In the news this week

To help you keep in touch with what’s been happening in the creative sector this week, CAL has collated this list of news articles from around the world.

Publishers and authors

• How to get ahead in academic publishing: Q&A best bits
  Eliza Anyangwe from The Guardian talks to a panel about turning a thesis into a book
   
• Book Piracy: A Non-Issue
  Paul Carr discusses online book piracy
   
• Amazon Offers Kindle Daily E-book Deal
  Amazon has announced details of a daily deal for Kindle users
   
• Is BookLamp’s “Book Genome Project” the Future of Discovery?
  Edward Nawotka introduces a new book discovery search engine.
   
• Hachette Taking a Close Look at Risks and Benefits of Library Ebook Lending
  Hachette debates whether or not to increase its exposure to the library market
   
• Google Strikes a Deal with French Publisher La Martiniere Groupe
  Google has reached a settlement with the French publisher La Martiniere Group
   
• Top 10 cool, free book marketing resources
  Some handy tips from Build Book Buzz
   
• The Vision Behind MintRight’s Global E-book Distribution Platform
  Daniel Kalder speaks to MintRight’s CEO about its e-book distribution platform
   
• Are books dead, and can authors survive?
  Ewan Morrison from The Guardian suggests that within 25 years the digital revolution will bring about the end of paper books.
   
• S&S to Distribute Kindle Bestseller John Locke
  Kindle Millon self-published author John Locke signs distribution deal with Simon & Schuster
   
• Rumours of Amazon on the move again
  Amazon has bought the domain names kindlescribe.com and kindlescribes.com
   
• Error-Free E-books Will Come "When Cars Can Drive Themselves"
  Eliminating errors in ebooks will require editors to look at every line and every page.
   
• In a Race to Out-Rave, 5-Star Web Reviews Go for $5
  David Steitfeld from The New York Times ferrets out fake reviews online.

Artists

• Olley’s colourful life celebrated amid a bouquet of hues
  Joyce Morgan from The Sydney Morning Herald remembers Margaret Olley
   
• Photo withdrawn after child prostitution claim
  Gina McColl from The Sydney Morning Herald discusses the controversy surrounding the image in the International Foto Biennale
   
• National Cultural Policy Meeting with Arts Minister
  The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) talks about a meeting with Arts Minister Simon Crean to discuss the National Cultural Policy.

Item updated on 1 September 2011.