Book publishing is an absolute meritocracy, if you disregard all the deeply ingrained misogyny and racism. Wait ... Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2015-08-06 13:54:21 UTC ]
Egmont is a leading Nordic media group that includes Nordisk Film, Norway’s TV 2, and PlayStation distribution along with book publishing. The company is active in 30 countries with 6,600 employees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Madrid, several top ebook distributors meet to discuss mutual challenges in book publishing and the possibility of a common European digital market. The post Ebook Distributors Meet to Discuss Common EU Digital Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
First-quarter reports from three of the largest U.S. trade houses gave mixed messages about the state of book publishing at the start of 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thought Catalog, long the go-to platform for navel-gazing 20-somethings, is digging into e-commerce. Shop Catalog, its parent company's new experimental shopping site, is using the product recommendation as a form of self-expression, which it hopes will keep readers coming back and, hopefully,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
After 50 years in book publishing, Ted Heinecken, who started his career in 1963 as a Midwest sales rep for Oxford University Press, will retire from Fuji Associates on February 28. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newspaper revenue in the UK, the US and Australia is down despite a rise in the company’s overall revenue thanks to book publishing and real estate divisionsDeclining sales, advertising and subscriptions hurt revenues at Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper business in the final quarter of last year, News... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp reported quarterly revenue and a profit just above analysts’ consensus forecast as its book publishing and real estate businesses offset dwindling print revenue. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives is looking for a hard-working intern interested in journalism, media and book publishing to work from our office in New York City. The post Editorial & Production Internship at Publishing Perspectives appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alison Morrison, nee Brathwaite, who worked in book publishing until a move to Which? in 2007, has died. Morrison, 45, was reportedly attacked in a street in Harrow yesterday (18th December), dying later in hospital. Morrison worked as promotions co-ordinator at Penguin from 1994 to 1999, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by a 14% increase in its children’s book publishing and distribution business, revenue at Scholastic rose 7% in the second quarter ended November 30, 2014 compared to the same period last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major deals have become the new normal in book publishing, thanks to steeper competition for fewer high-profile projects Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The reigning wisdom in book publishing is that an author’s marketing budget will match his or her advance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
New this year at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Business Club offers exclusive networking opportunities, high-level discussions about book publishing and more. Here is a selection of events for Tuesday, October 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some in book publishing may dismiss the region that lies between and fans out from Lake Superior and Lake Michigan’s southern shores as “flyover country.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's suggestion that the ebook and paperback revolutions are comparable has sparked scorn, satire and indigationWhen Amazon published their rather extraordinary "Message from the Amazon Books Team" at readersunited.com last week, they got a few things right and a few things wrong. Alongside... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowdfunding, and Kickstarter in particular, continue to make inroads in book publishing, providing financing for everything from one-off projects to support for entire lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
PubMatch, the book publishing and international rights database founded by Publishers Weekly and Combined Book Exhibit, is introducing a new upgrade at this year’s London Book Fair--Rights@PubMatch. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Frozen didn't click until the main characters were reimagined as sisters with a complicated relationship. Co-director Jennifer Lee talks with Fast Company about the collaboration that resulted in the highest-grossing Disney animated film of all time.The fact that Jennifer Lee is a woman isn't... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]