Ex-BBC executive behind Little Britain joins Penguin Random House UK

Caroline Raphael takes up role as head of audio operations at world’s biggest book publisherFormer BBC radio executive Caroline Raphael, who was responsible for Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen and Cabin Pressure, is to join the world’s biggest book publisher as head of audio operations of Penguin Random House UK.Raphael, one of the most influential comedy executives of her generation, left her role as a Radio 4 commissioning executive (and programming boss of Radio 4 Extra) last year after more than 30 years with the corporation. Related: Caroline Raphael’s influence on BBC radio will be missed Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Kindle Fire could hit UK in January

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet is reportedly launching in the UK in January. Know Your... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kinsella joins Oswald in withdrawing from T S Eliot Award

A second poet shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry has withdrawn from the award,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miller and Matar join English PEN Board

The Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Hisham Matar has been elected onto the board of writers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Group buys 45% of Companhia das Letras

The Penguin Group has bought a 45% stake in Brazil's leading trade publisher, Companhia das... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melville House Finds Hit for the 99%

Although the staff at Melville House originally envisioned David Graeber’s new book as a short work on the economy, it just kept growing until Debt: The First 5,000 Years, a now 550-page comprehensive work on the impact of financial issues on people, was eventually published this past summer.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Page joins Skillset board

Faber c.e.o. and publisher Stephen Page has joined the board of directors of Skillset, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's Rowley joins Ebury

Ebury Press has appointed Michael Rowley, previously a Waterstone's buyer, as editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pippa Middleton signs with Penguin

Penguin has secured a book on how to entertain by Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law to Prince... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LSSI 'revises UK targets'

American library management firm LSSI has retreated from its target of managing 15% of UK public... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brigid Nelson moves from Penguin to HCCB

HarperCollins Children's Books has made Brigid Nelson its divisional sales director, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA supports Penguin e-lending bar

The Publishers Association has spoken out in support of Penguin UK's move to withhold the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to restore e-backlist for Amazon lending

Penguin US will restore its supply of backlist titles for ebook lending to Amazon until the end... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Pulls E-Books from Libraries, Including Kindle Versions

They publisher may want to make sure that library ebooks can't be easily stripped of DRM and kept by a borrower without penalty. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New digital short works series for Penguin

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 08:22 Penguin is launching a digital series of exclusive short works called Penguin Shorts, releasing nine titles by authors including Helen Dunmore, Toby Young and Colm Toibin. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's Health magazine to launch in UK

Hearst-Rodale is set to launch Women's Health in the UK next year, as a sister title to the 11-year-old Men's Health. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hay House Fiction Debut Marks 25 Years

In a major departure for Hay House, the self-help and spirituality publisher is jumping into the fiction market. Its debut mystery novel, The First Rule of Ten by psychologist Gay Hendricks and screen writer Tinker Lindsay, will be published in January. Hay House has signed up 10 additional... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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C&R to unlock the secrets of Bleak House

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 04/11/2011 - 15:11 Constable & Robinson is getting into the Dickens bicentennial spirit, publishing a novel re-examining the events of Bleak House. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Penguin's ebook sales double

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:55 Penguin's ebook sales have more than doubled in the first nine months of 2011, as parent Pearson reported an increase in total sales of 3% and operating profit of 13%. Total sales at Penguin for the nine months to 30th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK to be focus country at Abu Dhabi fair

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Hires Two New Senior Executives for U.S. Magazine Division

Today, Hearst Magazines announced that two new senior executives would be joining its U.S. magazine division. Debi Chirichella, former chief operating officer at Condé Nast Digital, will join as senior vice president, chief financial officer; while Grant Whitmore, former chief operating officer... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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