by PANZ | Mar 16, 2016 | News |
…PANZ investigated. PANZ’s analysis, online here and now with the Foreign Affairs and Trade Select Committee, argues that the government got it wrong. About 200 times wrong. Even accepting the methodology of the Ergas report, term extension on books will lead to about $80,000 of increased royalties to overseas rights holders. If term extension stimulates just a 0.1% increase in output from NZ publishers (experts suggest much higher), then in fact…
by PANZ | May 30, 2012 | Featured Members Archive |
…s connection with ancient foundation points like the Great Pyramid of Giza, a crystal mountain in Arizona, and secret sites in Tibet and New Zealand. Trail of the Hawk recounts contact with Native American Indian tribes, and Search for the Feathered Serpentfocuses – via a mystical stone-trail to Mexico and its ancient peoples, from whom the timing of the Harmonic Convergence came – on a search for Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent….
by PANZ | Jul 30, 2013 | News Archive |
…ns of books they have scanned and virtually every newspaper and magazine now freely available, they have created an extraordinary business – but their objective now is to make profit by placing advertising within their search. Our content is best when it is free or simply searched. They’ve created an environment where publishers need them more than they need publishers. And an environment where they can change algorithms at will to…
by PANZ | May 4, 2016 | Uncategorized |
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by PANZ | Nov 6, 2008 | News Archive |
…s that all members of the class action whose works were illegally copied by Google be given due notice of the settlement so that they can claim compensation for the scanning of their work and opt in or out of the Google Book Search Project in the future. Some of the settlement funds will be used to establish a Book Rights Registry which will handle all claims. A minimum of $US45 million ($US60 per book) has been allocated for copyright owners…
by PANZ | May 20, 2015 | News |
…ovel, published 10 years after his previous book, showed both author and Will as publisher the stark difference in the ways communicating with the public had evolved. “A different world!” Ishiguro marvelled. Nielsen Research on Consumer Behaviour Nielsen analysis of the markets is always interesting and insightful, even if it is not the good news we want to hear… Reviewing key Nielsen research useful for publishers, Nevena Nikolic said…
by PANZ | Dec 13, 2012 | News Archive |
…dustry boards and committees, in January 2008 Tony became President of the Publishers Association. He held this role for 18 months at a time of great change. Two initiatives he shepherded through as president was firstly the search for new funding for Frankfurt and he found it in Creative NZ who continue to support publishers. Second, always a supporter of the Book Design Awards, Tony was enthusiastic about revamping the awards, making…
by PANZ | Apr 24, 2013 | News Archive |
…ure oriented learning presentation by NZCER’s Rachel Bolstad and Dr Garry F alloon from the University of Waikato, described how the nature of teaching and learning is changing in this digital age. They discussed how researchers could share their knowledge with those working in EdTech. “This session helped to drive home the essential need to understand user behaviours and the role of EdTech in engaging them in learning.”…
by PANZ | Apr 9, 2014 | News |
…es value for the audience who access the site. An area RH is exploring is personalisation, with the first steps taken in developing a ‘crime and thriller’ website to reach one group of readers – and hopefully starting a long-term relationship with that audience. Long term planning is essential – at least five months out from launch; plus a level of planning allows time to review what works and what does not. Finally “Engage everyone with the…
by PANZ | Sep 9, 2014 | News |
…ention in a room full of our top writers and publishers. It’s been especially challenging this year to find the words to describe the past 12 months at CLNZ. This time last year we were looking forward to finalising the next term of our licenses with the New Zealand tertiary sector – but this was not to be. We now find ourselves at the Copyright Tribunal arguing for fair payment for the use of your publications in our universities. This is…
