Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday published a moving essay in Bloomberg Businessweek in which he publicly announced for the first time that he is gay. Cook is the first CEO of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out.Cook is famously private and said he doesn’t think of himself as an activist, but decided to speak out to help others.“If hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it’s worth the trade-off with my own privacy,” Cook wrote.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
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I’m not surprised sales of literary fiction are in decline – too many authors fail to engage their readers with any sort of story• Tim Lott is an author and journalistFollowing the announcement from Arts Council England that sales of literary fiction are plummeting, it is suggested that arts... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 24, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A bad year has landed Under Armour’s Kevin Plank on a “Worst CEOs in America” list. Plank joins the heads of IBM, Macy’s, Sears, Twitter, Ford Motor Co. and others on a 20-worst list compiled by financial news website 24/7 Wall St. The online publisher looked at stock price changes, earnings,... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, we took a look at one cookbook’s journey from Broadway and ate Shake Shack burgers at home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 17, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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“The answer to the duopoly for media owners is not to adopt a defensive stance and assume the situation is a permanent obstacle to growth, and we’re in permanent crisis, but to innovate." The post Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith: Publishers need to stop playing defense appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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The Group Nine CEO talks about avoiding unrealistic investor expectations and why he's bullish on Facebook's promises for publishers. The post Group Nine CEO Ben Lerer’s 2018 outlook: ‘We’re entering a period of consolidation’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 10, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Adrian Searle has spoken out for the first time since leaving Freight Books, calling the demise of the publisher a "personal tragedy" but not one which he thinks should "preclude him from future involvement in the publishing industry". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a picture of what life was like in 2017, look no further than the apps, movies, books, and music that topped the App Store and iTunes charts. This week, Apple revealed the most popular titles that iOS users downloaded over the course of the year. In terms of media, the top choices weren’t... Continue reading at Slate
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 3, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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We asked Lara Hamilton, owner at Seattle's Book Larder, to gather up her picks for every foodie in your life this season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrick Connolly has been tapped to succeed Ray Griffith as president and CEO of Follett Corp. He will join the company on January 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now we’re really cooking: New standout cookbooks include 'America: The Cookbook' and 'Milk Street' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 26, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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"When I arrived, nothing was broken. We had all the raw materials -- strong brands and great journalists -- but it felt like a bowl of spaghetti." The post Hearst Magazines UK CEO James Wildman: ‘The media world is turning into a messy place’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 19, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 12, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In part for seeing publishers, authors as 'partners in the publishing process,' Tim Hely Hutchinson is praised as he retires from the helm of Hachette UK. The post ‘Author-Friendly Policies’: Toasting Hachette’s Tim Hely Hutchinson appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Linda Lomelino, author of 'Lomelino’s Pies,' offers tips on how to craft the ultimate pie this holiday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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