Among the many ways for a business to raise capital these days, sending a drunken e-mail to Anthony Bourdain probably isn't the most fruitful strategy. But it worked for Roads & Kingdoms, a burgeoning web magazine offering an eclectic mix of food, politics, and travel fare."It was like a midnight Hail Mary, but Tony responded right away," said Matt Goulding, one of two veteran journalists behind the media platform. This morning, Roads & Kingdoms announced that Mr. Bourdain has invested an undisclosed sum and joined the startup as a partner and editor-at-large. It's Mr. Bourdain's first personal stake in a company, a purchase that expands to digital media a personal brand largely built on TV and books.In short, the "many glasses" of sake that fueled Mr. Goulding's midnight missive paid off. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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The Poetry Archive, a charity set up by Sir Andrew Motion to preserve digital recordings of poets reading their own work, has set up a website of children’s poems. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 22:39:54 UTC ]
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Sheffield-based independent publisher Vertebrate Publishing is planning on almost doubling its staff numbers, after receiving a quarter of a million pounds in investment from entrepreneur Stephen Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 13:12:31 UTC ]
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It's a new--wait for it--chapter for bookseller Barnes & Noble, which will be acquired by U.K. investment firm Elliott Advisors in an all-cash deal worth $683 million. Barnes & Noble joins a portfolio that also includes U.K. bookseller Waterstones, which Elliott acquired in June 2018.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-06-07 20:03:20 UTC ]
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Twitter co-founder Ev Williams said Wednesday that the social network might have been quicker to recognize and address the potential for abuse and harassment on its platform if the company’s leadership had been more diverse. When Twitter went public in 2013, it came under fire for having only... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-23 19:28:23 UTC ]
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition. As Angela Doland notes in Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call this morning, citing a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yorkshire-based Bluemoose Books has experienced the benefits of operating outside London; co-founder Kevin Duffy suggests other publishers should look beyond the confines of the capital, too. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The man who founded the famously ill-fated Fyre Festival plans to tell his story in a self-published memoir. Billy McFarland, who is serving a six-year sentence in federal prison, is writing a book with the unconventionally spelled title "Promythus: The God of Fyre.” McFarland is writing the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-06 17:50:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has joined firms—including Warner Bros—investing in Picturestart, a new media company releasing entertainment that will “discover and celebrate diverse voices”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spread the Word has urged for greater investment in under-represented authors from the trade, as it reopens its London Writers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh defended selling her “Healthy Holly” books to the University of Maryland Medical System, she made one specific claim that touched off concern at City Hall. Pugh told The Baltimore Sun on March 20 that she had not sold her books beyond those she provided to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company says it has stopped using password verification feature that collected data Facebook has admitted to “unintentionally” uploading the address books of 1.5 million users without consent, and says it will delete the collected data and notify those affected.The discovery follows criticism of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK has acquired the first book by Anthony Daniels, who played droid C-3PO in the Star Wars films, including the upcoming "Star Wars Episode IX". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Layoffs are not a new trend in the industry. They've become so frequent at both digital and print publishers that the news of new rounds of cuts is almost unsurprising. But not all publishers are feeling the pressures to cut staff when budgets get tighter and revenue streams become shallow.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The only one of six siblings to work at the family firm, Toby Faber stresses that long-term commitment, but not nepotism, lies at the heart of indie list Faber & Faber’s successful history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Until a few years ago, online education of any sort was most often associated with digital degree mills and dubious promises of graduating college from the comfort of your own bedroom and pajamas. A new generation of students, however, has been exposed to digital learning throughout their... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s divison Puffin has snapped up Anthony Browne's new picture book entitled Our Girl. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard have named the five winners and the two finalists of the 2019 Lukas Prize Project Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia Publishing has announced that bestselling author Walter Isaacson has joined the company as editor-at-large and senior advisor and will also be an investor in the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus has signed a book by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph, telling the inside story of how the business was built and changed the way people watch film and TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, video is recognized as the most important medium for viewer engagement. Despite a competitive environment publishers still are aware of the importance of engaging audiences via video. From building trust in the content to gaining internal confidence in a video strategy, here are a few... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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