Last week Barnes & Noble severed its ties with Microsoft, taking another step toward becoming, in the words of CEO Mike Huseby, a “client- and content-focused” company. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Publishers need to embrace a global rights acqusition strategy, HarperCollins’ chief digital officer and executive v.p Chantal Restivo-Alessi has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. has agreed to acquire Time Inc. for $2.8 billion including debt, swallowing the once-mighty home of Fortune and Sports Illustrated after the internet age wreaked havoc on even the most prestigious magazine titles.The $18.50-a-share offer is an all-cash one, Meredith said in a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the steward of some of the country's most circulated and storied magazine brands, will be sold to the lifestyle-magazine publisher Meredith Corp., the companies announced Sunday. Meredith will pay $18.50 per share in the all-cash deal for a company that counts such titles as Time,... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling crime author Minette Walters’ return - and defection to historical fiction - gave her comms team a new set of challenges. Miriam Robinson reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Whatever the opposite of FOMO is, I have that.” I believe that your dreams and your day job can coexist. I always have at least four projects going on at the same time, and I switch frequently between them. If I’m struggling to work on a project for Windows Insiders, I’ll write a chapter of a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus c.e.o. Amanda Ridout has resigned from her position and will be leaving the company at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It seems every few months a headline emerges about Time Inc. and whether or not acquisition talks have begun or stalled. Today the New York Times reports that the ailing media company is once again in talks with the magazine publisher Meredith about a potential purchase. What’s more, the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and retailers including Amazon, W H Smith, Walker Books and Penguin Random House have signed a pledge to "tackle the nation’s growing literacy and social mobility crisis". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital-related news. You can now get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Click here, or search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app.What people are talking about today: The Koch... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Earlier talks this year between Time Inc., the publisher of People and Sports Illustrated, and the Meredith Corporation fizzled out. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of the ‘Building Inclusivity in Publishing Conference’ on 13th November, The Bookseller spoke to seven panelists about their experiences of inclusivity in the sector, and what steps can be taken to accelerate change. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bone Season author Samantha Shannon has expressed her frustration with the attitude of those who pirate her work, with some fans openly committing piracy and saying authors "should be grateful [they] even have readers". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon has bought three more books from crime author Jacqui Rose, following her brief stint with fellow HarperCollins imprint HQ. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publisher Accent Press scales back and returns focus to digital after "overexpansion". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 200 members of the bookselling community gathered at the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show October 27-28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our pop culture columnist on a life reading glossies I think the first magazine I bought with my “own” money was an official Sindy doll magazine. Clearly my budding hipsterism is what attracted me to small-batch, locally grown produce over an overpriced foreign competitor, but that’s a column... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Orion Publishing Group has hired two new people to join its group marketing team: Tom Noble and Katie Moss. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown remains atop the iBooks bestseller list this week as his latest Robert Langdon novel enters its second week in stores, while E.L. James's 'Darker' hit the #5 slot following news that she's at work on a sequel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ones to watch for this week at the Frankfurter Buchmesse: Here are eight of the Frankfurt Fellows, a group of up-and-coming talent in global publishing. The post The Faces of Frankfurt’s Future: Meet the Frankfurt Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Conway is set to join the Publishers Association as head of public affairs and Ruth Howells has been appointed as its head of communications in two newly-created roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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