Industry Groups Unite in Environmental Initiative

In the first major industry-wide environmental initiative in several years, the Book Industry Study Group, along with BookNet Canada and the U.K.-based Book Industry Communications, have formed the International Green Book Supply Chain Alliance. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Binders Full of Women Writers: can a secret Facebook group claim to be inclusive?

Can an online ‘safe space’ be both selective and preoccupied with inclusivity? That’s a question that Binders Full of Women Writers is trying to sort out after a member published an article about the Facebook groupThe first rule of Binders Full of Women Writers is: you do not talk about Binders... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five Liverpool libraries 'ready for community groups'

Liverpool city council is preparing to hand over five libraries to local community groups to run, according to the Liverpool Echo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Completes College Group Spinoff

Barnes & Noble has completed the separation of its retail operation from its college business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starcom MediaVest Group’s Mac Delaney to Keynote Folio: Show

Programmatic is one element of an ever-changing advertising landscape, but its impact can't  be overstated. At its core are data-driven efficiencies and audience activation and it has captured brand interest as a key marketing strategy while both publishers and agencies overhaul their own... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malaysia’s Karangkraf Media Group Does It All

Under the leadership of Dato, Karangkraf Media Group has become perhaps the most dominant book publisher and printer in Malaysia. The post Malaysia’s Karangkraf Media Group Does It All appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fantasy Writer Greenwood Launching Publishing Group

Ed Greenwood, best known as the bearded creator of the Forgotten Realms universe for Dungeons and Dragons, is launching an unconventional publishing group of his own, called The Ed Greenwood Group (TEGG). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Belt Publishing Celebrates the Industrial Midwest

Launched in 2012 in Cleveland, Belt Publishing has evolved into an indie press dedicated to chronicling the cities of America's industrial Midwest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: Ania Duggan, Commissioning Editor- Audio, Penguin Random House Group UK

Describe your role I project manage the creation of our audiobooks by a wide range of fiction and non-fiction authors. This involves reading manuscripts and identifying books to record, acquiring audio rights if necessary, casting the right voices to bring stories to life and arranging... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Group to Fight Bias Against Older Debut Authors

Authors can debut at any age — even after 40, the de facto cut off for young writers — and in the UK a new group is fighting the ageist bias. The post UK Group to Fight Bias Against Older Debut Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A "cooler", more creative children's publishing industry on show at CMC

The theme of this year’s Children’s Media Conference (CMC), which took place 1-3 July in Sheffield, was “All Change”. Which is apt, because the children’s TV industry (from which this conference was originally born) is experiencing a disruption just as profound and perhaps more urgent than... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the Publishing Industry in 2020, Print Will Still Dominate Revenues

Ovum’s new Digital Consumer Publishing Forecast is published tomorrow.  It takes a five year view at how this sector will change. Ahead of publication, Ovum analyst Charlotte Miller gives TheMediaBriefing an exclusive look at some of t ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Group c.e.o. joins PRH board

Emmanuel Roman, the c.e.o. of the Man Group, sponsor of the Man Booker Prize, has joined the board of directors of Penguin Random House. Roman will act as an independent director. He has served as c.e.o. of the London-based Man Group since 2013. As well as a career in investment, Roman has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks: June Performances

The Publishers Weekly Stock index fell 1.1% in June, a slightly better performance than the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which dropped 2.2% in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit Sales Inched Up in First Half of 2015

Sales of print books for the first six months of 2015 were running just about even with the same period in 2014 at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Units inched up 0.3% in the period, to more than 286 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Group appoints global sales manager

The Walker Books Group has appointed Lucy Pleydell-Pearce as senior group and intercompany sales manager. She joins Walker from Templar Books, where she was foreign rights manager.   Pleydell-Pearce, who will take up the role 6th July, will manage the inter-company sales flow for books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Industry Growth Slows

60 titles launch, 23 close through the first half of 2015. The post Magazine Industry Growth Slows appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier buys Totally Entwined Group

Bonnier Publishing has acquired Lincolnshire-based commercial fiction publisher Totally Entwined Group for an undisclosed sum.   Bonnier is acquiring the whole company and its imprints Totally Bound Publishing (romance), Pride Publishing (LGBTQI fiction), Finch Books (YA), Evidence Press... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto Group profits up 26% in 2014

Profits at global publishing company The Quarto Group rose 26% in 2014, with profits in the UK growing 24%.   In a statement filed with Companies House, Quarto said adjusted profit before tax totalled $12.1m (£7.7m) last year. Revenues were up 2% compared to 2013 to $172.6m (£110m).   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Groupe Albin Michel

Albin Michel is one of France’s leading literary and educational publishers, and has been honored by the country’s highest literary awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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