Science, Ethics and Innovation – A new series

We’re delighted to announce our first new series Science, Ethics, and Innovation. This will be edited by Nobel Prize winner Professor John E. Sulston and his colleague John Harris, Professor of bioethics at Manchester University. The series will focus on “the interplay between science and society, to new technological and scientific discoveries and how they impact on our understanding of ourselves and our place in society”, and the responsibility of science to the wider world. Both editors are excited to see the impact of having the material available openly online under creative commons non-commercial licenses as well as in traditional printed book formats. For further information about the work at the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation see www.isei.manchester.ac.uk.

We’ll be announcing further series shortly.

Remix the Remixer Competition

To celebrate the Creative Commons release of Lawrence Lessig’s latest book, Remix, we’re hosting a competition called REMIX THE REMIXER. Prizes include a ‘remixed’ book signed by Cory Doctorow, a copy of Remix signed by Lawrence Lessig and £200 (approximately 300 USD) worth of any Bloomsbury books.
To enter: Find any video, interview, or written work of Lessig’s, mash it up with another piece of Lessig’s work and create something new, unique and creative. It can be a video (3 min max), photo or text. Entries should be submitted on our new Facebook page, by joining the ‘Remix the Remixer‘ event and submitting your remix on the wall. All entries should be received by 31 May 2009, after which public voting will begin.

Some people have asked why it took so long for us to post Remix on a Creative Commons (CC) license. The contractual arrangements with the originating publisher – Penguin USA – only allowed for CC release on the 1st of May. With other titles, where we have global rights, CC licensing will happen simultaneously with the print publication.

Check out our new Bloomsbury Academic page on Facebook here.

Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy

 

Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy

Our first publication, Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy (Lawrence Lessig) is available to purchase now in ebook and paperback formats.