Brackstone moves to Orion to lead music list as fair concludes to mixed reviews

London Book Fair 2019 drew to a close with the shock announcement that Faber editor Lee Brackstone will leave the indie after nearly 25 years to run a new, as yet unnamed, music-centric imprint at Orion. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Move to halt CILIP rebrand defeated

A move to put a stop to a controversial rebrand for the Chartered Institute of Librarians and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High-profile moves a 'retrograde' step for women

The departure of Victoria Barnsley from HarperCollins, and the appointment of Dame Gail Rebuck to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Green moves to Pan Mac

Novelist Jane Green has moved to Pan Macmillan from Penguin in a  deal which will see her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries will release a "Top 10" recommendation list starting this fall

A list titled LibraryReads will be created monthly by libraries all over the country, compiling 10 picks that staff members would choose for the reading public. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Publishers’ Catalogue Offers Listing of African Publishers and More

The 2013 Small Publishers' Catalogue Africa offers more than just a listing of small African publishers: it's a guide to inspire small publishers from around the world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weldon to lead Penguin Random House UK

Penguin UK chief executive Tom Weldon has been appointed chief executive of Penguin Random House... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People On The Move | 6.27.13

Scott Mozarsky has joined UBM Tech as president, media and partner solutions. Mozarsky was formerly executive vice president and global chief commercial officer for PR Newswire.Meredith Corporation has named Lisa Clune as SVP and general manager of MXM's Health Practice, BIG Communications.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These Digital Publishers Aren't Freaking Out Over Mozilla's Move

Mozilla was thrust back into the spotlight last week when the tech company again made clear it intends to block third-party cookies on Firefox. This week the Interactve Advertising Bureau fired back with another angry missive. But how are digital publishers taking the news? Doug Weaver, CEO of... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Indigo Books and Music expand outside Canada?

During the annual meeting of the bookstore company, CEO Heather Reisman said 'the new Indigo will be a global company.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Free and portable Briss cuts PDFs down to size

This portable app's website says "Bright Snippet Sire," but everybody calls this open-source favorite Briss for…er…short. Briss crops a section of a PDF file and creates another PDF file of the cropped area. You can crop unwanted areas from PDFs with Briss. It's free, open-source, and portable,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prague Fair Report: Solidarity with Slovakia, VAT Hike, Amazon is Coming

With Slovakia as guest of honor, Book World Prague offered a gauge of the local book biz, where the recent hike of VAT to 15% has stifled book sales and Amazon is expected to open soon. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fair Play? French Want to End Amazon’s Free Book Delivery

The French government announced a plan to introduce a law to stop Amazon from offering discounts and free delivery for books, citing it as "unfair" competitive practice. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spending Review cuts 'mean more library closures'

Library campaigners are braced for a further round of cuts as the Government unveils the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More McEnroe for Orion

Orion has signed a second memoir from tennis legend John McEnroe, for publication in 2014. Alan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Lack of English-language Publishers Leave Seoul’s Book Fair 2nd Class?

The "Korea Times" compares the Seoul International Book Fair to Tokyo's International Book Fair, and finds it sorely lacking. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New and Old Mix at Licensing Expo 2013

Licensed properties originating in digital media continue to proliferate as their licensors try to emulate the success of the Angry Birds merchandise program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People On The Move | 6.20.13

Sean McManus has been named as the managing director at QuartzLive. McManus was previously director of programmes at The Economist. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK leads in global publishing

British-based publishers topped the world’s global publishing rankings in 2012, making up... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple ebook trial concluding

The Apple/ DoJ ebook price fixing trial will enter its final sessions later today (20th June),... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo Improves Local Lead-Gen Services

As city, regional and specialty titles continue to fight for local business listings and ad dollars, massive web corporations are scaling their ground-level efforts and getting into the mix. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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