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Peter Brantley began by noting that e-books originally were repurposed print equivalents, initially in PDF format. But that has all changed. Peter Brantley, Director, Bookserver Project at the Internet Archive, and Mike Shatzkin, [...]
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One of the well established traditions of the Charleston Conference is the presentation of the Vicky Speck Leadership Award, which honors the late Vicky Speck, Editorial Director at ABC-CLIO until 2005. This year, the award [...]
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Annette Thomas, CEO of Macmillan Publishers, kicked off the conference with a brief history of Macmillan and her career. She noted that Macmillan is very focused on science and education and how publishing supports scientists. [...]
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I stopped by the exhibit on the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) and found it fascinating. Brianna Ross from the Harvard University Press (HUP) explained it to me. DARE can tell you all [...]
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Why, that would be none other than Katina Strauch!
Katina started the conference 32 years ago, and at first it was about 20 people gathered in a conference room at the College of Charleston, where [...]
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The 32nd Charleston Conference opened today with a very well attended Vendor Showcase. A record number of vendors–94–were present. Here are some scenes from the event.
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