Eighteen months after the collapse of a complicated deal that would have delivered Perseus Books Group’s publishing business to Hachette Book Group and its distribution arm to Ingram Content Group, Perseus signed binding agreements last week to sell those same two businesses to those new owners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advert for ‘gregarious, vivacious’ journalist requires inner London locationA magazine publisher in central London seeking a “gregarious, vivacious” journalist to join its “small, friendly team” has added another interesting requirement: applicants must “live within half an hour of Bond... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette will acquire Perseus' publishing arm, both publishers announced Tuesday. The deal is the culmination of an effort that started and was stopped in 2014 when details proved too complicated. Now things have been simplified by separating Perseus' publishing business from its distribution... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Steve Jobs biopic based on Walter Isaacson's book depicts Apple as paranoid and closed — and quite the opposite of the publishing business. The post The Paranoia of Tech Doesn’t Translate to Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
As we know in the publishing business, audience is key. We sell more advertising because of it, we beat our chests when we reach a certain number, and we believe what we are doing is ultimately for “our audience.” Looking a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
TV Guide Magazine, once the unrivaled bible for television fans and a powerhouse in the publishing business, has been sold for the third time in less than 10 years. NTVB Media, the Troy, Mich., publisher of the TV listings books Channel Guide and TV Weekly, will announce Wednesday that it has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Erin L. Cox looks at her career in publishing and wonders, does the number of female CEOs really measure the impact women have on the publishing business? The post On Being a Woman in Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gannett, the media company that is spinning off its publishing business, said Tuesday it'll run its broadcasting and digital units under the new corporate name TEGNA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Ellen Harvey I t's difficult to discuss the future of the publishing business without at some point mentioning the words "mobile" and "video." Mobile devices have become the medium of choice for consuming... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
USA TODAY announced Wednesday that it will offer buyout packages to veteran employees to trim staffing, its latest effort to cut costs and invest more in digital products amid a plan by parent company Gannett to spin off the publishing business as a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Deborah Emin argues that as publishing professionals, we should want writers to understand each stage of the process: how they are acquired, marketed and sold. The post Why Writers Need to Know the Publishing Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mapping company Lovell Johns has been bought out by its management, with plans to develop its publishing business, Maps International. David Stephens and Liz Murray, the management team at the company, bought it out from Times Media Group, one of South Africa's largest newspaper and magazine... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Kindle is now a 'proud sponsor' of Downton Abbey. And it suits, as the show's story arc reflects the current dynamic in the publishing business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
USA Today, which is being spun off from Gannett Co. along with the rest of the company's publishing business, fired as many as 70 employees today across all departments, according to a person familiar with the newspaper's plans.About half of the jobs were in the newsroom and accounted for about... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sensing the changing tides in the industry, iPad magazine designer Joe Zeff is bringing his talents to the enterprise world.You may not have heard of Joe Zeff before, but if you've picked up an iPad edition of PC Magazine, Fast Company (full disclosure!), or Time's 9/11 memorial, you've likely... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gannett Co. (GCI) plans to split into two publicly traded companies by spinning off its publishing business, including USA Today, and also said it has agreed to buy full ownership of Cars.com. Gannett will separate the publishing business through a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Jim Anderson To those steeped in the traditions of the publishing business, it may sound a bit odd to talk about the maturation of social media, which in many ways is still in its infancy. Yet social media is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Media startup founders apparently didn't get that memo that now's a pretty bad time to be in the publishing business. So, are they crazy? The post You’d have to be crazy to start a media company, right? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Subscription has arrived in a really big way for media," noted Len Vlahos, BISG executive director, in his opening remarks to the 2014 Making Information Pay conference at BEA. And for those who question whether the subscription model is coming to the publishing business, Ted Hill, president of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The dividend figure, which is not final, appears in a document related to Tribune's purchase in December of a group of TV stations. In spinning off its publishing business, Tribune Co. will pick up a dividend that could be about $325 million from the new public company, which would consist of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]