Daily News parent to bid for O.C. Register, Press Enterprise

Digital First Media, the owner of the Los Angeles Daily News, has indicated interest in bidding for the Orange County Register and other assets of bankrupt publishing company Freedom Communications. That move could set up a three-way bidding war for the Register among Digital First, Freedom Communications... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enderlin Named EVP and Publisher at St. Martin's Press

Longtime editor Jennifer Enderlin has been promoted to executive v-p and publisher at the Macmillan imprint. She will take on the new title while retaining her role as editor and continuing to both acquire new books and edit many of SMP's bestselling authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malpass leaves Yale University Press following restructure

Gillian Malpass, publisher for art and architecture at Yale University Press London, has been made redundant following a restructure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook tests News Feed-only posts that avoid your Timeline

Being able to hide a Facebook update after it posts isn't entirely new, but the social network is testing a way to let users keep things from ever hitting their Timeline. A "Hide From Your Timeline" checkbox will allow you to only publish something i... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook endorsements are good for news sites, but where's the money?

Social media ‘currency’ is all very well, but it doesn’t fund journalismTrinity Mirror regularly publishes the numbers of its Facebook and Twitter followers and likes (example here). Archant has also boasted of its social media success when doing the same.Many journalists find this less than... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: June 6, 2016

A bookstore grows in Brooklyn; a Singapore store tests vending machines; B&N to close another New York City store, at least temporarily; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press pre-empts fertility novel Red Clocks

The Borough Press has pre-empted rights to a novel set in a near future where reproductive rights have been revoked, called Red Clocks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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University Presses Cope with Budget Cuts

Universities are taking different approaches to handling shrinking budgets, from cutting back on staff to expecting presses to rely more on their own resources. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shareholder Sues Tribune Directors, Chairman Over Spurned Gannett Bid

A Tribune Publishing investor sued the media company's directors and Chairman Michael Ferro for spurning an $864 million buyout offer from Gannett and seeking a cash infusion from a billionaire health-care entrepreneur.Tribune's board members are seeking to unfairly entrench themselves by taking... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: June 3, 2016

Nashville gets a bookstore of 'Her' own; a Bay Area bookstore is seeing double; a Bainbridge Island store changes hands; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CI4: Big Presence for Small Presses at Show

Support from presses of all sizes has been key to CI's success, but this year even more small presses than usual will be at the conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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North West region to get a new paid-for daily newspaper

CN Group to publish 24 - The North’s National, a paper designed to offer ‘disenfranchised readers’ a sort of Metro/i experience A regional newspaper publisher is preparing to launch a new paid-for daily newspaper later this month.From 20 June, the Carlisle-based CN Group will distribute a title... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: June 1, 2016

A Canadian couple sets up shop in Edmonton; an IT expert opens a low-tech kids’ store in California; a Washington state classic changes hands; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: May 31, 2016

A bookstore gets crafty after alcohol sales are ok’d; a library bookstore takes off; a Utah town gets “booked”; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press to open bookshop in Cardiff’s creative quarter

Independent publisher Accent Press is to open Octavo’s, a new bookshop, café and wine bar in the heart of Cardiff Bay’s creative quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: May 27, 2016

Amazon goes Ivy League; book clubs get a store of their own; a Long Island favorite returns with a new look; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Press Breathes New Life into Aboriginal Languages

The University of Regina Press has made a name for itself by publishing books about Cree, an indigenous language from Canada's aboriginal culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of May 30, 2016

Macmillan buys self-publishing platform Pronoun and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: May 26, 2016

Indigo unveils its first concept store in Toronto; an indie author preps his store opening in Texas; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: May 25, 2016

North Carolina and Illinois add new bookstores; a Silicon Valley store is singled out for its tech prowess; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. billionaire becomes the 2nd-largest shareholder of L.A. Times' parent company

Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co. has rejected a second buyout offer from rival newspaper publisher Gannett Co., and this time it’s brought in new financial muscle to fend off further overtures: L. A. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. Tribune Publishing announced Monday morning that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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