Exemptions to copyright legislation for AI would disadvantage Australian writers – and set a bad precedent.
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A visit to a campus bookstore reveals layers of history about Nigeria.
Books may seem expensive in Australia, but they’re cheap when you take costs into account. For independent publishers, times are tough. What can we do?
‘When all novels are thrust upon you as words of genius,’ wrote George Orwell, ‘it is quite natural to assume that all of them are tripe.’
Literary discourse requires authors of colour to produce “authentic” narratives. They are then required to embody this “authenticity” when presenting themselves in public.
According to Nielsen BookScan, Australia’s top lifetime bestseller is the Barefoot Investor followed by Fifty Shades of Grey, The Da Vinci Code and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Her book Daughters of Africa brought black women writers into the literary canon.
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.
Technically, ChatGPT can do (some of) the work of a human editor. But an experiment comparing three separate human edits of a literary short story to edits by ChatGPT exposes AI’s serious limitations.
A private equity firm’s acquisition of a major publisher could be an opportunity to reinvigorate the industry.
Author Anthony Horowitz felt “hurt” when advised by a sensitivity reader on his representation of a Native American character.
Our research team tracked the impact of Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe’s bestseller, over five years. We measured its value across a range of criteria, from financial to environmental.
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.
Romance fiction has a reputation for being conservative, but in reality it is an innovative and uncontrollable genre.
Mega-publisher Penguin Random House wants to acquire Simon & Schuster, but the proposed merger could have some negative consequences.
Research shows reading books with diverse characters and story-lines helps children develop a greater understanding and appreciation of people different to themselves.
Most of Australia’s books are distributed by just one company. The stress of COVID has hit this supplier, and your local bookshop.
Eric Carle’s famous book about a caterpillar was originally about a book worm.
Brittany Higgins’ forthcoming memoir will allow her to tell her story in her own words. She’ll join a group of strong women who’ve done just that.
The first French novelist wrote about an adulterous affair and moved to Paris after separating from her husband.
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Director, Monash University Publishing, Monash University
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Distinguished Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Communications, Media and Culture, University of Stirling
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Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Media, Macquarie University
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Honorary Fellow, RMIT University
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Faculty Research Manager, Macquarie University
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Professor of English, West Virginia University
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Deputy CIO; Member of English Faculty; Member of Merton College, University of Oxford
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Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Department of French, University of Cambridge