Almost 30 years ago, another Cambridge was where Richard Charkin learned about 'the need to see things through others' eyes.' The post Richard Charkin: A British Publisher at Harvard Business School appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-21 13:12:48 UTC ]
Richard Charkin and Emilie Marneur have joined the Bonnier Books UK board as non-executive directors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 18:19:11 UTC ]
'Rights departments of publishing houses invariably seem the poor relation of the sales team,' says Richard Charkin. The pandemic is a prompt to reconsider. The post Richard Charkin: Let’s Hear It for Book Rights Sales People Worldwide appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-24 14:43:14 UTC ]
Appealing to Amazon, Google, Apple, and other online book retailers, Richard Charkin asks for a change in how quickly publishers are paid in the pandemic. The post Richard Charkin: We’re All in It Together appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-27 15:56:23 UTC ]
Ex-Pan Mac c.e.o. Richard Charkin has joined private capital and mergers and acquisition specialists Trillium Partners as a senior advisor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 20:33:04 UTC ]
'We should never underestimate the role of unanticipated good fortune' in publishing success, writes book publisher Richard Charkin. The post Richard Charkin in France: Serendipity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-23 05:30:41 UTC ]
The late George Richardson was 'a quiet man, aware of his own shortcomings but with that instinctive knack of being a good leader.' The post Richard Charkin: In Praise Of a Quiet Publishing Leader appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-22 05:30:23 UTC ]
Richard Charkin looks back at his four decades with the UK's Publishers Association and the many book publishing issues the PA dealt with. The post Richard Charkin: Reflections on Publishing Association Work appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Charkin’s new venture, Mensch Publishing, officially launched last month with Guy Kennaway’s darkly funny memoir 'Time to Go.' PW caught up with Charkin ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair to talk about his new turn as an indie publisher—and the simple question that inspired him to take the leap. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Time will tell whether Mensch has published its first triumph or its first turkey,' writes Richard Charkin, small press publisher. The post Richard Charkin: Nine Lessons From a Small Indie Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Charkin’s new venture Mensch Publishing is gearing up to its first publication, Time to Go by Guy Kennaway, billed as “a darkly funny memoir about assisted dying”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Change 'may be neither necessary nor useful,' Richard Charkin says, in contemplating the coming year for publishing companies. Skip the strategy meeting. The post Richard Charkin: Don’ts for Publishers in 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's 'the building up of publishing assets,' not cash reserves, says Richard Charkin, that finally adds up to a publishing house's worth. The post Richard Charkin: How Do We Measure Commercial Success in Publishing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
'What I hadn’t anticipated was just how difficult it is to start a publishing business,' writes Richard Charkin in a Frankfurt installment of his exclusive series for Publishing Perspectives. The post Richard Charkin: How (Not) To Start a Publishing Company, a Case Study appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
If "unputdownable" means "putdownable" and "educational publishing" is "anything that's not trade publishing," what does "quality" mean in an insider's lexicon of the book industry? Ask Richard Charkin. The post An Exclusive New Column Series: Richard Charkin on the Vocabulary of Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Charkin will lead a new publishing enterprise, Bloomsbury China, that aims to help the country “reach out and communicate with the rest of the world” and to better the West’s understanding of China. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'We cling on to the idea that the UK is so different from all the other countries.' And change, says Bloomsbury's Richard Charkin, is a new constant. The post Richard Charkin: ‘We’ve Allowed Our Industry To Become Over-Complicated’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Citing robust international publishing output and efforts to tackle problems, Bloomsbury's Richard Charkin gives an overview at Abu Dhabi. The post After His IPA Stint: Richard Charkin on Publishing’s Challenges and Promise appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last Fall, Michiel Kolman was elected to succeed Bloomsbury’s Richard Charkin as president of the International Publishers Association (IPA)—and he takes over at a tumultuous time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Charkin, executive director of Bloomsbury and current IPA president, said the situation in Turkey is of grave concern. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]