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 ]
News tagged with: #big deal #yellow pages #ios app

Other news stories related to: "Handy rebrands to be the name you remember for help around the house"


Remembering Peter Kaplan – and the late Renaissance of US journalism | Michael Wolff

Kaplan transformed the New York Observer and was part of the city's publishing elite during the magazine era's last golden agePeter Kaplan, who died on Friday at 59, of cancer, was an editor whose career spanned and encapsulated what one of his many employees and protégées – John Homans now at... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #jared kushner


Random House's Grinch campaign encourages children to do selfless deeds over the holidays

The Grinch campaign, also known as the 'Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,' encourages children to do good deeds in exchange for book donations. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book donations #encourages children #random house


Hindi ebook first from Random House India

Random House India has released the first Hindi ebook by any international publisher in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #international publisher


BookPeople, Random House Partner on Pen-Pal Literacy Initiative

More than 40 schools have signed on to participate in new pen-pal literacy program in Austin, Tex., launched by BookPeople and Random House Children’s Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Random House Launches 'Grinch-mas'

It's beginning to look a lot like Grinch-mas at Random House Children's Books, which kicks off its Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes promotional campaign on December 1, the newly minted National Grinch Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Random House Partners with Pinterest Producing Online Bookstore Table

Random House has partnered with Pinterest to help users discover popular content. It pulls up a page that is a lot like browsing a table at a bookstore. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #random house


Penguin Random House Canada Merges Sales Forces

There were both casualties and promotions as Penguin Random House Canada unveiled its restructured sales force. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Penguin Random House donates to Philippines aid

Penguin Random House is to make a "substantial donation" to the Red Cross to aid relief... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #red cross #substantial donation


Graphic Novels in Spain: The Comic Reborn and Rebranded

In a comics-loving country like Spain, local talent is beginning to make its mark in graphic novels, a genre in which the ebook has much to offer both authors and readers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #local talent #graphic novels


Penguin Random House UK appoints senior finance team

The group finance director at Random House Group, Mark Gardiner, has been appointed as Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Homes and House shortlisted for Green Carnation

Women's Prize for Fiction winner A M Homes and Man Booker-longlisted Richard House are among... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #fiction winner #green carnation


New name for Random House Mondadori

PRH's Spanish-language publishing division Random House Mondadori has been renamed Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Duly Noted: The best steak houses in town (Video)

Warren Buffett, perhaps surprisingly, has seen Breaking Bad and says the character he most identifies with is Saul. Read into that what you will. -- Bloomberg video above Chicago is a time zone away from the ocean, so it's no surprise there is an overflow of excellent steak houses. The good... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #breaking bad #warren buffett #duly noted


Red House Children's Book Award shortlist unveiled

Ten books have been shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award, the only national... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book award #ten books


Tina Brown memoir to Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House UK has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the memoirs of magazine editor... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #magazine editor #acquired uk


Rowan Williams to judge Pushkin House Russian Book Prize

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to chair the judging panel for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #judging panel #rowan williams


House, Mendelson and Aw up for Green Carnation Prize

Richard House's The Kills (Picador), Charlotte Mendelson's Almost English (Mantle), and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Random House Launches Curated Magazines on Flipboard

Random House has launched new magazines aimed at exploring worlds created by their authors. First up: Margaret Atwood and George R.R. Martin. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #margaret atwood #random house


Michael House Stepping Down as President, Publisher of Chicago Defender

Chicago Defender President and Publisher Michael House is stepping down. House will retire effective Sept. 30 and will take a position with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Washington, D.C.-based federation that represents more th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Ohio University Press Rebrands Trade Imprint

As it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2014, Ohio University Press is seeking to enhance its visibility in the trade by rebranding Swallow Press, a 73-year-old literary press that entered into a licensing agreement with O.U. Press in 1979 and officially became its trade imprint in 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #licensing agreement #trade imprint