Australian online retailers drop Catch and Kill following legal threats

Two Australian online book retailers have suspended sales of Ronan Farrow’s investigation into #MeToo, following legal threats from one of the book’s subjects.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-18 08:21:31 UTC ]
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Profit drops at Penguin in first half 2012

Penguin profits have dropped by £20m in the first half of 2012 to £22m, nearly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online Publishers to Promote Each Other’s Work, Strengthen Digital News

Four local online newsrooms have united to broaden New Orleans’ news options. The mission of the newly formed New Orleans Digital News Alliance is to connect independent digital news organizations for the benefit of our readers and to stren ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere opens online Crime Vault

Sphere is setting up an online hub for crime, thriller and mystery ebooks, commissioning new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail Parent Launches Travel Retail Website

The publishing giant behind the Daily Mail is entering the travel arena with a bookings site. MailTravel.co.uk is described as offering a “robust new sales distribution channel to existing and new suppliers”. A& ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senator Schumer calls on DOJ to drop ebook price-fixing suit

Believe it or not, but that whole ebook price fixing fiasco is still an ongoing issue for the Justice Department. New York's senior senator, Chuck Schumer wishes it wasn't however, he simply wants the DOJ to drop the case and walk away. In a lengthy (factually questionable) op-ed in the Wall... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Spin Magazine Is Sold to Buzzmedia, With Plans to Expand Online Reach

The sale to Buzzmedia, a portfolio of music and celebrity Web sites, calls into question Spin's future as a print publication. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian Daily Herald Sun Launches Hybrid iPad App, Created With WoodWing

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove Press UK to investigate killing of bin Laden

Grove Press UK is to publish a title about the hunt for and killing of Al-Qaeda-founder Osama bin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App Retention Increases, One-Time Usage Drops

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian Billionaire Threatens to Dump Fairfax Media Stake

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin slinks back into ebook lending for New York City libraries, with a possible catch

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[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SmartMoney magazine goes online-only

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[ Crains New York | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S launches online crime community

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten per cent turnover drop for Eason

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS sees sales drop but 'confident' for next year

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Huffington Post Introduces Its Online Magazine

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's buys ebook retailer

Sainsbury's enters the digital books marketplace by buying HMV's stake in Anobii, an online retailer of ebooks, for just £1. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Retailer Zola Premieres, Softly, at BEA

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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