On a Wednesday evening in April, I find myself in a well-appointed home in Brookline, a wealthy Boston suburb, sipping wine and eating macarons with a dozen oncologists from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Sitting around a coffee table displaying Asian art and colorful books about design, the women—colleagues from the same medical research group, aged between 40 and 60—aren’t talking about their work. “Oh, you never wear bright colors, but that red looks so good on you,” says one to the other. “I keep buying these pants every season, because they fit so well,” another says. “They are perfect for hiding problem areas on your tummy.” I’ve joined these women for a trunk show run by Cabi, a social shopping brand that operates in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. It was founded in 2001 by Kimberly Inskeep, a finance executive looking for a flexible career after her kids were born, and Carol Anderson, a fashion designer in need of a new way to market her products. Together with ten of their friends, they launched Carol Anderson by Invitation (hence, Cabi), a line of clothing that they would sell in their homes in a party-like setting. In the brand’s parlance, they were creating “alternative stores.” Over the last 15 years, the company has steadily grown, and its team of 3,500 salespeople around the world generate more than $250 million in revenue a year. The concept of selling directly to your friends has been around since the 1950s Tupperware party. But direct selling... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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Support from presses of all sizes has been key to CI's success, but this year even more small presses than usual will be at the conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children who grow up with a large number of books in the house earn more money later in life, according to a new study published in the Economic Journal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cinemax's upcoming show Outcast will debut on Facebook Live in Europe and Africa tonight. Outcast is an adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman's comic book series of the same name. Dealing with the supernatural and demonic possession,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Facebook has taken on the mantle of content distributor, news publisher and story curator, the world's biggest social media company has ventured into the territory of traditional media companies. Such moves have helped Facebook attract users and advertising dollars -- but they have also... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The third annual report from BookNet Canada, released this week, found that 14% of Canadian publishers earned 30% of their revenue from ebooks in 2015, up from 8% the year before. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The police are re-appealing for information regarding the missing children’s author Helen Bailey, who was last seen in Royston in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A story of turning a negative into a positive is always heartening, as evidenced by "Seven and a Half Tons of Steel," a picture book written by Janet Nolan and illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s authors will be front and center on the Uptown Stage today, when back-to-back kids’ programming takes place. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are a lot of heavy hitters at this year's BEA, but four titles consistently came up in conversations with book buyers: Colson Whitehead's 'The Underground Railroad,' 'The Nix' by Nathan Hill, 'Commonwealth' by Ann Patchett, and 'The Girls' by Emma Cline. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the success of Fredrik Backman’s 'A Man Called Ove,' which was released in English in July 2014 and hit bestseller lists earlier this year, Atria has two follow-ups from the Swedish author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The retiring B&N chairman reflects on his years in the bookselling business, and the big changes that have reshaped the chain in the past decade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has published its latest Global Government Requests Report covering the second half of 2015. The transparency report reveals that there has been as 13 percent increase in the number of government requests for data, but it also shows that Facebook is still not able to be as transparent... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ever since Vice decided to get into the cable TV game, the self-assured digital news and lifestyle publisher has been under the microscope. That came blaringly to the fore last month when Variety reported that Vice's web traffic plunged in February. But after free-falling 17.4 percent, from... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the 'Wall of Content' rises, the heart of the publishing trade show, its rights transactions, becomes all the more vital — as we see this week at London Book Fair. The post Rights of Passage in a New Year of Trade Shows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and biographer Adrian Greenwood has died following a “vicious and sustained” attack in his home. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to Google, 20 percent of people in the USA will experience a disability at some point in their life. Let's think about this for a moment -- that is one in five people. In other words, people with disabilities are a significant part of the population. While there are many laws on the... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 800 exhibitors, including Penguin Random House for the first time, and 12,000 attendees made the 2016 AWP conference a busy one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Good's memoir explores the difficult marriage of his father, a student of cultural anthropology, to his mother, a young Yanomami native. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Channel 4 has commissioned a TV series based on Joe Wicks’ bestselling cookery and fitness title Lean in 15 (Bluebird). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Widespread library closures across the UK have resulted in the loss of almost 8,000 jobs in the last six years, according to a report by the BBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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