Hachette UK moves against download site

Hachette UK has moved to have its ebooks removed from content site Mobiles24. The publisher has... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Publisher Moves: Kremins to Condé Nast Traveler, Myers to Brides, Bloom to Lucky

This story appears first on FOLIO: sister publication, minonline. Today (Sept. 16), Condé Nast CEO Chuck Townsend and president Bob Sauerberg announced the shuffling of these executives: Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's moves to end promo fees

Written By: Lisa Campbell, Benedicte Page and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 09/09/2011 - 09:00 Publishers have reacted broadly positively to Waterstone's requests for a higher flat rate discount on books in return for a scrapping of major promotion charges, calling the system... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty-Four Percent of Content Apps Downloaded in Last 30 Days Were Paid

As publishers spend more time and money on developing apps to deliver their digital content, audience demographics detailing app interaction are beginning to show how these efforts are panning out. According to a recent study from Gfk MRI, app users who install fewer apps are more likely to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Moving to Digital Catalogues in 2012

Random House is the latest publisher to replace paper catalogues with digital editions. Random will begin the transition with its Random House Children's Books division's summer 2012 list which reps will start selling in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK content producers to focus on data and audience profiling

Audience profiling and driving content across mobile platforms will be the main focus of the UK publishing industry over the next 12 months, according to a new survey. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MoM's Moore moves to Virgin

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 07/09/2011 - 08:52 Virgin Books has appointed Kate Moore, currently Michael O'Mara commissioning editor, to the role of editorial director. Moore, who commissioned titles such as John Barrowman's Anything Goes and I Am What I Am at MoM,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roberts moves to Bloomsbury from Virago

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:13 French author Michele Roberts has moved to Bloomsbury from Virago for her next book, Ignorance. Alexandra Pringle acquired world English rights in a one-book deal through Ayesha Karim at Aitken Alexander. Bloomsbury will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus plots to become top five UK trade publisher

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 15:24 Quercus plans to increase its staff by 40% within the next three years, as it aims to become one of the UK’s top five trade publishers. The indie outfit is currently ranked as the 14th largest UK operation in terms of sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IGN Entertainment appoints UK publisher for AskMen

IGN Entertainment, the News Corporation-owned online publisher, has appointed Mike Goldstein as its first UK publisher for men's entertainment site AskMen. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital more than 10% of RH UK sales

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 10:05 E-book sales now account for over 10% of Random House Group UK sales, as worldwide earnings for parent company Random House surged despite a dip in sales. In the first six months of 2011, Random House worldwide reported... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hubert Burda to market German titles to UK brands

International magazine publisher Hubert Burda Media has opened a central marketing office in London to promote its German titles to UK-based advertisers. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rayner moves to Transworld

Publication Date: Wed, 24/08/2011 - 09:21 Rachel Rayner is to move from HarperCollins to Transworld, taking up the role of commissioning editor, crime and thrillers. Rayner will report to Sarah Adams, publishing director, crime and thrillers. Rayner began her publishing career at Ebury before... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chamberlain moves to Pan Mac

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Tue, 23/08/2011 - 08:27 The Midwife's Confession author Diane Chamberlain is to move from Mira to Pan Macmillan in a three-book deal. Pan Macmillan publishing director Wayne Brookes acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Angharad Kowal at Writers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Female-Focused Glam Media Moves Into Mobile

Ad network and online publisher Glam Media says it has built a monthly audience of 200 million visitors worldwide, and now it's looking to grow by tackling the mobile market. CEO Samir Arora said he's ready to take on Apple and Google in the process. Glam is best known as a company targeting... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2011-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From "Most Effective Digital Mag Brands" to "7 Magazine Web Sites That Suck"

Media research firm Affinity LLC has issued its latest American Magazine Study, which ranks 170 digital magazine brands on attributes ranging from "Most Trusted" to "Most "Useful" and "Most Entertaining." Rankings are based on the percent of a magazine's digital audience that cites the brand as... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon quietly launches Kindle networking site

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:39 Amazon.com has launched a social networking site for Kindle users to discuss and share notes on ebooks. The site, called kindle.amazon.com, allows users to set up profile pages, make notes on the ebooks they read and share... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter's Pottermore E-Book Site is Now Open--for Scammers

Scam artists are selling fake early access to the Pottermore Web site or asking for personal data to register an "account." Either way, you're going to be sorry if you interact with them. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst UK closes She and Cosmo Bride

Hearst Magazines UK is to close She and Cosmopolitan Bride following the acquisition of Hachette Filipacchi UK by its parent company Hearst Corporation. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mamut: Waterstone’s ‘important for UK’

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 14:25 Waterstone’s new owner Alexander Mamut has described the chain as “the last significant player in the UK” and claimed the bookseller’s continued existence was “important for UK society”. The publicity-shy billionaire was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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