Davighi appointed Rakuten Overdrive UK country manager

Paul Davighi, formerly sales and marketing director at I.B.Tauris Publishers, is joining global digital lending platform Rakuten OverDrive to be its UK country manager. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Group appoints global sales manager

The Walker Books Group has appointed Lucy Pleydell-Pearce as senior group and intercompany sales manager. She joins Walker from Templar Books, where she was foreign rights manager.   Pleydell-Pearce, who will take up the role 6th July, will manage the inter-company sales flow for books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten Completes Acquisition of OverDrive

Global e-commerce platform Rakuten, which owns ebook retailer Kobo, completes the acquisition of library digital content vendor OverDrive for $410 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH appoints corporate responsibility manager

Penguin Random House UK has appointed its first corporate responsibility manager. Siena Parker will take on the newly created role, developing a corporate responsibility strategy in areas including literacy, charity and the environment. Parker, who will report direct to c.e.o. Tom Weldon,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ed McCann appointed as managing editor of Ireland's INM group

He replaces Michael Denieffe, who is retiring after 45 years with the companyEd McCann has been appointed as managing editor of the Irish-based newspaper publisher, Independent News and Media (INM). He replaces Michael Denieffe, who is retiring after 45 years with the company.McCann was deputy... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten to buy OverDrive for £275m

Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten is to buy OverDrive, which provides an ebook library lending platform, for $410m (£275m) in cash. The move will help Rakuten to expand into "new market segments". OverDrive is a distribution platform which supplies ebooks, audiobooks, music and streaming... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten bolsters ebooks by gobbling up distributor OverDrive

Rakuten is trying to inject some black ink into its struggling ebook business with the acquisition of OverDrive Holdings, one of the largest providers of ebooks for rent to libraries and schools.The Japan-based e-commerce giant will gain about 21 million users in the US$410 million deal as well... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten to Buy OverDrive

Japan’s Rakuten, Inc. has agreed to acquire the U.S. digital distributor OverDrive for $410 million in cash. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten Buys E-book Distributor OverDrive for $410 Million

Japan's Rakuten, parent company of ebookseller Kobo, has purchased US ebook distributor OverDrive, likely blocking Kindle's further expansion into libraries. The post Rakuten Buys E-book Distributor OverDrive for $410 Million appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten launches new UK website

Rakuten has today (27th October) launched a new UK website selling physical and audiobooks via third party retailers. The Japanese e-commerce company said it plans to “focus on empowering more independent retailers to sell online in the UK.” Rakuten, which also owns Canada-based ebook retailer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishes more books per capita than any other country, report shows

UK tops chart of publications per million inhabitants by a huge margin, with only China and US publishing more titles in absolute termsUK publishers released more than 20 new titles every hour over the course of 2014, meaning that the country published more books per inhabitant than anywhere... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK appoints senior finance team

The group finance director at Random House Group, Mark Gardiner, has been appointed as Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book Country appoints Silag

Penguin US author community Book Country has appointed Lucy Silag as community & engagement... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Does the HarperCollins UK Redmayne Appointment Really Mean?

With former Pottermore CEO Redmayne running HarperCollins UK, publishers wonder what his appointment foretells about the future of the book business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wood joins Kobo as UK manager

Former director of Interead Phil Wood has been appointed to the new role of Kobo’s country... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Oneworld appoints managing director

Daniel Scott is to step into the newly created role of managing director at Oneworld, effective... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bertelsmann appoints Rebuck to new group management committee

Random House parent company Bertelsmann has created a new group management committee (GMC), which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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UK to be focus country at Abu Dhabi fair

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:45 The UK will be the country focus at the 2012 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which will run from 28th March to 2nd April next year at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The ADIBF will work with the Publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF: UK worst country for protecting chains

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 09:02 The UK is the worst country for protecting its high street chains, which are essential for the long-term health of the book trade, the chief executive of Hachette Livre has claimed. Arnaud Nourry was speaking yesterday (12th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellis Watson appointed managing director of DC Thomson

Regional newspaper publisher DC Thomson has appointed the former Trinity Mirror boss and chief executive of Simon Cowell's entertainment company Syco as its new managing director. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IGN Entertainment appoints UK publisher for AskMen

IGN Entertainment, the News Corporation-owned online publisher, has appointed Mike Goldstein as its first UK publisher for men's entertainment site AskMen. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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