Goul-Wheeker joins Green Star Media

Non-executive chairman of Blackwell's, Trevor Goul-Wheeker, has joined sports publishing firm... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lumley joins book festival programme

Actress Joanna Lumley is among the names lined up for the 10th Borders Book Festival in Melrose later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Girls Aloud star signs book deal

Kimberley Walsh signs deal to write autobiography, promising to reveal what it was like in Girls Aloud. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toronto Star Tests Monthly E-Book Subscriptions

The Toronto Star is testing the ebook market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form jour ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith and Partridge join Scholastic

Scholastic has made two senior appointments in newly created roles. Samantha Smith has joined... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cygnus Business Media: Firehouse World

Firehouse World—an event that offers training, equipment and education for the fire service—was acquired by Cygnus Business Media about 11 years ago and following a tough market in 2007, which saw the down economy hit the public safety market particularly hard, the company has been reinvesting... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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March/April Starred BlueInk Reviews of Self-published Books

Among the best, new self-published titles of March and April is The Beach at Herculaneum by Susan G. Muth, only the second title to win a BlueInk Best Book Award. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcus Rich joins line-up for PPA's Publishing+ conference

The Daily Mail's Marcus Rich is among the executives lined up for the Professional Publishers Association's annual conference, which will examine how to boost digital revenues and explore whether content is still king. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper Advertising In China Is Being Affected By New Media, Too

A switch to online content among newspaper readers in the U.S. has put pressure on the profits of publishers of traditional newspapers such as the New York Times. The same trend is affecting traditional newspaper publishers in Greater China, too. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UIT Cambridge buys Devon's Green Books

UIT Cambridge has bought Devon-based publisher Green Books for an undisclosed sum. Green Books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Launches French Media Fund

Google will launch an $81 million (€60 million) Digital Publishing Innovation Fund to assist French news organizations with their efforts to move their content online and to increase advertising revenues. President Francois Hollande an ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Defining the Strategic Path for B-to-B Media

For most b-to-b publishers, print has receded into a broader array of information services and marketing initiatives for brand partners, including events, digital and data. This is not news, but grappling with how this media mix impacts strategic focus going forward is still new. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh join forces

Curtis Brown has bought a 50% stake in fellow agency Conville & Walsh. Conville & Walsh... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs teen star Simpson

HarperCollins has signed world rights to the autobiography of 16-year-old pop star Cody Simpson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble 'founder' pondering bid to buy back retail business, hive off Nook Media

Just 12 hours after (already denied) rumors circulated that Barnes & Noble may ditch its Nook business, the company has had to make an announcement concerning its retail division. Thanks to SEC regulations, the company has had to 'fess up that majority shareholder and "founder*" Leonard... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in Translation: It’s Time for Others to Join the Fight

The publishers of UK's Stork Books argue that major publishers and the media in the UK and USA underestimate the audience for translated books and are making a big mistake. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bake Off star to Orion

Orion Children's Books has acquired a new title from one of 2012's "Great British... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blonde 'Anne of Green Gables'? A new cover displeases loyal readers

A new book cover for the classic novel 'Anne of Green Gables,' showing Anne as a blonde without freckles lounging in a plaid shirt, has Amazon users up in arms. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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February’s Starred BlueInk Reviews of Self-published Books

This months reviews of top self-published books features a witty novel about a coupon-clipping mother and her stoic daughter, and a memoir of life on the island of Malta, among several other appealing reads. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mushens joins The Agency Group

Agent Juliet Mushens has joined Jonathan Conway at The Agency Group, as it opens a new UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo Lal joins Watkins

Jo Lal is to join Watkins Publishing Limited, as publisher, Watkins.   Lal will step into... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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