Book review: "Inclusive publishing and the quest for reading equity" www.iped-editors.org/september-20...

An AI startup has agreed to a $2.2 billion copyright settlement. But will Australian writers benefit? theconversation.com/an-ai-startu...

"Inclusive Publishing and the Quest for Reading Equity" out now and free to download for the next 2 weeks - www.cambridge.org/core/element... #InclusivePublishing #Accessibility

You can now read most of the introduction (co-written by me and @johannawinant.bsky.social) to CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, out in October from Princeton UP press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Get your tickets to attend BookUp Conference & Research Day on 7 and 8 August 2025. The 2025 conference explores Australian storytelling – from discoverability in a market buffeted by increased globalisation to the role of the book industry to champion our stories. publishers.asn.au/Web/Events/B...

AI isn’t going away. Build your literacy now to stay relevant, informed, and ready for what’s next. Read full article by @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social 🔗: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/14/g... #AILiteracy

Reaffirming the Publisher’s Role in Service of the Reader scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/12/g... via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

Who’s eating publishers’ lunch? The rising costs and shrinking margins of Australian books theconversation.com/whos-eating-...

Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m... via @theguardian.com

Statement from Magabala Books about the reported theft of thousands of books by Meta to train their generative artificial intelligence (AI). Read the full statement here: bit.ly/4c6rBZS

Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’ theconversation.com/meta-alleged...

The Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Australian Publishing has been developed to support an outstanding postgraduate research student at USYD to undertake research Australian independent publishers, with focus on how they use digital media for branding purposes. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart. medium.com/nightingale/...

As AI gets smarter, are we getting dumber? pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/as-... via the University of Melbourne

I am delighted to announce that the Publishing Scholarship for Indigenous Students at the University of Sydney is now open for applications. This scholarship supports Indigenous students pursuing publishing studies at our university: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships... – please apply by 18 Apr 2025.

Academic publishing could be facing a watershed moment www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... via University World News

Almost half of Australians wish they read more books. Here are 10 ways to get back into reading in a distracted age theconversation.com/almost-half-... via @theconversation.com

CFP for BookUp Research Day 2025: "Australian publishing in transition: challenges and opportunities" on 8 August 2025. Abstract submission deadline: Monday 31 March 2025: publishers.asn.au/web/events/B...

The acquisition of Text Publishing by Penguin Random House is part of a worrying trend in Australian publishing theconversation.com/the-acquisit... via @theconversation.com

Always interesting to read: Jane Friedman's 2024 Year-End Review: Most Notable Publishing Industry Developments janefriedman.com/my-year-end-... via @janefriedman

AI narration naming guidelines for audiobooks (Audio Publishers Association) www.audiopub.org/naming-guide...

Listen up! Why 2024 was the year of the audiobook www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d... via @theguardian.com

Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color theconversation.com/most-us-book... via @ConversationUS

Mapping (but not solving) the science communication crisis www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... via The University World News

That's fascinating: People who are good at reading have different brains theconversation.com/people-who-a... via @ConversationUK

ABC International Excellence Awards Recognize Gerbera Ediciones, Argentina, and Round Table on Information Access, Australia and New Zealand www.accessiblebooksconsortium.org/w/news/2024/...

Microsoft, TikTok and AI are ‘disrupting’ book publishing. But do we want their effortless art? theconversation.com/microsoft-ti... via @ConversationEDU

Bertelsmann Pacts With AI Firm ElevenLabs for Tools to Spur Innovation and Accelerate Production variety.com/2024/film/ne... via @variety

Paper mills: the ‘cartel-like’ companies behind fraudulent scientific journals theconversation.com/paper-mills-... via @ConversationIDN

This is an interesting development: TikTok owner ByteDance to publish print books www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n... via @australia.theguardian.com

I’m a children’s writer – and celebrity children’s books undervalue my craft theconversation.com/im-a-childre... via @ConversationEDU

This is interesting: Microsoft turns a new page in the book business with its own publishing imprint www.geekwire.com/2024/microso... via @GeekWire

Australians are reading less than other countries, a new report shows. Why? theconversation.com/australians-... via @ConversationEDU

Five tips to help you get your children reading for pleasure – with five books chosen by children theconversation.com/five-tips-to... via @ConversationUK

Hi Claire, Could you please add me in? Thanks :-)

This disseration looks very interesting. Onto the "to read" pile.

Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs. However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!

Here is a link to a nice write-up about the Right to Read Conference Champions Access for the Visually Impaired Across Pacific Islands www.accessiblebooksconsortium.org/w/news/2024/... via Accessible Books Consortium.

Reclaiming open access: It’s time to prioritize investments in open infrastructure to realize truly transformational open access. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-m... via @ua_magazine

Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Children aren’t reading for pleasure according to new research – here’s how you can help them love books theconversation.com/children-are... via @theconversation.bsky.social

The Publishing Scholarship for Indigenous Students covers tuition fees for the Master of Publishing or Graduate Diploma in Publishing. Applications now close 29 November 2024. sydney.edu.au/scholarships... Please get in touch if you have any questions.