Former RDA CEO’s Severance Package Set at $500,000

Earlier this week, it was reported that former Reader Digest Association’s CEO Tom Williams was awarded $500,000 in a severance package. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Spain’s Clara Sánchez wins €601,000 Planeta Prize

Spanish author Clara Sánchez has won the 2013 Planeta Prize for her novel El cielo ha vuelto, a book about the nature of our economic and political environment. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jim Vandehei Promoted to President and CEO at POLITICO

Jim Vandehei, co-founder of the D.C.-based online political reporting publication POLITICO, has been promoted to president and CEO. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bridget Jones: first-day sales 'topped 46,000'

First day sales in the UK for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding topped 46,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox's Distribution Head Mike Hopkins May Succeed Andy Forssell as Hulu CEO

Per a report from Bloomberg last night, Fox Networks president of distribution Mike Hopkins is close to being named CEO of Disney/21st Century Fox/Comcast joint venture Hulu. After founder Jason Kilar resigned in March (along with chief technology officer Tom Rich), svp of content and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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T-Mobile reportedly set to unveil global data plans with service in 100+ countries

Could this be the global data plan of our dreams? A fan site for Shakira, the artist set to perform at T-Mobile's UnCarrier event tonight, published a teaser on its Facebook page today. The image above suggests that the carrier will announce data plans that include global roaming in more than... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CEIR Names New President, CEO

Brian Casey has been named president and CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd CEO Aims for $1 Billion in Revenue from Ebook Subscriptions

Scribd formally launched ebook subscriptions today and the company CEO said he believes the service could eventually produce $1 billion in annual revenue. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Alex Ferguson's book tour sets records

Thousands of tickets for Sir Alex Ferguson's book tour have been signed up in minutes after... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan sets Movember challenge

Pan Macmillan is to invite the book trade to join an industry-wide campaign building awareness... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UBM CEO to Step Down

David Levin is stepping down as CEO of UBM after eight years at the head of the UK-based events and communications giant, the company announced today. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Visit to the Set of Fox’s Sleepy Hollow

The sun is slowly dragging its way out of the earth and up the trunks of the black gum trees and loblolly pines when a silent figure appears from out of the fog. Ashen like the floor of a crematorium, hollow eye sockets all but a rebuke to the wan coastal light filtering through the leaves, the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling will write new movie set in 'Potter' universe

J.K. Rowling will write the screenplay for a film adaptation of the Potter book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and the movie will center on the adventures of textbook author Newt Scamander. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling will write new movie set in 'Potter' universe (+video)

J.K. Rowling will write the screenplay for a film adaptation of the Potter book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and the movie will center on the adventures of textbook author Newt Scamander. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yves Bonnefoy Wins $150,000 Guadalajara Book Fair Prize

Following a controversial choice last year, FIL comes back with an august winner for it's $150k prize for literature: French poet, essayist and critic Yves Bonnefoy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iRobot CEO Colin Angle on the shortcomings of humanoid robots (video)

Nearly everyone who's purchased one the 10 million-plus Roombas sold around the world has inevitably asked the same question: whatever happened to Rosie? For all its charms, iRobot's hockey puck-like floor cleaner will never compare to the Jetsons' sass-talking maid. We're living in an age of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Oyster, Keep 100,000 Books In Your Pocket For $10 A Month

Whether for movies, music, or magazines, the all–access model has proven it's here to stay. Now, what Spotify has done for music and Netflix has done for movies, a startup called Oyster is trying to do for that most analog of relics: the book. The basic premise of Oyster's invite–only iPhone... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Datapoint Discussion: “10,000″ Titles Offered Through Kindle Matchbook

Amazon is merely predicting that 10,000 books will be available through its Kindle Matchbook program by the time it launches in October. Will they get there? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime book club set for ITV3

A crime-themed TV book club created by Amanda Ross, who was previously behind The Richard & Judy Book Club, is coming to ITV3 in September. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who will be Microsoft's new CEO? Place your bets -- literally

Think you know who will replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft’s new CEO? Put your money where your mouth is. Sports book Ladbrokes continued the European tradition of betting on well, just about anything, by offering odds on who will serve as the next chief executive of Microsoft. The current... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Governments Requested Information On 38,000 Facebook Users In The First Half Of 2013

Facebook received about 38,000 data requests from government agents in 71 countries in the first half of 2013, according to the company's first Global Government Requests Report, which it published today. The report comprises both criminal and national security requests made in the first six... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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