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There is an event at the GW main campus tonight about careers in publishing. I just found out about it, and thought I would pass it along in case anyone is interested in attending.

Free access and non-profit publishers. See "The Value of OA"--talk by the late Peter Banks.

Top Newspaper Publishing Stories - Editor & Publisher provides newspaper industry headlines covering emerging and important news.

Kalb Report panelists' take on the decline of print newspapers and the future of newspaper publishing; focusing on the content and keeping its quality high so that when the eventual medium of delivery is figured out it'll be worth something to the consumer.

Brings up interesting point comparing e-readers to digital cameras, rather than mp3 players inasfar as how fast they caught on.

Nation's largest gay, lesbian newspaper publisher closes its doors

What can happen to a journal's editorial integrity when the influence of "big pharma" becomes too great

Cengage Learning has signed an agreement to acquire Washington, D.C.-based National Geographic's digital and print school publishing unit, which includes the National Geographic Science series, a core elementary science curriculum, National Geographic Explorer! Cengage, with brands including Brooks/Cole, Delmar, Gale, South-Western and Wadsworth, and NGS have collaborated since 2007 to produce English language learning materials for kindergarten through adult education.