scholarly journals Gagging the writer: The implicit censorship of non-fiction trade book publishing in Australia

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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Day
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-635
Author(s):  
Stuart Kells

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share personal reflections on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on corporate governance and assurance, international finance and economics and non-fiction book publishing. The paper is intended both as a time capsule and as input for future governance and assurance reform and crisis response planning and related research. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an informal capturing and distillation of some personal experiences and insights relating to corporate governance and assurance, international finance and economics and non-fiction publishing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings A key insight from the essay is that the pandemic has had diverse and wide-ranging impacts, many of which are likely to persist beyond the immediate response and recovery periods. The impacts have been felt across the public and private sectors, the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors and different industries. Originality/value The author, based in Melbourne, Australia, had an unusually diverse and multi-faceted experience of the pandemic. The essay concludes with directions for further research.


Author(s):  
Mike Shatzkin ◽  
Robert Paris Riger

What is the impact of nontraditional sales on the trade book industry? This book has focused on how traditional trade publishing operates today within the confines of the historical functions of publishing companies. We’ve addressed the growth of e-book publishing by trade publishers and...


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