http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/publishing/ en-us Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:53:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2101321/posts For those of you who may not know, the publishing industry is almost completely run by liberals. Any debate on this should be ended by an August survey from Publishing Trends which showed a whopping 86% of respondents plan to vote for Barack Obama in November. Yes, 86%. Here's the real stunner, though. A survey in Publishers Weekly released in July of 2008, found the following:The salary divide between men and women actually increased in 2007—men received an average salary increase of 4.5% last year, compared to 4.2% for women. Men earned an average salary of $103,822 last year, compared... Gloria Romanorum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2101321/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:53:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097479/posts Three men have been charged with plotting to attack the publisher of a controversial novel dealing with the Prophet Muhammad, British police said Thursday. The three - salesman Abrar Mizra, 22; cab driver Abbas Taj, 30; and Ali Beheshti, 40 - were arrested Saturday near the north London home and office of Martin Rynja, who plans to publish "The Jewel of Medina," police said. They were arrested after a fire broke out at Rynja's building, but police have refused to disclose any details. The men were charged with plotting to endanger life and damage property. Beheshti was also charged with... komonews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097479/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:47:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092666/posts Amid all the false media hubub about Sarah Palin being an alleged "book banner" comes much more serious news about the British publisher of "Jewel of Medina," a book about the child-bride of Islamic prophet Mohammed has been set afire: Three men arrested in north London on suspicion of terrorism continue to be questioned by police. They are suspected of attempting to set fire to a publisher's office in Lonsdale Square, Islington. The publisher, Gibson House, is due to release a controversial novel about the Prophet Muhammad and his child bride, entitled "The Jewel of the Medina." NEWSBUSTERS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092666/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:59:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089461/posts It’s Only The End of Rose-Colored Glasses September 17th, 2008 by Kassia Krozser If you examine it on the whole, the publishing industry is an unsustainable mess. Think about it: bad economic theory, out-of-touch decision making, Peter paying Paul or the piper or someone, deregulated approach to the market. Hmm, sounds like another entity we know, doesn’t it? It’s no wonder that we endure a never-ending succession of “it’s the end of the world as we know it” articles about the publishing industry. New York Magazine has given us the latest, a gloomy piece chock full of quotes from gloomy... booksquare.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089461/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:53:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084554/posts This article appeared in USA Today but linking from that paper is a no-no... In this high season for political books, two evangelical publishers are leading the race to capitalize on fascination with Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Tyndale House Publishers of Carol Stream, Ill., has begun distributing a paperback edition of Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned the Alaska Political Establishment Upside Down, by Alaska freelance writer Kaylene Johnson. Best known as publishers of the bestselling Left Behind series, Tyndale is printing a whopping 250,000 copies of the book, which first came out in April... Christianity Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084554/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:52:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084036/posts 16-Sep-08 Eddie Van Halen Reaches Out To Sammy Hagar Over The GOP's Use Of Their Song "Right Now" Rolling Stone magazine reports that days before Heart served the GOP campaign with a cease-and-desist letter for playing their 1977 hit "Barracuda" to introduce VP pick Sarah Palin (high school alias: “Sarah Barracuda”) at the August 31st Republican convention, Van Halen sounded off against McCain and Co. for blasting their tune "Right Now" at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. “Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given [to use the song]," Alex and Eddie Van Halen said in... Eddie Trunk/Rolling Stone http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084036/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:46:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083926/posts In recent years, scientific publishing has changed profoundly as the Internet simplified access to the scientific journals that once required a trip to a university library. That ease of access has caused many to question why commercial publishers are able to dictate the terms by which publicly funded research is made available to the public that paid for it. Open access proponents won a big victory when Congress voted to compel the National Institutes of Health to set a policy of hosting copies of the text of all publications produced by research it funds, a policy that has taken effect... Ars Technica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083926/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:34:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080877/posts Tyndale House has ordered a second printing of 100,000 copies for Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned the Political Establishment Upside Down, which will bring the Tyndale trade paperback edition to 350,000 copies. Publishers Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080877/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:14:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077162/posts The Christian book publisher Zondervan is coming out with a biography of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The Grand Rapids-area company says