Barnes & Noble promotes Nook head to CEO

Book seller Barnes & Noble has promoted the head of its Nook business to chief executive of company. The struggling retailer said Wednesday Michael Huseby, 59, will take the role immediately. The... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Readies $49.99 Nook Tablet

As it tries to improve sales of digital content, Barnes & Noble has introduced its cheapest Nook yet, the Nook Tablet 7”, priced at $49.99. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac's Pagan promoted to editorial director

Bella Pagan, senior commissioning editor at Pan Macmillan and Tor, has been promoted to editorial director at Pan Macmillan Fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Sharjah, a Trump-Wary ALA Promotes ‘Libraries Transform’

The American Library Association holds its third Sharjah conference for library professionals in the Arab world, cautiously worried at the US election news while pressing a transformative agenda. The post At Sharjah, a Trump-Wary ALA Promotes ‘Libraries Transform’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two key areas publishing can work on to promote ethnic diversity

Perminder Mann on the two key areas the industry should work on to promote ethnic diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vox Media Strikes Deal to Promote StubHub With Content, Integrations and Ads

Digital publisher Vox Media and eBay-owned StubHub have entered into a multi-year custom content partnership that will result in integrations and advertising across Vox's eight media brands, the companies announced Wednesday.Most prominently, team pages on the Vox sports network SB Nation will... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti talks Facebook Live and Ivanka Trump

Whether it’s through building a food-porn empire or extending its breaking-news content internationally, BuzzFeed has ambitious global expansion plans. This week, founder Jonah Peretti was promoting the company in Japan, which he claims is BuzzFeed’s fastest growing international market. Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: Bonnier CEO Touts Stories, People

Jacob Dalborg, CEO of Bonnier, was the featured speaker during the CEO panel where he talked about the plans the Swedish publisher has for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disney CEO Bob Iger gets a book deal

Bob Iger, whose tenure as chairman and chief executive of Walt Disney Co. has been marked by a string of high-profile acquisitions, will write a book about leadership for Random House, the publisher announced Monday. In a news release, Random House said Iger's book will explore "the ideas,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt: Emma Barnes Talks Tech Literacy at The Markets

‘If I can do it, anyone can,’ says Bibliocloud c0-founder Emma Barnes, who speaks Tuesday at Frankfurt’s The Markets about publishing’s need to know tech. With just one day to go before Tuesday’s (October 18) The Markets: Global Publishing Summit from Frankfurt Book Fair and Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Kennedy to head new children’s imprint at HoZ

Former Orion Children’s m.d. Fiona Kennedy is joining Head of Zeus to manage its new children’s imprint, Zephyr. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury’s Casimir leaves to head up Maths publisher

Martin Casimir, managing director at Bloomsbury Professional, has left the company to work at UK-based Singapore maths publisher Maths - No Problem! as managing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bardon promoted to publishing director of HarperVoyager

Natasha Bardon, deputy publishing director at HarperVoyager, has been promoted to publishing director with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bauer Media Group USA Appoints Steven Kotok as CEO

Hubert Boehle, who has served as CEO of Bauer Media Group USA since 2005, will leave the magazine publisher and be succeeded by Steven Kotok, the company will announce Monday.Mr. Boehle, a Bauer employee since 1986, is departing "to try new things," he said in a company statement. He will stay... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes Bookshop sold to Venetia Vyvyan

After 10 years of ownership, bookseller Isla Dawes has sold Barnes Bookshop to former director of Heywood Hill Bookshop Venetia Vyvyan for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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R&L promotes Jenny Cima

The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group has promoted Jenny Cima into to the position of director, international sales and marketing, with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A game of Chutes and Ladders’: Nat Geo’s CEO on media and platforms

National Geographic is popular on Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, and while the company is increasingly focusing on how social plays a role in building its brand and business, it’s not reliant on platforms as some distributed publishers are. Part of this is because of a diversified legacy... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zecher Resigns as HMH CEO

Linda Zecher has resigned as CEO of the educational and trade book publisher after a five-year run. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion promotes W&N's Paul Murphy to editorial director

Orion Publishing Group has promoted three members of its Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) non-fiction editorial department, including senior editor Paul Murphy, who has moved up to become editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books CEO Jacob Dalborg: ‘Digitization Is Not Necessarily Evil’

The book business hasn't experienced disruption as dramatic as that of industries, says Jacob Dalborg. The 'core publishing activities of acquiring, editing and publishing stories' are resilient. The post Bonnier Books CEO Jacob Dalborg: ‘Digitization Is Not Necessarily Evil’ appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Ripp out as Time Inc. CEO

Following three years of nearly frenzied activity aimed at turning the No. 1 magazine publisher into a digital innovator, Joe Ripp has been replaced as chief executive of Time Inc. Relative newcomer... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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