Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management said it plans to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy, ending 163 years of family control Continue reading at 'ABC News'
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Collaboration between libraries and publishers in the only way forwards, panellists argued at The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo Canada closed in 2009, but now plans for a new consumer-oriented book fair in Toronto have been unveiled. The Toronto International Book Fair is currently slated for Nov. 13-16, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Germany, where fixed price laws demand a level playing field, Amazon's KDP gave its self-published authors an edge when it came to ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Co. chief executive officer Peter Liguori tells employees that “we have decided to unify the non-editorial functions of our publishing businesses,” but “creating these critical efficiencies and ensuring the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is not particularly great at keeping secrets. Its Nexus devices always leak and peeks at code are constantly revealing features before they're announced. So, it's no surprise that, exactly one month after we reported references to a Google Play Newsstand popping up, Mountain View is... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books is creating two new publishing divisions—Macmillan Under... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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He hates making mistakes, but he's made an awful lot in his memoir. Luckily it's a venerable customIs there a special bad elf that creeps out in the pre-Christmas period to wreak havoc with would-be bestsellers? Novelist Helen Fielding and actor David Jason might be forgiven for thinking so,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With one of Slovenia's two major publishing conglomerates up for auction, the industry fears the worst; readers, meanwhile, have rallied around a surprise bestseller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choc Lit has acquired a novel which was shortlisted for HarperCollins People’s Novelist of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Washington Post Co. announced Monday that it will change its name to Graham Holdings Company, acknowledging the Oct. 1 sale of the company’s flagship newspaper and several other publishing businesses to Amazon.com founder Jeffrey P. Bez ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Though its headquarters building rises 46 stories over Central Park, and though its biggest magazine franchise, Cosmopolitan, sells more than a million copies on newsstands every month, Hearst Corp. is still, in some ways, little known to the general public. Certainly few people would guess that... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fashion legend says: 'The living deserve respect. The dead deserve the truth... this will be my story'Doyenne of British fashion Dame Vivienne Westwood, credited with inventing punk style then bringing it to the catwalk, has sold rights to an autobiography. It will be co-written by Ian Kelly,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The print book business in Latin America remains dominant, but digital is rising. Are there lessons to be learned from the music business? Several Argentine music pros weigh in. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A judge on Thursday rejected a request to remove Robert J. Hall from his post as publisher of the company that owns the (Philadelphia) Daily News, Inquirer and Philly.com. Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Patricia McInerney is still consideri ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have defended their record as employers after claims that book industry employees are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Yankees superstar shortstop Derek Jeter is joining with S&S to launch Jeter Publishing, an elaborate co-publishing partnership that will release picture books, middle-grade fiction, adult nonfiction, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is to publish a book based on internet sensation The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By using images in tweets, publications like The Atlantic, Grantland, Slate and Wired are turning tweets into the kind of story previews readers already see on Facebook, the front page of a newspaper or in the contents section of a magazine.The post Publishers Get Traffic Boost From Twitter... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lesley Martin chats with WIRED about the busy fall season of photobook fairs and events, jurying, desert island photobooks, self-publishing, presages, Rob Hornstra, Japanese design, and her favorite paper. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Berlin's E:PUBLISH conference last week, one felt German publishing had finally fully embraced digital as a means of helping the industry and literature thrive. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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