Amazon UK country manager Doug Gurr is leaving the retailer to become director of the Natural History Museum. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 02:28:53 UTC ]
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President Obama will highlight Amazon as 'a perfect example of the company that is investing in American workers and creating good, high-wage jobs,' according to the White House. Independent booksellers aren't pleased. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Obama has angered the American Booksellers Assn. with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon warehouse.President Obama, who faithfully shops at independent bookstores when given the chance, has angered the American Booksellers Assn. with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Siobhan Kenny, group communications director for HarperCollins UK and International, is to leave... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The online bookseller had dropped prices on some of its top-selling hardcovers, as much as 64% off retail.Bargain book shoppers must have been pleased looking at Amazon's bestseller list this weekend: The online bookseller had dropped prices on some of its top-selling hardcovers, as much as 64%... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon posted a surprise loss of $7m (or £4.56m) in its second quarter, despite achieving a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Singles will feature interviews with some of the world's biggest names as part of their Kindle Singles store. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue at Amazon rose 22% in the second quarter ended June 30, to $15.70 billion, while operating income fell 26%, to $79 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Expanding the range of its Kindle Singles offerings, Amazon has kicked off an interview series on the e-reader. The first installment of "The Kindle Singles Interview" series features Israeli President Shimon Peres, who was interviewed by Tablet magazine's literary editor, David Samuels. Amazon... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recorded books are now a billion-dollar business, which Amazon dominates perhaps like none other. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK m.d. and c.e.o. Ian Chapman has been promoted to chief executive and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The imprint, titled Jet City Comics, released its first title, a work named 'Symposium #1," on July 9. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK lags behind the US on library advocacy, according to a researcher contributing to newly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail has acquired a new non-fiction book on the cultural history of tennis by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Jamieson, a Time Inc. vet and a big figure in the magazine design world, has left to join design studio Joe Zeff Design to be the studio's first creative director. Jamieson most recently was design director of Money, whose tablet edition was a National Magazine Award finalist this year. He... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing has revealed a new imprint dedicated to comics and graphic novels, called Jet... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawn French's Oh Dear Silvia (Penguin) has retained top spot in the official UK book charts... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tuesday morning Amazon Publishing announced a new comics and graphic novel imprint, Jet City Comics. It will publish graphic novels by George R.R. Martin, of "Game of Thrones" fame and others.It was only yesterday that I asked my editor when Comic-Con begins, because the comics-related... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With former Pottermore CEO Redmayne running HarperCollins UK, publishers wonder what his appointment foretells about the future of the book business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker editorial director Michal Shavit has bought a wide-ranging history of humankind... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost overnight, the New York book publishing landscape got a lot smaller—or bigger, if you happen to work for Random House or Penguin, which last week became the publishing industry behemoth Penguin Random House. With more than 10,000 employees, the new global publisher will control 25% of the... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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