Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Imprint; Chicago Press Buys Council Oak

Winter moves among independent publishers: Nonfiction works are the focus in Europa Compass, and Chicago Review Press buys Oklahoma's Council Oak Books. The post Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Imprint; Chicago Press Buys Council Oak appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Printing in Hong Kong 2013: What’s Hot in the Printing Industry

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Meet the Man Who is Building a Hyperlocal Aggregation Platform for the Chicago Sun-Times

Newspaper publishers everywhere are trying to do more with less, and the battle for local readers is a big part of their struggle, since it is one area where larger players aren’t as competitive and so theoretically there is a lot of opport ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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AUC Press 'carrying on' despite violence

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Amazon imprint holds author conference

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Distribution: RH and Beacon Press Renew

Beacon will continue to utilize the full portfolio of Random House's sales and distribution services for both their newly published and backlist physical and digital titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier buys Woodhead

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Serpent's Tail buys Australia's Dressmaker

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High PC prices hindering industry recovery, analysts say

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Mudditt Makes Over U.C. Press

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Music industry changes its tune in copyright lawsuit against YouTube channel Fullscreen

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Gollancz buys Al Robertson

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AOL agrees to buy Adap.tv for $405M

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Engadget's laptop buyer's guide: summer 2013 edition

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Brazilian Publishing Industry Sees Worst Decline Since 2002

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Hacking Hollywood: A Fast Company Digital Edition

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