HarperCollins, KKR Said to Be Eyeing Simon & Schuster

In a bit of déjà vu, HarperCollins and the private equity firm KRR, which both lost out to Penguin Random House when Simon & Schuster was initially put up for sale, are reported among the leading contenders to buy the publisher this time around. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Mayo pens thriller YA debut

Penguin Random House Children’s is to publish radio presenter Simon Mayo’s debut YA novel, Blame, this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcus Wareing's home favourites to HarperCollins

HarperCollins has acquired Marcus at Home, the new cookbook from celebrity chef Marcus Wareing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texture Debuts Exclusive Series with Eyes on Producing Original Content

Seven-part serial produced by The Atavist Magazine will enjoy exclusive first-runs on the digital reader app. The post Texture Debuts Exclusive Series with Eyes on Producing Original Content appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins shares job vacancies with News Corp

HarperCollins has launched an internal careers website which gives News Corp employees the ability to apply for jobs across HarperCollins UK, News UK, and Dow Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins expands Alfie publishing

HarperCollins’ Avon and children’s divisions will work together to expand the Alfie range of cat books by Rachel Wells, with titles for both kids and adults. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Transformation’ at Digital Book World: Wide-Eyed and Learning

This year's Digital Book World seems to be off to a start led by inquiry, guidance, and a pressing question: what's next? The post ‘Transformation’ at Digital Book World: Wide-Eyed and Learning appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Will Send Moments Readers to AMP Pages Any Time It Can

Twitter will automatically take mobile users who click links in its Moments section to sped-up AMP pages every time it's possible, the company said Wednesday, lending momentum to the effort to improve the mobile web experience.Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP for short, deliver content at near... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lord of the Rings colouring book from HarperCollins

HarperCollins, in partnership with Warner Bros Consumer Products, is publishing the official The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Colouring Book.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How European publishers are using Google AMP

Google's highly anticipated open-source code Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) has rolled out globally. Its core premise: to speed up page-load times on the mobile Web. Publishers across the pond, in Europe and beyond, have all been frantically AMP-coding article pages, and many are now running all... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Revs Up Mobile Web With AMP, But What About Marketers?

A group of top-tier publishers will help launch Google's answer to Facebook Instant Articles on Wednesday as the search titan attempts to reinvent the mobile web with its Accelerated Mobile Pages initiative. But Google may need brands' help before too long if it really wants to build a new... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holly Willboughby pens parenting guide for HarperCollins

HarperCollins is to publish Truly Happy Baby, the first parenting guide from TV presenter Holly Willoughby. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins launches '4th Shorts' series

HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has launched a new short story series, 4th Shorts, which is intended to “introduce curious readers to 4th Estate’s rich back catalogue on an easily digestible scale.” Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A Hybrid World’: HarperCollins’ Restivo-Alessi in Germany

At the new Future! Publish event in Berlin, HarperCollins' Chantal Restivo-Alessi talks about publishing when 'digital is here to stay.' The post ‘A Hybrid World’: HarperCollins’ Restivo-Alessi in Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Quarter Results Down at HarperCollins

Revenue dropped 5% at HarperCollins in the second quarter ended December 31, 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Earnings declined 26%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flying Eye launches brand partnership with Wahaca

Wahaca restaurants will from this spring offer their customers children’s books to read after signing a brand partnership deal with publisher Flying Eye. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's Ad Boss on Ad Blocking, AMP Ad Viewability and Enhanced Campaigns

Digital media companies are dealing with a bunch of problems plaguing their advertising-based business models. A growing number of people are blocking the ads running on their sites, forcing publishers to find ways to get those people to unblock their ads or pay one of the ad blocking companies... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' Labram moves to Bibliocloud

Emily Labram, product manager at HarperCollins, will join the publishing management software start-up Bibliocloud, run by Emma Barnes, in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Shipping Times to Canada Improve

Canadian booksellers, who reported last month that they were struggling with sluggish shipments from HarperCollins, say improvements have been made. Many, though, are hoping for quicker, more reliable service in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster earns second-team All-America recognition

USC wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was voted to the second team of All-America teams selected by the Associated Press and the Football Writers Assn. of America. Baylor's Corey Coleman and Texas Christian's Josh Doctson were first-team selections. Smith-Schuster, a sophomore, has 85 receptions,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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