Hachette Reorgs Workman, Moves Alqonquin into Little, Brown

Hachette Book Group confirmed a realignment that includes layoffs at Workman, as well as several promotions and other changes such as the discontinuation of Algonquin Young Readers—the latest in a string of moves since CEO David Shelley took the reins late last year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto board: move against Orbach 'opportunistic'

Quarto shareholders are to vote on 7th November on the potential removal of chairman and c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New story from King for Hachette

Hachette companies Orion and Hodder & Stoughton are jointly publishing a new story by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moving Beyond ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’

It’s been 10 years since David Borgenicht founded Quirk Books, and three years since the Philadelphia publisher released its massive hit, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a title that has not only sold more than 1.5 million copies (combined print and digital) but launched the mashup book... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown 'to pursue Rowling pirates'

Little, Brown has said it intends to pursue "vigorously" anyone who pirates the ebook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette overhauls corporate websites

Hachette UK has launched the first of its new corporate websites, with an emphasis on visually... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Livre to 'renegotiate' agency contracts

Hachette Livre has said it "remains confident that it did not violate the antitrust laws,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones delays head office move

Waterstones is to delay its head office move from Brentford to its flagship London Piccadilly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Books taps editor as CEO

One of the country's top publishers has turned to a man from the editorial side to run its business. Michael Pietsch, the editor of Keith Richards' Life, David Foster Wallace's The Pale King and the many novels of James Patterson, has been named CEO of Hachette Book Group. Mr. Pietsch has headed... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richell to head Hachette Australia as Edwards retires

Hachette Australia c.e.o. and Hachette New Zealand chairman Malcolm Edwards will retire at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We Love This Book editor moves to Sphere

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge approves settlement for Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins in ebook lawsuit

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[ Engadget | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK and Commonwealth sees 8% sales drop in first half

Hachette UK is looking to exceptionally strong autumn publishing after recording an 8% sales drop... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher Little agency partners with Curtis Brown

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast's Latest Digital Move

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[ AdWeek | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK: DRM 'working very well'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DoJ moves to seal ebook pricing agreement

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Mark's Bookshop crowdsources moving costs

The embattled St. Mark's Bookshop has a new defender. Lucky Ant, a year-old, hyper-local crowd-funding platform, is helping the 35-year-old East Village literary landmark raise the money it needs to move to a cheaper location. The online campaign, at Luckyant.com, launched Wednesday at midnight,... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Tina Brown on 'Scaremongering' and Newsweek

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[ The New York Times | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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