Davis extols virtues of cross-media agenting as Ki enters second decade

How would you pronounce Ki? When Meg Davis left MBA in 2011, after 25 years, to start her own agency, she was casting about for a company name that would work well on social media and that tripped off the tongue. She says: “I didn’t want to call it Meg Davis and Associates because I thought naming it after yourself was a bit old-fashioned; I wanted something modern. Ki is Japanese for tree, which I thought was auspicious and everyone would be able to pronounce it. Turns out I was dead wrong about that: often people don’t say ‘key’ but ‘kai’ or ‘chee’ or ‘the K I Agency’... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 18:15:49 UTC ]
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The Taunton Press Sold to Active Interest Media

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Regnery Publishing Will Stay with Salem Media Group

Salem Media Group, parent company of Regnery Publishing, has been selling assets in an effort to cut its debt debt load, but a proposed sale of the publisher has been called off. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Packager Melcher Media Expands into Marketing and Printing

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Doctor Who has left the ABC after nearly 60 years – and Russell T Davies knows some fans aren’t happy

The Doctor Who showrunner sympathises with Australian fans annoyed about its move to Disney+ but hopes the show will provide something ‘positive and optimistic’After nearly 60 years, Doctor Who is leaving Aunty and moving in with the Mouse. The much-loved British science fiction show is no... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-11-25 19:00:02 UTC ]
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Zibby Media Withdraws National Book Award Sponsorship over Potential for 'Hate Speech'

With several National Book Awards finalists planning to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at tomorrow's ceremony, Zibby Media has withdrawn its sponsorship of the event over what CEO Zibby Owens called the "inappropriate conduct and collusion of its nominees." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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G/O Media Shutters Jezebel, Lays Off Staff and Editorial Director Merrill Brown

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The Brooklyn Book Festival Enters a New Era

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ALA Report Looks at Millennial, Gen Z Library Usage, Media Habits

The report, based on a “nationally representative” 2022 survey of some 2,075 Gen Z and Millennials, presents one of the most in-depth looks at how growing up in an increasingly digital environment has shaped the reading and media consumption behavior of younger Americans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BuzzFeed in Advanced Talks to Sell Complex, Backtracking on Digital Media Bet

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Crooked Media Founders Announce Debut Book with Zando Imprint

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IngramSpark: A Decade of Amplifying Indie Authors and Publishers

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At Frankfurt: Demand for More Books and Cultural Media Coverage

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If Lydia Davis Wasn’t a Writer, She’d Devote Herself to Climate Activism

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Children need to see themselves in books. Enter Young, Black & Lit.

What if you went to the bookstore and saw no one on the shelves who looked like you? One couple is addressing that deficit for young Black children, supporting literacy and identity. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Bloomberg Media Restructures Sales Team to Streamline Events, Integrated Marketing

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Lit Agent Landscape Diversifies Some as Anxieties over Book Business Grow

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Media Briefing: Publishers say a cookie-less future remains murky, overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit

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Vice Media Group’s Cory Haik says company’s publishing business is ‘very close to profitability’

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