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The Future of Publishing in a Digital Age

LSE Review of Books Literary Festival event


New technologies have the potential to revolutionise how publishing works. And the benefits for authors of faster and more accessible opportunities are obvious. But the death of books has long been predicted but has not yet come to pass. This session will look at the prospects for the future of academic and traditional publishing in the digital age. The session will examine the current state of play in digital publishing, how readers’ views are being heard and how the publishing world may change over the next decade.

Ben Galley| is an author and indie publisher. He will look at will look at what technology offers for both writing and publishing.

Claire Squires researches the history of the book and publishing in the 20th and 21st centuries and is director for Publications and Awards for the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing.

Jonathan Derbyshire is culture editor of the New Statesman. His literary journalism has also appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times, the Guardian, Literary Review, Prospect and the Times Literary Supplement

This event forms part of LSE's 5th Space for Thought Literary Festival|, taking place from Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 2 March 2013, with the theme 'Branching Out'.

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Speaker(s):

Ben Galley | talks
Claire Squires | talks
Chair: Jonathan Derbyshire | talks

 

Date and Time:

2 March 2013 at 5:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

Wolfson Theatre
New Academic Building
London School of Economics and Political Science
London
WC2A 2AE


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Organised by:

London School of Economics & Political Science
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Tickets:

FREE

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For any queries email events@lse.ac.uk|

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