Pym’s novels — witty tales of domestic life in British villages — have been compared to the works of Jane Austen. I see a link to Joyce, too. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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Transworld is launching an interactive app for Professor Stephen Hawking’s 1988 book A Brief History of Time, including new updates from its author. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latest reorganization focuses on category, brand and digital sales, to make Time Inc. a "one-stop shop" for advertisers. The post Time Inc. Unifies Sales Force, Eliminates Publishers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Economist has spent a year finessing its social media team, growing its writers from two to 10, mostly based in the U.K. Last year, for each article published, 15 separate tweets were written, now it’s more like three. The publisher has taken resource away from its posting to its lesser... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The most interesting début on the Weekly E-Book Ranking is perhaps human rights activist and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel’s Night (Penguin Modern Classics). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising on the websites of premium publishers, such as The New York Times and Hearst properties, is three times as effective as it is on those of nonpremium publishers at boosting brand favorability and making users more likely to recommend products or services, according to a study by... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daughter of Odren will be published in new omnibus edition of the much-loved fantasy sequence to mark the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of EarthseaA story from Ursula K Le Guin’s world of Earthsea that has never been published in print before is due to be released to mark the 50th... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rich Battista's rise at Time Inc. continues. Fifteen months after joining the company, CEO Joe Ripp has named him evp of Time Inc. and president of brands, overseeing all of the company's storied titles. Battista joined Time in April 2015 as president of People and Entertainment... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her new book ‘The Very Good Gospel,’ Harper examines the first three chapters of Genesis to reveal readings from the gospel that speak to today’s anxious minds, racial divisions, and threats of violence. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Out is building out its social content distribution strategy, pinpointing Tumblr video, Facebook Live and Snapchat as priorities for growth. The publisher's internal mantra of "Discover, Look, Share," which it applies to all its online content, translates well to tools like Facebook's... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'overt threat of toxic masculinity' and 'the vapid promises of politicians and religion' in the other: South Africa's Sunday Times Literature Awards. The post South Africa’s Sunday Times Literary Awards Go to Gqola, Sithole appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at the college store operator rose 1.7% in fiscal 2016, but restructuring charges tied to outsourcing its digital education platform led to a decline in earnings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An extract from a "taboo" play by late Scandinavian crime writer, Henning Mankell, never before translated into English, has been published by quarterly freedom-of-expression magazine Index on Censorship in its latest issue. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Sunday Times has moved Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) to its Children's and Young Adult bestseller chart for this forthcoming Sunday's issue (19th June), after it topped the adult fiction list in last Sunday's edition (12th). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of primary school pupils in the UK don’t have enough time to talk about books in the classroom, according to research released by Oxford University Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate has said it is "worth thinking about" introducing a Young Adult bestseller chart into the paper, after taking the decision to make vlogger Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) number one on the upcoming Sunday Times adult fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are addicted to the video format on Facebook, and it's easy to see why: they get much higher engagement on video posts than they do on article links, according to an analysis of NewsWhip data. The problem is that publishers have less ability to monetize the video they post to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co. has rejected a second buyout offer from rival newspaper publisher Gannett Co., and this time it’s brought in new financial muscle to fend off further overtures: L. A. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. Tribune Publishing announced Monday morning that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new SVP and group publisher of Time Inc. International gives Folio: a glimpse inside the media giant's plans for aggressive global expansion. The post Eric Danetz Wants to Help Time Inc. Take Over the World appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a legacy publisher, Time Inc. still gets 76 percent of its revenue from its print brands. It falls to Time Inc.’s new president of digital Jen Wong to speed its transaction to digital. She talked to Digiday about the hard work of speeding up the pace of change, the value of being first with... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It seems that our love affair with ebooks could be turning sour. For the first time since digital book sales were recorded, the number of ebooks sold in the UK dropped in 2015. The drop could be partly explained by the fact that we seem to be reading less in recent years. While sales of printed... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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