Following the publication of two articles critical of several titles in the Black Classic Press backlist, the National Book Foundation confirmed that it will move forward with honoring its founder, W. Paul Coates, with its lifetime achievement award at this year’s National Book Awards ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge has held that “monopolization” claims against Amazon can move forward, finding that lawyers for a potential consumer class have plausibly alleged that Amazon’s conduct in the e-book market has led to “reduced competition” and “higher e-book prices." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The last decade has witnessed an incredible transformation at Toppan Leefung Printing Limited, with the company evolving from a printing corporation into a multifaceted and diversified conglomerate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Music publishers, songwriters and musicians have struck a deal with streaming services for US mechanical streaming rates for 2023-2027, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has announced. The NMPA, Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and Digital Media Association... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-09-01 12:34:02 UTC ]
After some employees began circulating a petition urging S&S to drop Post Hill Press as a distribution client and to cancel its publishing deal with former Vice President Mike Pence, CEO Jonathan Karp said the publisher will continue serving as Post Hill's distributor and will move forward... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
After the sudden and unexpected loss of its CEO, Macmillan looks to move forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
As Beirut struggles to move forward, the Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and Sharjah's World Book Capital program step in to help libraries. The post Sharjah World Book Capital Leads Beirut Library Restoration Aid appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-14 18:40:21 UTC ]
A federal judge ruled Saturday that former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-06-20 14:56:06 UTC ]
One week after the National Book Critics Circle released an anti-racism pledge following the publication, on Twitter, of an email critical of certain phrases in that pledge, a now-gutted NBCC board of directors has released a statement addressing how it intends to move forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
I have been with Folio: for eight years now. In that time I have seen a lot of ups and downs in magazines and publishing. Mass layoffs, bankruptcies, brand closures and misplaced bets have often dominated our headlines and the narratives around our industry. While all of those unfortunate... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-03-17 18:18:06 UTC ]
In August 1619, as colonist John Rolfe wrote at the time, “twenty and odd Negroes” who were captured and taken from Angola arrived on the Virginia coast; they were promptly sold to wealthy English landowners, setting the stage for slavery in America for centuries to come. To recognize the 400th... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-08-14 15:59:53 UTC ]
Graydon Carter, 25 years. Robbie Myers, 17 years. Cindi Leive, 16 years. Nancy Gibbs, 4 years as editor in chief and 28 more at the company. All four major magazine editors, at Vanity Fair, Elle, Glamour and Time, respectively, have stepped down from their positions within the month of... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Village Voice, the legendary New York alternative newsweekly, announced today that it's killing off its print edition. It will continue to publish online. Per a statement issued by the paper:The announcement comes as part of the ongoing effort by owner Peter Barbey, who purchased the Voice... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transparency reports about government data requests have become very common from tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google. But while these firms publish reports, their hands are tied when it comes to what they can reveal. Twitter wants to change that. A federal judge in California... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's initiative under which publishers are creating exclusive original video content for the social network continues to move forward, but on a revised timetable, according to reports. "Multiple sources" told Kurt Wagner and Peter Kafka of Recode that the initial plan was to roll out... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Domino, which began in the mid-aughts as a home dcor magazine from Cond Nast and closed at the end of the decade and returned in 2013, is still in the process of reinventing itself as a blend of e-commerce, old-fashioned print, and digital media.On Monday, Domino announced the appointment of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks continues to move forward at a rapid pace, with company executives reporting a 20% sales gain in 2014 over 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Stay' follows a teenage cellist, Mia, who must decide whether to die or move forward with life after becoming injured in a car accident. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Texas court has cleared the way for Hastings to move ahead with its merger with companies controlled by Joel Weinshanker. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collaborative publishing website Medium, which aims to reinvent the blog, secures first external investmentMedium, Twitter co-founder Ev Williams's online publishing venture, has no shortage of ambition – to reinvent the blog as a digital storytelling format and match the impact of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]