BA to lobby for bookshop business rates discount

The Booksellers Association is to urge the government to grant bookshops a discount on their business rates, arguing that they are cultural entities which provide "huge benefits" to their communities. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer Wants to Buy Business Insider for Around $560 Million

German publishing giant Axel Springer is closing in on a deal to buy Business Insider, in a deal that would value the Web publisher at around $560 million.      Sources familiar with the two companies think a transaction could close w ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer Eyes Controlling Stake in Business Insider

German publisher Axel Springer (SPRGn.DE) may want to increase its current 7 percent stake in U.S. news website Business Insider, German Manager Magazin reported on Thursday.   Citing unnamed financial sources, the magazine said the publisher of ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davies retires from BA after 26 years

Sydney Davies, the Booksellers Association’s head of trade and industry, is retiring after 26 years. The BA has appointed Giles Clifton, a non-practising barrister, to the new role of head of corporate affairs following his departure. Clifton will begin in October and focus on lobbying for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop holds sale for Calais library

The Big Green Bookshop is to hold a “pay what you like” sale to raise money for the Jungle Library in Calais. The independent bookshop in London’s Wood Green has so far raised £2,500 for the so-called Jungle Library– a makeshift library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the refugee camp in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Bloomberg Media Plans to Win in the Crowded Events Business

Publishers are jumping into events as a way to generate a new source of revenue as traditional advertising becomes harder to come by. But inevitably, as more players pile into this space, it becomes harder to stand out. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linghams Bookshop sold to new owners

Linghams Bookshop in Heswall (Merseyside) has been bought by new owners Sue Porter and Mike King. The 2013 Bookseller Industry Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year was put up for sale last September by its owners Eleanor and Peter Davies, who had decided the time was right to retire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Synchronicity in business: Why good things happen for no reason

Amazing! Can’t explain it. “We were one order short of reaching our monthly goal and received a huge, profitable order ‘out of the blue’ without ever making a sales call.” “I saw a business book protruding from a bookstore shelf, bought it, returned to my office, and then saw a copy of it on my... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milton to lead expanded Harlequin publishing business

Lisa Milton is to join HarperCollins as executive publisher of its Harlequin UK publishing division, with Tim Cooper, UK managing director, departing. The development follows the relocation of the company from its Richmond base to HarperCollins’ office at London Bridge over the summer with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic buys book fair business Troubadour

Scholastic has acquired Troubadour, also known as The Travelling Book Company, for an undisclosed sum. Steve Thompson, co-group m.d. of Scholastic UK, said the publisher had been tracking Troubadour’s progress for some time. “We know that by having a flexible approach to providing schools with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA condemns attacks on bookshops in Turkey

The International Publishers Association (IPA) has said it is "appalled" at recent attacks on newspaper offices and a bookshop in Turkey, and has called on the Turkish government to do more to take action to "stem the tide of assaults". The group said the violence was politically motivated, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop appeals for Calais camp donations

The Big Green Bookshop’s appeal for book donations for refugees in Calais has gone “through the roof” since yesterday (4th September) the bookshop has said. The independent in London’s Wood Green is sending book donations to the so-called Jungle Books library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business Insider Publishes on Social Sites with New ‘Insider’ Project

Online publishers are increasingly experimenting with “distributed” publishing models, whereby they post content directly to social sites, messaging apps and other platforms instead of driving users back to their ow ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Grow Your Business Like An Introvert

Susan Cain's Quiet Revolution is a case study for knowing your strengths.After Susan Cain penned the now-best-selling book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (2012), she expected to move on and start on her next book right away. The self-proclaimed introvert had... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decluttering Your Life Is Not Just A Trend—It's Big Business

In a world obsessed with tidying, professional organizers like Marie Kondo are a rising commercial force.In a restaurant where the ceiling is a work of art and the books on the shelf are arranged by color, eBay is holding a promotional event for its new service, eBay Valet. On the tables—around... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Globe Business sells books division in management buy-out

B2B content company Globe Business Media Group has sold its portfolio of law books to a management-led team for an undisclosed sum. The buyers of the division, Globe Law and Business, are a consortium led by Jim Smith, a publisher who spent a number of years on the board of Lexus Nexus. Sian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of the Magazine Media Business, Mid-Year 2015

12 top industry leaders see opportunity amid a “fog of choices.” The post The State of the Magazine Media Business, Mid-Year 2015 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc UK’s Marcus Rich: ‘We are a magazine brand business’

The publisher’s chief executive on taking his titles on to fresh platforms, the future for a free NME – and why he has been poring over vintage comicsMarcus Rich, the chief executive of Marie Claire publisher Time Inc UK, has been spending a lot of time buried in the company’s vast archives... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Longlist Announced

Fifteen titles have made the cut for the 2015 longlist of the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year, last year won by Brad Stone's "The Everything Store." The post FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Longlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saltaire Bookshop to close after takings drop to £2 a day

Saltaire Bookshop will close in six months unless local customers rally to support it, its owner has said. The independent, based in the World Heritage site of Saltaire in West Yorkshire, tweeted last week: “Six month countdown begins today - unless we start getting more customers x.” Owner... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop footfall gets a 'Watchman' boost

Booksellers say they are enjoying a “bumper summer”, with the release of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman encouraging people to “re-engage with books and bookshops again.” James Daunt, m.d of Waterstones, said the release of the William Heinnemann title last month had injected life into the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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