that any legislation regarding peer to peer empowers Government and Ofcom to tackle the problem swiftly and effectively.

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UK Publishers' sales of books down by 0.5% in first half of 2009

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In the first six months of this year UK Publishers' sales of books decreased by 0.5% on the same period in 2008, according to the PA Sales Monitor Scheme (PASM).

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Call for Submissions for the Writers' Guild 'Best Book' Awards 2009

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The Writers' Guild is inviting submissions from UK publishers for the Best Book Awards (Fiction and Non-Fiction)

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Raid of PA members books in Delhi

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The PA is pleased to announce that on the weekend of 22nd August, Saikrishna and his team carried out a raid in Delhi, resulting in the confiscation of both trade and Academic/STM books. Please find following a summary of the raid by Saikrishna & Associates:

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Aid Project Alerts August 2009

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This month's issue includes six new projects, one approval and two updates as well as two tenders.

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China Publishing Market Profile 2009

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The PA is pleased to announce the publication of the China Publishing Market Profile 2009.

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Missing links: the enduring web': web archiving workshop, British Library 21 July

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PA set to lobby for reduced VAT

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The Publishers Association is set to collaborate with the Audio Publishers Association and the RNIB this autumn on a new campaign over VAT rates on audio books and e-books.

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Aid Project Alerts July 2009

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In this month's issue there are six new projects, two approvals, seven updates and two tenders.

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European Commission Google Settlement hearing

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The European Commission has announced it will be conducting a public hearing into the effect of the Google Book Settlement on the European publishing sector on 7th September.

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The Publishing Training Centre Launches an Editorial Freelancing Course

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New course announced by the Publishing Training Centre.

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