BCA could be rescued from failed Webb Group

The former owners of Book Club Associates (BCA) have said they would like to see the business... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Facebook needs regulation as Zuckerberg 'fails' - UK MPs

The House of Commons publishes its report into fake news with some strong criticism of Facebook. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher, Author Groups Protest Library Book Scanning Program

More than 36 organizations from around the world have spoken out against a library book scanning program known as "controlled digital lending," dubbing the practice "systematic infringement." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook finally lets brands and publishers into Groups

Facebook released new features that gives Pages the power to join Groups, which means publishers and brands can officially participate in the group activity that is increasingly becoming a core focus for the company.On Wednesday, Facebook announced a slate of new tools, including the ability for... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian music mogul Putman in rescue bid talks for HMV

The owner of Canadian music business Sunrise Records, Doug Putman, is in rescue bid talks for HMV.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett Rejects Hostile Bid From Hedge Fund-Backed Group

The newspaper publisher’s board said the $1.3 billion offer “is not in the best interests of Gannett and its shareholders.” But the fight for control is likely to go on. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed, Vice and Group Nine form measurement alliance

BuzzFeed, Group Nine Media and Vice are teaming up to try to solve the nagging puzzle of measurement in digital media.The three digital publishers are working with Tubular Labs, a social analytics firm, to create new standards for measuring digital media on Facebook, YouTube and other sites.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa Book of the Year: Jewish rescue story The Cut Out Girl wins

Bart van Es wrote about a Jewish girl who was sheltered by his grandparents during World War Two. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Group Pulls Out of Booker Sponsorship

The Booker Prize Foundation said yesterday that it was "confident" of finding a new sponsor following the decision of the hedge fund company the Man Group to end its association with the Booker Prize and the Booker International Prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Group ends Booker Prize sponsorship

Man Group, which has sponsored the Booker Prize since 2002 - as well as sponsoring its International Prize from its beginning in 2005 - is to end its association with the prizes at the end of 2019. The Booker Prize Foundation said its trustees were "in discussion with a new sponsor and are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker prize trustees search for new sponsor after Man Group exit

Hedge fund firm says it plans to focus its resources instead on its diversity campaignThe Man Booker prize is searching for a new sponsor after the hedge fund company Man Group announced it was ending its 18-year relationship with Britain’s most prestigious literary award.The Booker Prize... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers failing to improve racial and regional diversity, survey finds

Despite concentration of publishers in London, only 11% of respondents identified as BAME – significantly lower than average of 40% in the cityA major survey of the UK’s publishing workforce has found that “significant progress” still needs to be made on both the numbers of black, Asian and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books Group announces new Kate DiCamillo novel

Walker Books Group will publish a new novel by Kate DiCamillo in the UK, the US and Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cath Burke steps up as deputy m.d. for Little, Brown Book Group

Cath Burke, Sphere Fiction publisher and executive director of Little, Brown’s rights and audio teams, has been promoted to deputy managing director of Little, Brown Book Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icon buys 'gripping' true tale of Ethiopian Jews' rescue

Icon Books will publish “the little-known story” of Mossad’s top secret operation to smuggle Ethiopian Jews to Israel from behind enemy lines, Red Sea Spies, by BBC journalist Raffi Berg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group to promote children’s reading in adult titles

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) will next year publish a page in adult titles from The Orion Publishing Group asking the reader to encourage children to read. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Martin’s Fire fails to light up chart

The Tattooist of Auschwitz claims its fifth Weekly E-Book Ranking number one, not as a plucky upstart, but from a position of strength. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bustle Digital Group Buys Mic for an Estimated $5 Million

Executives at digital news publisher Mic managed to lay off nearly the entire company and secure a new owner all in one day. The company, which launched with a splash as a go-to news source for millennials, is officially being sold to Bryan Goldberg's Bustle Digital Group. Sources say a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press: i newspaper publisher sets out rescue plan

Johnston Press plans to file for administration with its assets then immediately sold to its lenders. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann reports highest nine-month group sales since 2007

Penguin Random House's parent company Bertelsmann has reported its highest nine-month group sales since 2007, with a 2.4% rise in revenue year-on-year to €12.4bn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beastie Boys Book Re-creates the Pleasures of the Group’s Best Albums

Beginning on the 431st page of the new Beastie Boys Book—still much more than a hundred pages away from the book’s end—there is a 16-page cookbook courtesy of renowned Los Angeles chef Roy Choi. It is an actual cookbook, vaguely inspired by lyrics from Paul’s Boutique, with recipes for chicken... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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