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Publishing houses face strain, and in some cases, closure, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Authors are looking for alternative ways to get their work to readers.
Jeff Bezos announced he’s stepping down as CEO, almost 27 years after he founded the company as an online bookstore.
The demands of gentrification in some neighbourhoods are proving deadly for some independent businesses, including local bookstores, often forcing them to close.
A bankruptcy filing always means there’s not enough money to go around, but the process ensures both debtors and creditors are protected.
Are the stacks of books in your library still alive? Why keep them if they are not? Why does our attachment to the printed word not waver in the face of its digital counterpart?
It’s easier to make the list than you might think.
Despite dire predictions, bookstores are doing well: they are curators of taste and community hubs. But their challenges are many – from the arrival of Amazon Down Under to a ‘post-truth’ climate that devalues knowledge.
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Director, Monash University Publishing, Monash University
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Coleman Chair Professor of Marketing and Director of Research, Texas A&M University
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Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science, Northeastern University
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Professeur des universités émérite en sociologie. Chercheur au Centre d'Etudes Européennes et de Politique Comparée, Sciences Po
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Maître de Conférences en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
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Sociologue, ingénieur de recherche au médialab de Sciences Po, Sciences Po
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Associate professor, French Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Communications and Culture, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Georgia
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Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of Audience Research, Edith Cowan University
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Associate professor, Deakin University
