News Corp columnists and other Pell supporters say the national broadcaster conducted a ‘crusade’ against the cardinalThe ABC has backed its journalists and its reporting on George Pell after the cardinal’s release from jail prompted a spate of attacks on the national broadcaster by Pell supporters.Minutes after Pell’s conviction was quashed by the high court, the News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt posted a blog saying the cardinal was innocent and pointing the finger at the ABC for allegedly conducting a witch-hunt to have him convicted. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Publication audit agency BPA Worldwide released its U.S. Consumer Trac Data report for the period ending June 30, 2011 on Tuesdaythe results show that newsstand sales across different titles throughout the industry are on a decline from the same period a year ago. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even paper-focused companies are predicting a major fall for the printed page in the coming years. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 08:40 The recently appointed children's laureate Julia Donaldson has condemned the "Future Libraries" report as a "cost-cutting exercise" containing among its recommendations some likely to lead to a deterioration of the service.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:30 Bloomsbury has said sales have bounced back significantly from a "soft" spring thanks to ebook downloads and greater sales through the high street. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 15:31 HarperCollins has had its best financial year since 2008, with ebook sales accounting for 10% of total revenue during the past four weeks, its c.e.o. has said. Victoria Barnsley was speaking as parent company NewsCorp reported... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 10/08/2011 - 09:07 The judge handling the Brent libraries High Court judicial review case will give his judgment in October, it has been confirmed. Mr Justice Ouseley had initially indicated the judgement might come as early as this month.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 09/08/2011 - 14:24 The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals has added its voice to criticism of the report issued following the first year of the DCMS-backed Future Libraries programme. The report, "Future Libraries:... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:45 The Women's Institute has expressed "disappointment" with the newly published Future Libraries Programme, the government backed report that made recommendations like putting libraries in the hands of community groups. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In 1985, Nintendo released Super Mario Brothers, Commodore launched the Amiga personal computer, Steve Jobs founded NeXT, and Bill Gates issued the first version of Windows. It was also the year PW launched the first report covering the Asian printing industry, of which you are now holding the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The list of aggressive private equity investments in publishers that flamed out during the recession is a long one and that list also nearly included Forbes Media, according to an article in the Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reader's Digest Association is on the block, seeking a price of around $1 billion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, which says the company may sell off piece by piece rather than as a whole. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 15:30 Agent Andrew Wylie has accused HarperCollins of acting in an "unusually shrill and punitive" way toward authors, claiming the controversy surrounding parent company NewsCorp should lead to the publisher being examined more... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In the more simple days of selling, advertising sales executives dealt in print, closing deals on a monthly cycle. Now, as technology drives opportunities for publishers, sales execs are faced with an ever-growing portfolio of products and services to offer to clients. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Adams, the Google social researcher turned Facebook product manager who's credited with giving Google the idea for circles of friends that it's utilized in Google+, spoke out against his former employer tonight on his blog. Adams protests that Google is blocking the publication of a book he... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 12/07/2011 - 12:21 Orion Children's Books is supporting the London Evening Standard's literacy campaign Get London Reading with donations of Horrid Henry books. Volunteers to the Standard-backed scheme to help schoolchildren with their reading... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 08:30 Orion Children's Books is supporting the Evening Standard Get London Reading literacy campaign, announcing plans to donate a copy of a Horrid Henry early reader book to volunteer reading mentors. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Do you think Zynga's Mark Pincus would put a cat on his head for a national magazine shoot? Or LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner? Or, perish the thought, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook? But the wacky stylings of Groupon CEO and Co-founder Andrew Mason seem to demand it. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 09:59 J K Rowling's former agent Christopher Little has broken his silence about the author's surprise defection from his agency, saying that he was "disappointed and surprised" by the "premature news". Responding to Little,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the publishing industry continues to recover from the economic recession, 138 magazines launched in the first half of 2011, according to online periodical database MediaFinder. In the first half of 2010, only 90 new titles came to fruition. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 13:59 Waterstone's has pledged at least £10,000 to the Evening Standard's Get London Reading campaign. The bookseller has agreed to donate all profits it makes tomorrow (24th June) from the sale of children's books in its 52 stores... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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