Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ramped up its cost cutting initiatives yesterday, laying off approximately 20 people in its trade division. The company would not comment on the number of job cuts, but admitted that "organizational changes" had been made. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operationThe Sunday Express editor, David Wooding, has become the latest top editorial executive to depart Reach, as the national and regional newspaper publisher embarks on... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is laying off about 5% of its workforce Continue reading at ABC News
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Spotify is testing an AI-powered feature that creates playlists from text prompts. TikTok user @robdad_ posted a short clip of it, captioned, “I just randomly discovered Spotify’s ChatGPT?” For the chosen guinea pigs, the feature is available as an option under Your Library after tapping the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-12-14 18:18:00 UTC ]
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Abrams Books has made an unspecified number of job cuts this week, with some speculating that cuts were in the double digits. The company declined to comment on the size of the workforce reduction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Owner of Politico urges focus on investigative journalism and original commentary, as company prepares for job cuts at German papers Die Welt and BildJournalists are at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the CEO of German media group Axel Springer has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-03-01 01:23:51 UTC ]
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Last week, Callisto Media fired about 140 employees in an effort to reduce spending by about $20 million. As a result of the job cuts, title output has been reduced significantly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Less than a year after HarperCollins purchased the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a private equity firm has made an agreement to acquire the remainder of the learning technology company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The new lifestyle imprint formed by HarperCollins following its acquisition of the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will be called Harvest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary Gentel, the former head of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division, remembers a proud and feisty house, now gone. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As HarperCollins prepares to integrate Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division, the group's name—and 150 years of trade publishing history—will fade away. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins parent News Corp's intended acquisition of HMH Books & Media raises, for some, new concern about consolidation. The post News Corp’s Plan To Acquire Houghton Mifflin’s Trade Division appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-31 15:40:39 UTC ]
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Only three months after the high-profile merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, The New York Times reported earlier this morning that HarperCollins, one of publishing’s “Big Five,” will acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books and Media—Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-03-29 14:25:08 UTC ]
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Restructuring charges and the global pandemic took a toll on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020, as the company reported a 25.8% decline in revenue in the year and a net loss of $480 million, compared to a loss of $213.8 million in 2019. HMH's trade division, which is for sale, had a 6% sales gain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair has warned job cuts are on the way as director Juergen Boos outlined future “modernising” plans that will see virtual events play a larger part in future fairs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-13 02:55:29 UTC ]
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News Corp has made more job cuts, this time to its metropolitan mastheads, as the company again signals it is Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-09 21:44:49 UTC ]
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Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph and Australian newsrooms to be reshaped as the company moves away from print to focus on digitalNews Corp has made more job cuts, this time to its metropolitan mastheads, as the company again signals it is moving away from print to become “much more focused on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-09 09:47:40 UTC ]
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Reidy died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 71. She joined Simon & Schuster in 1992 as president of the trade division. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-05-12 17:58:46 UTC ]
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Paper owned by Tribune has seen deep cuts to newsroomBaltimore-based group wants paper to become non-profitThe Baltimore Sun has just won the Pulitzer prize for local reporting, despite years of job cuts and as the coronavirus pandemic appears set to ravage the nation’s journalism sector even... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-05-12 10:00:08 UTC ]
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Sales and earnings slipped slightly in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the same time a year ago. The trade division saw a sales rise, and the company said it expects to hit its financial targets for the full fiscal year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by a strong performance in its trade division, revenue at Scholastic rose 7% in the first quarter ended August 31, 2019, over the comparable period in fiscal 2019. The net loss was cut to $58.5 million, from $61.3 million in last year’s first quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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