Fun fact: Evelyn Waugh’s first wife was also named Evelyn.

Yes, it’s true: the British author Evelyn Waugh’s first wife was also named Evelyn. (Evelyn Florence Margaret Winifred Gardner, to be precise.) But as you might imagine, if you know anything about the Taylor Swift-Taylor Lautner debacle of 2009, things did not go well for the Evelyns. The year was 1927, and Waugh, not yet […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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The London Book Fair will feature Korea—a top ten, yet underserved market—as the Market Focus country of the 2014 Fair. The program will showcase business opportunities in Korea. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomson named as News Corp publishing head

Robert Thomson has been named as the head of the separated publishing business soon to be formed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair Names Jacks Thomas as Director

Jacks Thomas, currently CEO at Midas PR, will take over as new director of the London Book Fair in January 2013, succeeding Alistair Burtenshaw. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wired Names Scott Dadich Editor in Chief

Design wunderkind Scott Dadich, whose low-budget side project for Wired’s digital edition ended up becoming the template for all of Condé Nast’s tablet strategy, is returning to the magazine as its editor in chief, the company announced today. Dadich served as creative director of Wired from... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audit Bureau of Circulations changes name after 98 years to AAM in the US

The Audit Bureau of Circulations in the US has become the first member of IFABC to change its name in an attempt to better reflect the changes sweeping across the publishing business in the digital age, opting for the Alliance for Audited Media. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press title named FT/Goldman Business Book of the Year

  Penguin Press title Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power has won the Financial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission : 10 Facts About Media and Content Industries

10 facts about media and content industries 1. Digitization has increased book sales. Expenditure on electronic books almost doubled each year in 2006-2010 but still amounts to only 3% of global book sales. Forecasts however predict that reve ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children's names new chief

Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borders online store to lose its name

The Borders name will soon be retired as the Pearson Group looks to rebrand the remaining online... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Name, Same Mission

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbach names Leaver as successor at Quarto

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Critic's Notebook: What is fact, what is fiction?

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names lose print traction in digital 2011

Despite another sterling year for Jamie Oliver, Britain's bestselling authors generated their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AllThingsD | 2011-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names set for bumper Christmas

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Frerer-Schmidt Named Publisher of Women’s Health

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sean Holzman Named Chief Brand Development Officer with Bonnier

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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