Handy rebrands to be the name you remember for help around the house

On-demand cleaning and housework platform and iOS app Handybook has dropped the “book” from its name. It might not seem like a big deal, but CEO Oisin Hanrahan says the change will clear up some confusion. “People associated us with an actual, physical book,” he said. “We meant booking. They made comparisons with the Yellow Pages, and it wasn’t in the right place in consumers’ minds.” Handy lets you book help around the house using its website and iOS app.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere lists Manhattan penthouse for $22 million

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere wants to sell his New York penthouse for $22 million. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom apartment in Manhattan's Lincoln Square neighborhood has a view of Central Park and was originally owned by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, according to the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harrow and Ealing libraries back in-house after Carillion collapse

Harrow and Ealing councils have taken their library services back in-house following the collapse of contractor Carillion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sparkhouse Family Rebrands as Beaming Books

Under the Beaming Book imprint, the Christian children's book arm of 1517 Media will expand its content range and update illustration styles to reach readers of all faiths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'House of Cards' Season 6 production shows signs of life

It looks as though production is about to begin in Maryland on the sixth and final season of “House of Cards,” which has been rewritten to omit star and executive producer Kevin Spacey. A casting notice was published Friday on Facebook for the “first official photo shoot for Season 6” with a... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House buys Rodale Books

Penguin Random House has purchased the trade book publishing assets of US wellness publisher Rodale Books from Hearst. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Merger Notes: Two PEN Chapters, and Penguin Random House’s Buy of Rodale

'Never have the voices of writers and their allies been so essential,' says the leadership of the merging Los Angeles and New York City chapters of PEN. And one of the most robust lifestyle-and-wellness publishers in the States is now part of PRH. The post Merger Notes: Two PEN Chapters, and... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Joyce Marlow’s was a life to remember | Letters

The historian did important work on the Peterloo massacre and the suffragette movement, says Lindsey German, and deserves greater prominence than the failed memoir forger Clifford IrvingIt shows a somewhat strange priority that your main obituary on 27 December described the life of Clifford... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Blake and Gaiman help raise £160k for House of Illustration

  Quentin Blake and Neil Gaiman were among the authors and illustrators who helped to raise more than  £160,000 for the House of Illustration on Monday evening (11th December). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper investigation reveals 'intolerable' working conditions at Amazon warehouse

"Exhausted" staff at Amazon are being taken away in ambulances and falling asleep on their feet due to intense pressure to meet warehouse targets, an investigation by the Mirror has claimed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Sessions ducks questions about White House influence on AT&T-Time Warner merger

U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions, during questioning at a congressional hearing Tuesday, sidestepped questions about whether President Trump’s vitriol toward CNN was factoring into the Department of Justice’s review of a mammoth media merger. AT&T is trying to buy Time Warner Inc. — which owns... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Absolute genius' Michael Bond remembered at memorial service

A host of authors and illustrators, publishing chiefs, and high-profile actors were among those who remembered children's author Michael Bond CBE at a service held at St Paul's Cathedral. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To deal with native ad pains, Vox Media brings distribution in-house

With the help of an ad testing tool, the publisher reduced its reliance on buying traffic from Facebook to meet clients' campaign goals. The post To deal with native ad pains, Vox Media brings distribution in-house appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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A Look at Random House's Newhouse Years

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Waterhouse Returns to MHE as Levin Leaves

McGraw-Hill Education announced that onetime president and CEO Buzz Waterhouse has been named to both those posts on an interim basis. He will succeed David Levin, who is leaving the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Templar rebrands ahead of 40th birthday

Illustrated children's book press Templar Publishing has unveiled a new brand identity ahead of its 40th anniversary next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Buys Sasquatch Books

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Friends from across the trade came together on Friday (29th September) to celebrate the life of Mo Siewcharran, head of marketing at Nielsen Book, who died in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The magazine mogul passed away in his New York home on Sunday. The post S.I. Newhouse Jr., Longtime Chairman of Condé Nast, Dead at 89 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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In humor and praise, Nielsen Book's Mo Siewcharran is remembered in London as someone 'who always saw the bigger picture.' The post Nielsen’s Mo Siewcharran Remembered for Industry Contributions, ‘a Force for Good’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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