The executive suite at Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair, experienced a shakeup Wednesday that leaves Vogue Editor Anna Wintour as the unchallenged top editorial voice at the company and moving Conde Nast closer to an eventual transition in the CEO role.The company said its longtime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (LBYR) will next year publish the first children’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
As HBG's dispute with the e-tailer continues, authors are starting to prepare for the long haul by forming their own organization. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Overwhelmed by all the programming at Comic-Con this year? Here are our picks for the best comcis panels, and a list of where to find PW’s own Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid at the show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Makeup guru Michelle Phan, one of YouTube's most popular publishers with over 6.7 million subscribers, may have the vast influence that can give brands the exposure they crave. But, that hasn't stopped electronic dance music label Ultra from suing her for allegedly using its music without the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has extended an olive branch to the newly formed Authors United group, and asked that the organization stop making statements that paint the e-tailer in a negative light as its terms dispute with Hachette drags on. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, author of "Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance" (American Academy of Pediatrics, 9781581108378), will appear on "Katie" on Tuesday, July 22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
News pay models seem to be caught in a publishing purgatory. Newspaper publishers have the need to make content accessible, shareable, viral even. And yet, much of it is nestled behind paywalls, some of which have been erected with greater success th ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk is writing a sequel that will be published as a 10-part comic book series in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Salesforce.com recently launched a new product called Social Studio in spite of the fact that an existing, competing product had already used that name for years, marketing software vendor StrongView Systems alleges in a new trademark-infringement lawsuit.Social Studio, which was launched in... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
SimpleReach, a company that provides publishers like The New York Times and Forbes with measurement and distribution tools for their native ad programs, has raised $9 million in its first big round of financing, the company said Tuesday. With the new series A funds, SimpleReach plans to invest... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Memphis-based Devault-Graves Digital Editions has collected three early stories from J.D. Salinger in a volume that is, according to the publisher, the "first legitimate book by Salinger to be published in 50 years," and the first Salinger work available digitally. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Target wants to prove that traditional media like print and TV can drive e-commerce sales, highlighted in its new back-to-school marketing push. Target is launching a mobile app that works with the retailer’s fall print catalog to trigger sales for its Room Essentials collection, aimed at... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
SimpleReach, a company that provides publishers like The New York Times and Forbes with measurement and distribution tools for their native ad programs, has raised $9 million in its first big round of financing, the company said Tuesday. With the new series A funds, SimpleReach plans to invest... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Accent Press has signed a four-book deal with Edinburgh-based writer Jenny Harper, who has self-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several high-end book publishers have made forays into hotel retail and hotels are adding lobby libraries, but are these merely pleasant redundancies? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marie Florio has been promoted to director of subsidiary rights for the Simon & Schuster Publishing Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reed Business Information has been relatively quiet since divesting or closing big chunks of its publishing business in the aftermath of the recession, but the company made more significant M&A moves this week. RBI announced it's sold a 51 percent stake in Reed Construction Data to Warburg... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Malcolm Magruder was William Morrow and Company's director of sales for nearly 10 years and the Southeastern rep for 12 years until his retirement in 1990. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
BitLit gives consumers an easy digital process to claim free or discounted ebook editions of the print titles they already own. digital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]