Curtis Riskey Leaves as New Investor Revamps CBA

Under the new leadership of investor Edward Roush, president Curtis Riskey has stepped down from the Association for Christian Retail (CBA) in an overhaul of its staff, magazine, and all other operations. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ebershoff Leaving Random House

David Ebershoff, who has distinguished himself as both an editor of literary bestsellers and an author of them, is leaving his job as editor to focus on his job as author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Josh Tyrangiel, One of the Industry's Most Influential Editors, Is Leaving Bloomberg

Josh Tyrangiel, who oversees all media content for Bloomberg—including digital, TV, radio—and is editor of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, is leaving the company. "I've spent 6 years working with some of the smartest and most creative people in journalism, and it's time for me to take some... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nuzzel, With a New Batch of News-Savvy Investors, Wants to Bring Social Curation to Publishers

If you live in certain media and technology circles, there’s a very good chance you’re already using Nuzzel. It’s an app that combs through your Twitter or Facebook feeds, identifying the links being shared the most by y ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Creative Programmatic Ads Are Attracting Brand Marketers and Tech Investors

Believe it or not, 100 variations of the same ad is not enough for some digital marketers anymore. That's one of the reasons the stars appear to be aligning for tech vendors that have been developing systems for what they call creative programmatic advertising. Creative and programmatic once... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mollett Leaving U.K.'s Publishers Association

Richard Mollet, chief executive of the Publishers Association, is to step down next year to become head of European Government Affairs at RELX Group (formerly known as Reed Elsevier). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nussbaum Leaving F+W for America's Test Kitchen

After eight years of leading F+W Media, Inc., David Nussbaum will be stepping down as chairman and CEO at the end of the month to become CEO of America’s Test Kitchen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis and Gaiman curate 'world's first post-it note' book

Penguin Random House's Michael Joseph division is today (Thursday) releasing the “world’s first post-it note book", co-curated by author Neil Gaiman and film director Richard Curtis. Stick This Book is in support of the Global Goals campaign and will explain the UN’s Global Goals for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Speed appointed as 'book to film' agent at Curtis Brown

Curtis Brown has appointed Luke Speed as a book to film agent in its book department. Speed previously spent 15 years at Marjacq running its book to film department. Curtis Brown joint c.e.o. Jonny Geller said: “We have long admired Luke's work as book to film agent at Marjacq and are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Hall-Craggs joins Book Trust as Woodfine leaves

Former publicist Clare Hall-Craggs is joining Book Trust to look after laureate Chris Riddell, as Katherine Woodfine is leaving her role as arts project manager at the charity.   Hall-Craggs is joining Book Trust on an “ongoing basis” and will take on responsibility for looking after Riddell,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mike Richards leaves Egmont

Egmont Books’ marketing director Mike Richards has left the company following a reorganisation of the marketing team. Richards has been in marketing at Egmont for 15 years, promoting authors and brands such as Michael Grant, Lemony Snicket, Jim Smith, Winnie-the-Pooh and Star Wars. He would... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaving the New Republic, and What Its Mass Exodus Taught Me About the Future of Magazines

It’s hardly news that the magazine has become an endangered species. It’s a development I had the misfortune of witnessing first-hand during my brief but eventful tenure as assistant literary editor of the New Republic in Was ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaving the Cult of Capitalism in Three New Titles

Three new books from religious publishers are casting a critical eye on the economy this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books-A-Million Investor Wants to Stop Buyout, Again

Susan Vance is trying to halt the proposed $21 million takeover of the nation's number two chain by the Anderson family, who are the controlling share holders in the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Follain to leave Canongate

Canongate’s non-fiction publishing director Katy Follain is to leave the company “to pursue new career opportunities within the industry”. The publisher said she “played a key role within the editorial team”. Among the titles Follain acquired during her time at Canongate were James Rhodes’... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milton leaves Orion

Orion General m.d. Lisa Milton has officially left the company. Earlier this year, Orion Publishing Group’s parent company Hachette UK announced major changes in senior management at the publisher. Orion c.e.o. David Young will retire at the end of the year, with Little, Brown c.e.o. David... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viewability Trend Takes Spotlight in GQ.com's Latest Revamp

GQ.com is getting a new look this year, and that includes making sure the site's ads are ones people will look at.Ahead of a larger redesign that will debut in the fall, GQ is rolling out some tweaks to its site, including a revamped home page, new slideshow format, a new grooming section and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple takes on Facebook with revamped news app

Media organisations including Guardian, ESPN, New York Times, Conde Nast and Hearst will produce content specifically designed for new service Apple revamped its news service on Monday, making a play to take on Facebook as the two tech giants court readers and publishers to be the top platform... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kathy Rooney leaves Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Information m.d. Kathy Rooney has left the company as part of a restructure. Rooney, part of the senior management team at the publisher, left at the end of May to pursue other opportunities, beginning with a non-executive role at information management platform Librios. Vafa... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Family Christian to Be Bought by Investors

The bankrupt Family Christian Stores retail chain has accepted a buy-out bid, pending court approval, from FC Acquisitions, which is owned by the same umbrella company that owns FCS. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil to leave WHS

W H Smith’s book director Michael Neil will be leaving the business at the end of May. Neil joined W H Smith at the beginning of 2014 as its business unit director for books. In this role, he has been responsible for the full books and ebooks offer at WH Smith High Street and has delivered a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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