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In healthcare, Amazon eyes yet another sector to upend

From its humble beginnings as an online bookseller, Amazon.com Inc. has morphed into the world’s largest online retailer, a major book publisher, a film and television producer, a hardware manufacturer, a leading provider of cloud server space, an auction house, a marketing platform and a... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imogen Hermes Gowar | 'I could pour myself into getting a career or I could pour that same amount of myself into the book'

Imogen Hermes Gowar's novel is Harvill’s lead début fiction title for 2018. But its prominence belies its more humble beginnings. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How brands and publishers are using Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger has 700 million monthly users, breaking out its humble beginnings as a messenger app. More brands will be experimenting with Messenger. For instance, Hyatt is using it for customer service. Disney has automated bots as forms of entertainment. Bild, the German publisher, is... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Henderson Marks 40 Years of the Pushcart Prize

From its humble beginnings as a project launched by an "about-to-be-fired editor" in 1974, the annual prize for the best in small press publishing has come quite a long way. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's six decades of television and newspaper deals

From one Adelaide evening paper to bidding for a US giant - Rupert Murdoch's life in acquisitionsRupert Murdoch created a global media empire from humble beginnings when he inherited Adelaide's The News from his father in the 1950s. More than 60 years and dozens of deals later, the 83-year-old... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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