As Barnes & Noble fights for its future, the publishing industry is holding its breath. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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Ted Heinecken, who was regarded as a senior statesman of the publishing industry, with a career in publishing that spanned 58 years, 52 of them spent as a publisher's rep calling on stores in the Midwest, died in Chicago on Saturday. He was 84 years old. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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During his Winter Institute 13 keynote address, author Junot Diaz delivered a blistering political statement urging the publishing industry to "stop talking about diversity and start decolonizing our shelves." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year that found four of the 10 companies on the PW Stock Index seeing double-digit stock price increases also saw Barnes & Noble and other big names struggle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What do The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, Rupi Kaur’s stories of survival, and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck have in common? They are all some of 2017’s best-selling books, according to Barnes & Noble. The bookseller has just released its top-selling fiction and nonfiction titles, and the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adrian Searle has spoken out for the first time since leaving Freight Books, calling the demise of the publisher a "personal tragedy" but not one which he thinks should "preclude him from future involvement in the publishing industry". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity social enterprise Creative Access is launching a new mentoring scheme and is seeking volunteers from the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following Barnes & Noble's disappointing financial performance for the second quarter ended October 28, 2017, company chairman Len Riggio bought 1 million shares of company stock, raising his stake in B&N to 19.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There is “huge opportunity” for the publishing industry to make money out of content marketing, an industry predicted to grow to $413bn (£305bn) by 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher and broadcast company Meredith Corp. is acquiring Time Inc. in a deal valued at $2.8 billion as it seeks to adapt to the publishing industry’s challenge of migrating from print to the digital age. The Des Moines-based company said Sunday it would pay $18.50 a share for New... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Told that the publishing industry 'has a responsibility to be a beacon of inclusivity,' delegates to the UK's diversity conference look at challenges. The post The UK’s Second ‘Inclusivity Conference’ Grapples With Diversity Issues appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada’s top bookstore chain, Indigo, confirms plans to open bookstores in the US in 2018. Some believe Indigo is in a better position to compete with Amazon than Barnes & Noble. The post US Industry Eyes Canadian Retailer Indigo’s Plan To Open American Bookstores appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's holiday sales strategies rest on new interactive apps, a new Nook model, special edition titles, and a streamlined approach to toys and gifts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comp titles, known in the publishing industry interchangeably as “comparative” or “competitive” titles, are a wonky industry Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2017-11-06 15:15:50 UTC ]
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The two leaders touched on not only the power of culture to hold Europe together, but also on some issues within the publishing industry, including copyright and digitization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines still line classic newsstands like this one in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. But the publishing industry has faded. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graydon Carter, 25 years. Robbie Myers, 17 years. Cindi Leive, 16 years. Nancy Gibbs, 4 years as editor in chief and 28 more at the company. All four major magazine editors, at Vanity Fair, Elle, Glamour and Time, respectively, have stepped down from their positions within the month of... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has been closing stores steadily for years, but CEO Demos Parneros said, during a conference call yesterday, that his goal is to position the company for "net store expansion" in fiscal 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pride in Publishing (PiP), a brand-new networking group for LGBTQ+ people in the industry, has launched in order to create a way for queer members of the publishing industry to meet up, connect with others and find peer support. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gavin James Bower says the Man Booker Prize longlist shows the publishing industry needs to start talking about class seriously. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the 37 years since Adweek first honored standout magazines in its annual Hot List, the publishing industry has undergone a massive transformation (to put it mildly), which we've been helping our readers navigate in our pages and online. As such, we felt that the Hot List itself was due for a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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