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Why We Publish Whistleblowers Neal Maillet, Editorial Director of Berrett-Koehler explains why it's a publisher's duty to take on books that challenge convention despite the risks.  Read more »

SURVEY: Do Publishers Have an Obligation to Challenge Convention? Is your job as a publisher to play it safe, or to use your position to further the truth, even when that truth might make you uncomfortable and vulnerable?  Read more »

Sign Up for "Saner, More Humane Digital Publishing" The grassroots Publication Standards Project aims "to advocate a saner digital publishing landscape," while promoting standardization, access and ease of use. Read more »

Big French Merger: Gallimard to Buy Flammarion for €251m RCS MediaGroup will is selling French subsidiary Flammarion to Gallimard for 251 million euros, pending anti-trust approval. The deal is expected to finish in September.  Read more »

European Publishers Meet with EC, Endorse Single Market for E-books Bold-faced names in European publishing met in Brussels with the EC, where they signed a single market declaration favoring open borders for e-books.  Read more »