the book about Alaska's 44-year-old governor goes on sale Oct. 10 and is called "Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader." Zondervan chief executive Moe Girkins says in a news release that "regardless of your political persuasion, it is clear that Sarah Palin has quickly electrified the 2008 election." The Grand Rapids Press says author Joe Hilley is a lawyer and writer of Christian novels. Zondervan is based in Kent County's Cascade Township. KTUU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077162/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:24:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075672/posts Gibson Square, known for having sold other controversial books, such as Alexander Litvinenko's "Blowing Up Russia", said it was "imperative" that "The Jewel of Medina" by American author Sherry Jones be available to the public. Random House Publishing Group, which is owned by German media company Bertelsmann AG, has admitted pulling the novel about Mohammed and his wife Aisha. The book was supposed to have been published last month, but the company said at the time that "credible and unrelated sources" had warned that the book "could incite acts of violence." Washington-based Ms Jones criticised the initial decision not to... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075672/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:02:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071407/posts Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about the Prophet Mohammad's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence." "The Jewel of Medina," a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones, 46, was due to be published on August 12 by Random House, a unit of Bertelsmann AG, and an eight-city publicity tour had been scheduled, Jones told Reuters on Thursday. The novel traces the life of A'isha from her engagement to Mohammad, when she was six, until the prophet's death. Jones said that she was shocked to learn in May, that publication would be postponed indefinitely. "I have deliberately... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071407/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:31:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067535/posts Imagine yourself going to a news stand and picking up Esquire’s September issue. Its cover isn’t made out of paper as usual, actually, it’s electronic! The cover, which comes with its own battery pack, will flash “the 21st Century Begins Now.” A moving cover? That’s something new. Style Drama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067535/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:53:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064691/posts Barnes & Noble has substantially reduced its 10,000-copy order of “Obama’s Challenge,” by Robert Kuttner, after Chelsea Green, the book’s publisher, announced it would initially be sold exclusively on Amazon.com. Mary Ellen Keating, a spokeswoman for Barnes & Noble, said in a statement on Monday evening that the initial order “was based on the book being available to all booksellers simultaneously — an even playing field — which is common practice in book publishing.” She declined to say how many copies the retailer ordered. Katharine Walton, a spokeswoman for Chelsea Green, said Barnes & Noble was angry at being excluded... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064691/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:15:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064054/posts A US publisher has cancelled the publication of a novel about the youngest wife of the Muslim prophet Mohammed amid a growing controversy over the book. "The Jewel of Medina," a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones about Mohammed's child bride A'isha had been due for release in the United States last week. But publisher Random House released her from the contract amid the controversy and her agent said Jones is now looking for a publisher in another country to pick up the rights. "Random House made the decision to cancel its US publication of the novel 'The Jewel of... AFP (via Yahoo News) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064054/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:21:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061029/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about the Prophet Mohammed's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence." "The Jewel of Medina," a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones, 46, was due to be published on August 12 by Random House, a unit of Bertelsmann, and an eight-city publicity tour had been scheduled, Jones told Reuters . The novel traces the life of A'isha from her engagement to Mohammed, when she was six, until the prophet's death. Jones said that she was shocked to learn in May, that publication would be postponed indefinitely. "I... http://news.uk.msn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061029/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:16:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058669/posts My first post. The Jewel of Medina, a debut historical novel by Sherry Jones, a journalist who spent years studying Arab history, focuses on the life of A'isha, one of the prophet's wives to whome he is said to have become engaged when she was six. It was due for release next week, but in May was pulled after the publisher was told the book could be seen as "offensive to some in the Muslim community". The Wall Street Journal reported that Denise Spellberg, associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Texas, who saw proofs of the book,... