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Job Moves: August 5, 2014

Louise Braverman has been named director of publicity for Penguin Books and Penguin Classics. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bowker: title numbers hold steady in US print market

A 1.6% decline in the number of traditionally published print titles in the US last year shows... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA Today Owner Gannett Splits Off Publishing From TV

Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today, will split into two publicly traded companies, one focused on broadcasting and digital businesses and the other on publishing, it said today, following the trend that has swept the media business.Signaling its interest in digital investment, the company also... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Italy, Feltrinelli’s New RED Store Aims at Young Techies

Italian publisher and bookseller Feltrinelli has opened its second RED store, a new concept aimed at attracting younger, tech-savvy customers. We look inside. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Children's speeds into loom band craze

Simon & Schuster says it has become the first publisher in the UK to acquire books about the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett Buys Cars.com for $1.8 Billion, Splits Publishing

Gannett Co. (GCI) plans to split into two publicly traded companies by spinning off its publishing business, including USA Today, and also said it has agreed to buy full ownership of Cars.com. Gannett will separate the publishing business through a ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WWE Magazine Shuts Down

WWE Magazine is ceasing publication after 30 years in print. The news follows a poor second quarter earnings report for ownership group, WWE, that resulted about 55 job Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's buys out publisher stakes in Anobii

Sainsbury’s has purchased the HarperCollins and Penguin Random House stakes in the Anobii e... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac buys guide to driving from Top Gear's 'Stig'

Pan Macmillan has acquired an illustrated guide to driving by Ben Collins, formerly Stig of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mixed Quarter for Courier

Courier Corp. reported that revenue in the third quarter ended June 28, 2014 rose 5%, to $67.7 million. Net income slipped to $1.1 million, from $1.7 million in last year’s third quarter. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: L.A. Meyer

L.A. (Louis) Meyer, creator of the swashbuckling Bloody Jack adventure series starring intrepid Mary "Jacky" Farber, died on July 29 in Ellsworth, Maine, of complications from Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 71. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adventures in Translating Hungary’s Laszlo Krasznahorkai

This year’s Best Translated Book Award went to Ottilie Mulzet for her translation of Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Seiobo There Below. Here she discusses the challenges of the three year process. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inspired by John Green, bookstores celebrate Esther Day

Esther Day is celebrated on Aug. 3, the birthday of teenager Esther Earl, with whom 'The Fault in Our Stars' author Green became acquainted before she died in 2010. Earl suggested the holiday center on 'the kinds of love that are too often overlooked in our culture: love among friends and... Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chegg & Ingram Form Strategic Alliance

As part of its transition to become a pure digital business, the higher education learning platform is partnering with Ingram on print textbooks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catholic Marketing Network: A Trade Show that’s Thriving

There was no missing the life-size photo of Pope Francis near one of the entrances to the 18th annual Catholic Marketing Network trade show July 29-Aug. 1. He was there in spirit, perhaps, and certainly adorned many a book cover at a show publishers said brought robust sales and many... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA Today owner Gannett to spin off publishing arm

Media giant to create two companies, one of which will focus on broadcasting and digital content and the other on publishingGannett, the publisher of USA Today, is to take full ownership of the auto website Cars.com and spin off its publishing assets into a publicly traded company as it focuses... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O’Reilly Takes Full Ownership of Safari Books

O’Reilly Media has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Safari Books, a subscription ebook service offering access to business and tech content, originally launched as a joint venture with the Pearson Technology Group in 2001. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Web-content promoter buys West Coast firm

Taboola, the Manhattan startup that selects and promotes recommended and sponsored articles at the bottom of publisher Web pages, has bought Pasadena, Calif., based digital publishing software... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Launches Video Series

'Behind the Book from Simon & Schuster,' a new series of videos featuring S&S editors and publishers, is now live. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc.'s Digital Ad Revenue Climbs 12% in Its First Solo Quarter

Second-quarter advertising revenue at Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, increased 3% compared to the second quarter of 2013, the company said Tuesday in its first quarterly earnings announcement since spinning off from Time Warner in June. Growth was driven partly by a 12%... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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