Audiobook Publisher RBmedia Makes Two Purchases

Audiobook publisher RBmedia has acquired the audiobook business of Upfront Books and the French company Éditions Thélème. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A study on AI motivates PHD to create generative publishing platform to guide Omnicom clients

The study fits into a broader initiative by the media agency to become a hub of learning and experimentation around gen AI that’s accessible to all Omnicom clients (not just PHD or OMG) as well as the general public.  Continue reading at Digiday

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PublicAffairs Publisher Clive Priddle to Step Down

Priddle will depart PublicAffairs, as well as its Bold Type Books imprint, which he also oversees, next month. He joined PublicAffairs in 2003 and has served as its publisher since 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Betty A. Prashker, Book Publishing Pioneer, Is Dead at 99

A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for other women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated. Continue reading at The New York Times

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CIA brainwashing experiments helped make Outlast an iconic horror series

The Sleep Room in The Outlast Trials is named after a real-life space at McGill University’s Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, where from 1957 to 1964, doctors conducted mind-control experiments on patients as part of the CIA’s MK-Ultra initiative. Led by Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron, these tests... Continue reading at Engadget

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6 Political Audiobooks to Help You Understand the D.N.C. in Chicago

Political histories, a courtroom drama and the memoir of a daughter of the South Side illuminate the legacy of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Dallas Art Publisher K.Co Press Readies First Trade Title

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UK: 200 Sign Publishers Association’s Sustainability Pledge

As the United Kingdom suffers its hottest day of 2024, the Publishers Association gets a 200th signatory on its response pledge. The post UK: 200 Sign Publishers Association’s Sustainability Pledge appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Canada-based independent horror publisher DarkLit Press has collapsed, with authors jumping ship and claiming royalties have gone unpaid. A year ago, DarkLit was announcing new imprints and developing its audio offerings, but its website and social media accounts have since gone black, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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New Guidebooks from Major Travel Publishers

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Publishers are incorporating commentary from global perspectives and contemporary presentations in forthcoming Bibles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Schiffer Publishing Celebrates 50 Years of Steady Growth

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Ziff Davis Acquires Tech Publisher CNET for Over $100M

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UK: Spiracle Opens ‘Audiobook in a Card’ for Bookstores

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Multicast Mystery Audiobooks, Adaptation News, And New Thrillers/Mysteries: August 2, 2024

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Publishers group STEM and STEAM-based children’s titles for discovery and appeal.

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Publishers group STEM and STEAM-based children’s titles for discovery and appeal.

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