• Co-founded Contently, a freelance talent brokering platform. • Oversaw an increase of revenue by 400 percent since last year. • Welcomed over 15,000 journalists into Contently’s network, including New York Times journalists and Pulitzer Prize winners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
• Currently spearheading the first-ever App Developers Conference. • Produces the Independent Games Festival (IGF) and GDC Play. • GDC Play has grown by 33 percent in its first two years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Director of author marketing, Pat Brown, spoke about how the company remains, even after being acquired by Amazon, a place for authors and their fans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Nobel Prize in literature in 2013 was awarded to Alice Munro, who the Nobel committee called a "master of the contemporary short story." Last year, Slate book editor Dan Kois picked her for a prize and said her "work has evolved and grown in fascinating, boundary-shattering ways." The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is something rotten in the world of academic publishing? Yes, if you read a blockbuster piece in the latest issue of Science magazine showing how many open–access journals have little or no quality control, and apparently put hard cash (in the shape of author contributor fees) before... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the Publishing Perspectives stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Frank Wong and Shane Armstrong of Scholastic discussed their initiatives, challenges and opportunities working in China. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In what is rumored to be a deal worth $500,000, Jennifer Brehl at HarperCollins’s William Morrow imprint bought North American rights to Tina Seskis’s novel, One Step Too Far. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for being "master of the short story" by Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the big children’s projects that has bubbled up at Frankfurt is a series called Ferals that was acquired jointly by HarperCollins Children’s Books U.S. and U.K. last week, and has already been optioned for film. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
While digital distribution has roiled the newspaper, book publishing and music industries, a different story may be playing out in the world of comic books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Knowledge@Wharton | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
• Creator of Time Amplify, a digital ad unit product that merges advertiser messaging with Time Inc. content. • Develops Time Inc.’s audience marketing initiatives across mobile, display and video. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
• Created the InCloud for Style.com, a visual fashion ranking that captures and analyzes 10 million rows of data from multiple sources daily. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
• Conceptualized and launched “Note to Self,” a custom tablet integration for Samsung Mobile. The integration was Cosmo’s highest-grossing custom tablet enhancement to date and one of Hearst’s highest-grossing custom tablet enhancements across all titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Folio Society has partnered with Harrods, the first time it has sold books beyond its own... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copies of Helen Fielding's new Bridget Jones novel, Mad About the Boy (Jonathan Cape), have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scandinavian publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair discuss their favorite titles for the fall, for which they are selling the rights to global territories at the fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tales of ruthlessness in leadership and competition from Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Brad Stone's new book about Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seeking answers to life's most complex questions in the pages of Homer's Iliad seems like an ancient luxury, especially when they can be so easily obtained with a five–second web search. The Internet gods have both blessed and cursed us an insatiable palate for instant gratification––and browser... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two more books drawing buzz at the fair include a debut novel by Joshua Ferris's wife, and a co-authored book about friendship and the Iraq war. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of HarperCollins U.K. talked about taking his new job and how he plans on taking HC into the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]