eBay founder Pierre Omidyar is Hawaii's richest person, Forbes says

Pierre Omidyar, founder and chairman of eBay, who lives in Honolulu and has a net worth of $8.1 billion, is the richest person in Hawaii, according to Forbes magazine. The 47-year-old billionaire Hawaii resident, who also is a co-founder of Honolulu Civil Beat, ranks No. 168 on the 2015 billionaire’s list in the world and is pegged at No. 58 in the United States. Forbes, which created a list of the richest person in all 50 states, lists other billionaires with Hawaii ties, including Oracle Corp.… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's Equality Party co-founder pens 'illuminating' book

HarperCollins imprint HQ is to publish Attack of the Fifty Foot Women, an "exciting and inspiring" book by author and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party, Catherine Mayer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oz magazine co-founder Richard Neville dies aged 74

Richard Neville, the Australian author and co-founder of controversial 60s counterculture magazine Oz, has died in Byron Bay aged 74. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What happens to a person's Facebook posts after they die? One artist is using them to build digital memorials

On Sunday, I attended my funeral. It was a short ceremony, held in a small auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The pastor who led it made note of my professional accomplishments. He also cited my habit of eating straight out of the bulk bins at Sprouts. The ceremony ended with a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Up close and personal' Mourinho biography to MOM

Michael O'Mara has signed a biography of Manchester United manager José Mourinho to publish in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Bob Hugo, Spirit of '76 Bookstore Founder

Hugo, founder of four Massachusetts bookstores under the HugoBooks umbrella, died on July 27 of heart complications. He was 72. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reductress founders pen title for HQ

HQ is to publish How to Win at Feminism, a satirical book on feminism written by the founders of subversive women’s magazine Reductress. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trends: Sourcebooks Expands Book Personalization to Business Titles

Riding the success of its Put Me in the Story book personalization for children, the independent publisher Sourcebooks rolls out an offering on business-inspirational material. The post Trends: Sourcebooks Expands Book Personalization to Business Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Town & Country's New Editor in Chief Had a Staffer Fill Her Office With Personal Touches

When Stellene Volandes was promoted in March from Town & Country’s executive style director to editor in chief, she knew that the magazine’s 170-year legacy was one of its greatest strengths. That history comes to life in T&C’s offices, headquartered on the 33rd floor of the Hearst Tower... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trends in Man Booker Winners: Male and Middle-Aged in Third Person

Rated at a suitable reading-difficulty level in the seventh year of school, Man Booker Prize winning titles are seen in an interactive filtering grid to have authors who are an average age of 49. The post Trends in Man Booker Winners: Male and Middle-Aged in Third Person appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alma Books founders' 'dismay' at Brexit

The founders of Alma Books have expressed “shock and dismay” at the "apparent rejection of European values" which has accompanied Britain’s decision to exit Europe, saying that the prospect of the UK closing its borders to the continent is not one they "find easy to countenance". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Cure co-founder memoir to Quercus

Quercus has acquired the memoir of Lol Tolhurst, one of the founding members of The Cure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PayPal founder is 'comic book villain'

Gossip site Gawker accuses PayPal founder Peter Thiel of being 'vindictive' and a 'comic book villain' who uses his billions to fund libel suits against the site. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thrillist is building a six-person Snapchat team from scratch

Snapchat is not the easiest platform for publishers or brands, and it requires considerable resources to do it right, which is why not everyone has found a home there yet. Thrillist, for example, is hiring its first Snapchat team dedicated solely to the messaging and media app. It’s building a... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodreads Offering Personalized Daily E-book Discounts

Goodreads Deals will offer "significant" discounts on selected ebooks keyed to the books listed in members' bookshelves Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Plucking Stories from Personal Experience

Authors are basically storytellers who do their thing on the printed page (or on your favorite electronic device), instead of around the kitchen table or wherever people gather to swap stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Comedian Tig Notaro Is Just a Person

Ask any writer, actor, or comedian about their lives, and they all say the same thing: it’s all fodder for their art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: YouTube Sensation Hannah Hart: Up Close and Personal

Hannah Hart is the wildly popular, sometimes sober YouTube personality (2.3 million subscribers), and author of the New York Times bestseller "My Drunk Kitchen." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes and Noble Founder Len Riggio Finds the Time to Retire

The retiring B&N chairman reflects on his years in the bookselling business, and the big changes that have reshaped the chain in the past decade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N founder Riggio to retire

The founder of Barnes & Noble Inc. has announced that he will retire as executive chairman in September after 45 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Len Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder, Announces Retirement

Len Riggio, who built Barnes & Noble from a single store into the country's largest bricks-and-mortar bookseller, will retire after the company's September annual meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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