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058669/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:36:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2058381/posts Censorship is when the government prevents you from publishing something. When the subject is Islam, the government does not have to do anything to block publication. Our publishers decide on their own that it would be best for them not to publish anything that could possibly offend Muslims. Random House is leading the way. Random House pulls novel on Islam, fears violence Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about the Prophet Mohammed's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence." "The Jewel of Medina," a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones, 46, was due to be published on... The Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2058381/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:25:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058359/posts ...the company has decided not to publish Sherry Jones’ historical novel “The Jewel of Medina” about Mohammed’s child bride Aisha. The book was part of a $100,000 two-book contract with the author. Shame on Random House! This act of abject cowardice and de facto censorship is one of the most disgraceful incidents I can think of in the history of American publishing. As Asra Q. Nomani writes in the WSJ: Random House feared the book would become a new “Satanic Verses,” the Salman Rushdie novel of 1988 that led to death threats, riots and the murder of the book’s Japanese... rogerlsimon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058359/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:14:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058158/posts According to an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Random House has reneged on an agreement to publish a novel about Aisha, Muhammad’s young wife. The Jewel of Medina, written by Sherry Jones, allegedly has some racy material, enough to provoke one of the writers who vetted the book, Denise Spellberg, to warn the publisher that it could inspire violence. Random House decided not to publish the book for “fear of a possible terrorist threat from extremist Muslims” and concern for “the safety and security of the Random House building and employees.” Addressing this today is Catholic League president Bill... The Catholic League website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058158/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:53:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057812/posts America is the land of liberty. It is the place where political expression is protected by law and custom. It is the freest nation on Earth... unless, of course, you wish to talk about Islam. Then, unless you bow and scrape, unless you assert its supposed peacefulness, unless you bend over backwards to make sure that you don't "offend" Islamists, you will be shut down. At least this is true if you wish to publish a book about Islam, it appears. Not long ago, a book titled "Alms for Jihad" was ridiculously voluntary destroyed, "pulped" being the term, by... publiusforum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057812/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 02:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056284/posts In 2003, something unthinkable happened in the tradition-bound—and unapologetically liberal—world of book publishing: two of the largest and best-known conglomerates, Penguin and Random House, set up imprints, Sentinel and Crown Forum, dedicated to producing conservative books. Two years later, Simon and Schuster added its own right-leaning imprint, Threshold. Behind this development lay the stark commercial fact that since the mid-nineties, conservative titles had been showing up in profusion on the nation’s bestseller lists. For a while, industry veterans found this phenomenon fairly easy to discount. After all, most of the conservative bestsellers were products of one small house, Washington, D.C.–based... City Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056284/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:51:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042980/posts A homosexual man is suing two major Christian publishers for violating his constitutional rights and causing emotional pain, because the Bible they publish refers to homosexuality as a sin. Bradley LaShawn Fowler, 39, of Canton, Mich., is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and another $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing in lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Grand Rapids Press reported. Fowler filed his claim against Grand Rapids-based Zondervan Monday, alleging its Bibles' references to homosexuality as a sin have made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042980/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:14:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034728/posts A new plant can turn out 12 million copies a year. Some are for export, but most are for domestic sale. The factory looks like it could be any plant in this export-driven nation. Hundreds of Chinese workers huddle over loud machines churning out large orders for customers at home and abroad. But what they're making might surprise you: Bibles. As Tibetan monks grab headlines protesting the lack of religious freedom under Chinese rule, a booming Bible industry is on its way to turning the world's biggest atheist nation into the world's largest producer of the Good Book. Chairman Mao... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034728/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:34:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030597/posts In yet another example of why the west could be too weak to fight the sort of global terrorism that takes the form of Islamofascism, a textbook monitoring group is charging that American textbooks have been cleansed of mentioning the violence inherent in the Islamic "Jihad." Now, our children will not be taught what "Jihad" truly means, nor that it has been used as an excuse to kill their fellow citizens because our schools have sanitized Islam of all outrage and violence. Will the media follow this story and report that our children are being exposed to Islamic propaganda like... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030597/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:08:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020292/posts The afterglow didn’t last long, however. The proverbial ‘red flags’ soon began to appear. The volume of complaints from authors steadily grew; the production backlog became the elephant in the room, and uncertainty over company funds became fodder for water cooler chat. Then on August 31, 1997, an event occurred that signaled the beginning of the end..... The Moderate Separatist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020292/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 16:51:31 GMT