He founded Anchor Books, publishing high-quality paperbacks in the 1950s, then led Random House and helped launch the New York Review of Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-02-05 02:25:43 UTC ]
In the aftermath of last year's failed merger of two major publication printers, Quad/Graphics and LSC Communications—a deal that was abandoned after it was challenged by the Department of Justice on anti-trust grounds—both companies were vocal in their opinion that the DOJ's stance was based... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-06-11 18:41:59 UTC ]
Publishing Executive is launching a new show: the FUSE Media Podcast. In the spirit of our annual FUSE Media Summit, the podcast will spark year-round dialogue with leading digital media executives and technology experts across consumer and B2B publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2020-02-27 17:02:56 UTC ]
Publishing Executive is launching a new show: the FUSE Media Podcast. In the spirit of our annual FUSE Media Summit, the podcast will spark year-round dialogue with leading digital media executives and technology experts across consumer and B2B publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2020-02-27 17:02:56 UTC ]
It’s been nearly six years since I took on the very meta role of directing a publication about publishing. It’s been a period of great uncertainty, innovation, and disruption, all of which create a lot of noise, so I always took the job of editor-in-chief of Publishing Executive and Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2019-05-31 19:37:34 UTC ]
Robert L. Bernstein, a publishing executive and human rights activist who presided over a generation of dynamic growth at Random House and advocated for dissidents around the world, from the Soviet Union to Argentina, has died after a brief illness. He was 96. The tall, sandy-haired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-29 20:40:00 UTC ]
Leodora Darlington, publishing executive at Bookouture, has launched Owned Voices - a creative writing workshop focused specifically on nurturing writing talent from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
TV coverage of literary fiction has dwindled, but Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers are exceptions. “Who would have guessed that a 700-page novel would be on national TV?” one publishing executive said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google is revamping Google News with a new design that will incorporate elements of the Newsstand app and YouTube, according to people familiar with the plans.The search giant is expected to unveil the new digital media destination next week at its developer conference, and it has been talking... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Murphy, a former publishing executive and literary agency founder, died on October 19 after a short illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
“Their job is so much more difficult than it was two years ago," said one publishing executive. The post Inside the Facebook team that’s charged with keeping publishers happy appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing executive Will Schwalbe brings back the long tour and will visit 38 bookstores and libraries from January through March to see readers and talk about "Books for Living." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Denis Wilson Yes, data has become a buzzword and anyone with a little extra hot air will be eager to tell you it's the cure to what ails your business. The collection of articles in this issue of Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Alyssa DelPrete Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines congratulate the winners of the 2013 Publishing Innovator of the Year Award, which recognizes companies that have demonstrated significant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Amy Feinstein With the publishing industry changing on what seems like a daily basis, how is it that some publications are actually finding ways to increase their print advertising revenue in the past two years?... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earlier in the week, Amazon announced that it was hiring Laurence Kirshbaum, the former CEO of Time Warner Book Group, to head a new publishing imprint. This seems like an odd time for Amazon to be making its mark on the pubishing industry: book sales are down, major book chains like Borders are... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The sticking point in publishers negotiations with Apple to sell magazines on the iPad was over who would control the customer data. Publishers said they needed it to renew and cross-sell buyers of their digital content. Apple didnt want to give it up. But the big irony in all this back and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]