Egmont group reports 'good year' but prepares for 'challenging' 2020

Scandinavian media group Egmont has reported a "good year" in its latest financial results with a record revenue of €1.7bn in 2019, but has warned 2020 is expected to be a "challenging year" due to the coronavirus outbreak.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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BEA 2014: Passionate After 40 Years

You couldn’t find a more optimistic person than David Caron, owner and co-publisher of ECW Press, when it comes to the future of the publishing industry, and he is very proud of the company he’s been with for 10 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: APAC Celebrates 20 Years

The 20th Audio Publishers Association Conference kicked off with a "State of the Union" address from APA President Michelle Lee Cobb at the Javits Center in New York City on Wednesday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon escalates standoff with publisher Hachette Book Group

If you're hoping to pre-order books by J.K. Rowling, Michael Connelly and other Hachette Book Group authors, you'll have to go somewhere besides Amazon.com. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Startups Revealed for 2014 BookExpo Challenge

18 startups will compete in the BookExpo Startup Challenge for cash prizes and the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jill Herzig Named Editor-in-Chief of Dr. Oz The Good Life

Hearst Corp. president and CEO Steve Swartz and Hearst Magazines president David Carey looked inward in recruiting four-year Redbook editor-in-chief Jill Herzig for the same position at Dr. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Allotment Challenge judge joins Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton is to publish a recipe book for jams, chutneys and preserves by one of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under New Owner, Phaidon Prepares Fall List

If you liked the old Phaidon, the formerly U.K.-based illustrated book publisher—known for lavishly produced books on contemporary art, design, food, and architecture—then you’ll love the new Phaidon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber and Cape makes Wales Book of the Year shortlist

Parthian Books, Faber and Jonathan Cape all have English-language titles in the shortlist for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McEvoy Group Buys I See Me!

The San Francisco-based McEvoy Group, owner of Chronicle Books, has acquired children's book and gift publisher, I See Me! Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spanfeller Media Group Launches TV Series

With second-screen viewing on the rise and the lines between platforms continuing to merge, Spanfeller Media Group is looking to capitalize on its digital presence and enter the world of television. The publisher's largest site, The Daily Meal, is launching a television series at the end of this... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Lubart Joins Hachette Book Group

Dan Lubart, formerly senior v-p of sales analytics and pricing at HarperCollins, has been named senior v-p, strategy and publishing operations at the Hachette Book Group effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recipe Report: ‘Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook’

When barbecue diehards debate the merits of various regional styles, the British Isles typically come up, well, never. That may have to change. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App Report: Look & Cook

Israel meets the Amazon (or Amazon.com, anyway) in Kinetic Art's new 'Look & Cook' app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three-year global partnership for Hay and BBC

The Hay Festival and the BBC have linked up for a three-year global partnership which will see... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Enterprises Asset Sale Approved

The trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 proceedings of Good Enterprises has approved the sale of the publisher’s assets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Green Apple Books: PW Bookstore of the Year

Twenty years ago, if someone had told Pete Mulvihill, Kevin Ryan, and Kevin Hunsanger that they would one day own Green Apple Books, the store where they then worked, all three of them would have been “gob-smacked”—much like their reaction last month when they were told that their San Francisco... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The P&L Sheet: My Year of Reading Quickly

This past year I served on the selection committee for the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction—a task I undertook with a good amount of dread. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teresa Rolfe Kravtin: PW 2014 Rep of the Year

This year’s PW Rep of the Year award winner, Teresa Rolfe Kravtin, a commission rep with Southern Territory Associates since 2002, owes it all to Faith—or at least a good part of it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recipe Report: Glazed Carrot Salad

Carrots, maple syrup, toasted cumin seeds, mint – and mellow 1970s jazz – combine to surprising and delicious effect in this recipe from Bryant Terry's new cookbook, 'Afro-Vegan.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Good Time for Independent Presses: Spotlight On New England 2014

Boston-based Beacon Press, the area’s oldest small press, is marking its 160th anniversary this year with a new tag line, “Igniting Hearts and Minds,” and a new colophon that hearkens back to early last century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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