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[ 19.10.09 ] ‘An enchanted castle in southern Austria. From the main road, you’d never suspect such a jewel lying there, hidden behind a farmstead: Hainfeld near Feldbach, the largest moated castle in Styria, former residence of the renowned orientalist Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856). A symbolic site at which to hold the European Literature Days.’ So reported Die Presse , one of ... tovább

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[ 08.10.09 ] At the European Literature Days 09 (taking place from 9 – 11 October at Hainfeld Castle in southern Austria) alongside literature from numerous European countries, musical and multi-media performances, lectures, a Styrian ‘Land of Delicacies’, a programme of events for children… (all the details of which can be found at hainfeld.readme.cc ) two new international book prizes will be ... tovább

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[ 01.10.09 ] In 1980, a 23-year-old curly-haired Jewish American student named Aaron Lansky decided to take upon himself a mission nobody had undertaken before: to rescue deserted Yiddish books. The language spoken by three-quarters of world Jewry in the late 19th century was almost lost a century later. Valuable books, passed on by Jews throughout the generations, books that had survived the Holocaust ... tovább

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[ 24.09.09 ] Mathias Enard, Lavinia Greenlaw, Finn-Ole Heinrich, Jaroslav Rudiš, Ferdinand Schmatz and many others will read and discuss literature in the historical surroundings of Hainfeld Castle in Styria under an initiative from the European literature portal Readme.cc. You can download the complete programme for this event from hainfeld.readme.cc . The ceremonial opening of the European ... tovább

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[ 18.09.09 ] Anyone who happened to be lucky enough to click on a remote region of the online version of one of the major Italian daily papers (such as the ‘Culture’ or maybe ‘Technology’ section) during the last few weeks was able to learn that the Associazione italiana editori (AIE - Association of Italian Publishers) has also joined the chorus of protesters against the Google Book Settlement. ... tovább

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[ 13.09.09 ] A clear example of naïve thinking: immaterial is equated with ecological, which makes an e-book greener than a printed work. Whether this simple formula works when it comes down to the details is a matter for experts on the mathematics of recycling. For while with e-books you obviously save lots of paper and transport fuel, you still need an electronic reading device. The cost of materials ... tovább

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[ 05.09.09 ] Time and again, it’s astonishing how greatly the dynamics of things can develop out of rigorous restrictions. The limit in this case is set at 140 characters - fewer are fine, more are not. And yet we are hearing and reading more and more about these few handfuls of letters. Twitter.com is finally ripe for the library. Some time ago we reported on our pages about some very old-school ... tovább

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[ 31.08.09 ] Slowly but surely the most leisurely time of the year is drawing to a close. The media machine is once again spewing out bulletin upon bulletin about the coming autumn book season. So here’s our little weekly literature ticker with some of the most important items. Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo’s declaration that they want to join the Open Book Alliance has caused quite a stir. ... tovább

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[ 24.08.09 ] It was a shock for the German-language publishing world. On 10 August, the Swiss publisher Egon Ammann announced he would shut down the renowned Ammann Verlag (publishing house) for good by mid 2010. This would mean the end of a successful enterprise that devoted itself to fine literature shortly before its thirtieth anniversary. In 1981, Egon Ammann and Marie-Luise Flammersfeld founded the ... tovább

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[ 16.08.09 ] The countdown is on. Only three more weeks to go: 4 September marks the deadline for opting out of the Google Book settlement , in other words, the deadline for copyright holders to file an objection to the proposed agreement on how their works are used. Those who do not file automatically accept the settlement. Probably very few of those concerned have studied the fine print in the ... tovább

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