Geppi Takes Control of GFE; Heidmann to Leave

Diamond Comic Distributors founder Steve Geppi announced that he is returning as president of Geppi Family Enterprises, the parent company of Diamond. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Tinder Press takes two from O'Farrell

Headline imprint Tinder Press has acquired two more novels by Maggie O’Farrell, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: Subscription Model Takes Center Stage at Making Information Pay

"Subscription has arrived in a really big way for media," noted Len Vlahos, BISG executive director, in his opening remarks to the 2014 Making Information Pay conference at BEA. And for those who question whether the subscription model is coming to the publishing business, Ted Hill, president of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Billy Crystal Takes Top Honors at 2014 Audie Awards

Crystal’s 'Still Foolin’ ‘Em' won the award for Audiobook of the Year and Pete Seeger’s 'Pete Seeger: The Storm King' took home the prize for Distinguished Achievement in Production. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly to Take on Patton

Bill O'Reilly will add "Killing Patton" as the fourth volume in his series that includes "Killing Kennedy," "Killing Lincoln," and "Killing Jesus." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 28, 2014

Image celebrates 60 years; Gary Chapman endows chair at Moody; Cambridge Bibles back to Cambridge; awards and honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brown's Inferno paperback takes top spot

Dan Brown's mass market paperback for his latest thriller, Inferno (Corgi), debuts at number... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 14, 2014

IPPY award-winners announced, a new kids' imprint at Barbour, a website for all things Amish, the popes in pictures and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quebec's publishing scene taking the written word back to France

The Canadian province has been a stealthy focus for French publishers, but its booksellers are also looking towards ParisThe Canadian province of Quebec has about 6 million French-speaking inhabitants. In comparison there are only 4.2 million French-speakers in Belgium. French publishers have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen and Howells leave Waterstones

Fiona Allen, head of PR and brand communications at Waterstones, and Jon Howells, the chain's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ‘New Yorker’ Takes On the ’40s

When Harold Ross founded the New Yorker in 1925, in the thick of the Jazz Age, he set out to publish a smart, lively, Manhattan-centric magazine that catered to the city’s cosmopolitan crowd Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mahal to leave TRA

Sandeep Mahal is to leave The Reading Agency after seven years to become director of The Space, a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bradt Guides Takes the Road Less Traveled

Hilary Bradt and her former husband George Bradt became book publishers by accident, writing their first travel guide on a river barge floating down a tributary of the Amazon while vacationing in Peru in 1974. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Completes Quercus Buy, Smith to Leave Company

Quercus CEO and cofounder Mark Smith will be leaving the company, but aiding in the transition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, April 23, 2014

Response to "God and the Gay Christian" kicks off new Southern Baptist imprint; awards and honors; Logos offers Episcopal Church titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Townsend's funeral to take place next week

Sue Townsend’s funeral is to be held in her hometown of Leicester next week. All are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon takes half of UK's online retail spend

More than half of Britain’s online retail spend goes to Amazon, working out at £70... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tartt, Fagin Take 2014 Pulitzers

Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch" and Dan Fagin's "Toms River" were among the winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Ebershoff Takes Up With the ‘Hausfrau’

A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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