Eyewitness: DK boss Coesfeld on the challenges of leading a list in a pandemic

DK’s new c.e.o. took the reins just before Covid-19 forced lockdowns across the globe, but Carsten Coesfeld has had a promising start at the helm of the respected global publisher. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Court tells Suhrkamp boss to step down

The head of Suhrkamp, one of Germany’s best-known literary houses, has been sensationally... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown's self-publishing list 'exciting', say authors

Authors Tony Parsons and Jane Fallon have said Curtis Brown’s new digital self-publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US "unlikely" to follow UK lead on Open Access

  Hopes that the US will follow where the UK leads in terms of Open Access for publicly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In New Book, Google's Schmidt and Cohen Tackle Digital Challenges

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, will address the promises and pitfalls of a digitally connected world in a book titled “The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business,” due out on April 23 from Knopf. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minister backs Six Book Challenge expansion

Politicians have backed the Reading Agency's Six Book Challenge in an attempt to improve... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shepherd makes return to DK

Dan Shepherd has been announced as the new global sales and marketing director at Dorling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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El País, Leading Newspaper in Spain, Announces Plans for Layoffs

El País, which had avoided the losses that have hit the newspaper industry worldwide as it struggles with the transition to digital publishing, announced it would dismiss one-third of its staff. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shifting Strategies Lead to Success for US Small Publishers

At the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, representatives from a number of indie publishers demonstrated the impact they are having on the industry as a whole. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson boss Scardino steps down

Dame Marjorie Scardino, the first woman to head a FTSE 100 company, is to step down as chief executive of publishing firm Pearson at the end of the year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sieghart to lead e-lending review

The government is expected to announce a review of library e-lending tomorrow (Wednesday 26th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Earle to lead Bloomsbury Children’s sales

Bloomsbury Publishing has appointed Phil Earle to the newly created role of children's sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diller Invests in E-book Venture to Challenge Amazon

IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, producer Scott Rudin and publishing executive Frances Coady are investing in a book venture that will attempt to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in the industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McNab to front next Six Book Challenge

Thriller writer Andy McNab is to spearhead the Reading Agency’s 2013 Six Book Challenge,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Beast’s Digital Challenge

In 2008, The Daily Beast launched as an ambitious online effort by magazine legend Tina Brown. That effort took a detour two years ago, when it merged with old-line print publication Newsweek. The result is a publication that has crafted a model tha ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades of Grey tops bestseller list for a 15th week

  Sales of E L James' Fifty Shades series slumped for a third consecutive week last... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber adds punk Viv Albertine memoirs to music list

Faber and Faber has added to their growing music list by acquiring the rights for the memoirs of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schumer challenges DOJ on ebook lawsuit

Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House grabs lead from Hachette

The Fifty Shades phenomenon has propelled Random House to the top of the publisher charts for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brain Quest Celebrates 20 Years of Challenging Kids

For two decades, Brain Quest’s curriculum-based question-and-answer game has entertained kids – lots of them. Workman, which launched the line in 1992, reports sales of close to 37 million copies of Brain Quest editions for children at the pre-K through seventh grade levels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RCS Libri launches digital-first list

Italian publisher RCS Libri has launched Rizzoli First, a digital-first list that will publish... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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