Introducing Charlotte Inno, an increased focus on local startups and innovation

The Charlotte Business Journal has a new partner in our coverage of startups and innovation. Charlotte Inno officially launched this week. Charlotte Inno is the 13th market launched by American Inno, a division of the Charlotte Business Journal's parent company American City Business Journals. American Inno’s mission is to reach the business leaders of tomorrow through a network of digital media and events, all exclusively focused on local startups, technology and innovation. Inno is already operating… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-12 16:05:23 UTC ]
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The National Book Critics Circle, for the first time in its 47-year history, has launched a fundraiser in order to bolster its funding for website maintenance and its new emerging critics initiative. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shareholders vote to increase Quarto's borrowing powers

Shareholders have voted to change Quarto’s by-laws to allow the publisher to borrow more money from the bank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q&A: Hearst Magazines’ New Chief Content Officer Kate Lewis Wants to Focus on Improving Collaboration

Kate Lewis has been named chief content officer at Hearst Magazines, only the second person to be named to the position. The appointment comes days after Joanna Coles confirmed that she would be departing the company. Lewis first joined Hearst Magazines Digital Media in 2014 as vice president,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers' groups reveal increasing demand for hardship grants

Authors' organisations have revealed an “ever-increasing” demand on financial hardship grants, with new applications to the Royal Literary Fund up a third in four years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Sands Entertainment Focuses on Books, Comics for Black Families

Founded by Manuel Godoy and his wife, Geiszel Godoy, this startup publisher focused on releasing comics, chapter books, and picture books aimed at black parents and their children. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto proposes by-law change to increase borrowing power

Quarto is convening a special shareholders meeting later this month to propose changes to its by-laws which would allow the company, currently nursing a £47m debt burden, to increase its borrowing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davler Media Acquires Another Local Parenting Magazine

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix 'Shoe Dog' biopic will focus on Nike's Phil Knight

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[ Engadget | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Go Out and See the World’: Mexico’s Publishers Urged To Accelerate Innovation

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic Book Spinoff of Black Panther Will Focus on His Sister

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[ The New York Times | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers

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[ Digiday | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2018: Penguin Random House Honors 'Library Awards for Innovation' Grant Recipients

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s New Political Algorithms Increase Tension With Publishers

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[ The New York Times | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books increases sponsorship for 2019 RNAs

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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