John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media, explained why his company made a buyout bid for Barnes & Noble valuing it at $1 billion. The decision came down to Liberty's bid for Sirius and his outlook for Nook, he said. You might look at the experience we've had with Sirius XM, Malone told shareholders at a meeting in Denver on Monday. In 2009, Liberty acquired a 40 percent stake in Sirius XM in exchange for a $530 million investment. That stake is now worth more than $5 billion. It seems that Malone thinks that Barnes & Noble shares are similarly undervalued. Malone then pointed to Barnes & Nobles Nook e-reader as a possible source of future success, saying that as publishers grow wary of the dominance of Amazons Kindle, theyre more likely to offer their support to the rival Nook. Malone also thinks that Nook, which runs on Android software, could expand by becoming an e-reader platform for third-party devices. But he denied rumors that Liberty would push for synergy between the Nook and any of its existing properties, including Starz, LiveNation, and QVC. Malone said that he expects a decision from Barnes & Nobles board in the coming months, if not weeks. Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fay Evans alleges a ‘striking similarity’ between the 2019 Excitable Edgar TV campaign and her 2017 book Fred the Fire-Sneezing DragonThe author of a self-published children’s book about a dragon that causes havoc with its fiery sneezes is suing John Lewis over its 2019 Christmas ad about a... Continue reading at The Guardian
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In “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin,” Baumgartner and producer Ben Silverman explore the iconic Scranton workplace Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-13 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK imprint John Blake has landed a “shocking” memoir by Luis Elizondo, the former head of the US government’s highly sensitive UFO programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-12 02:01:18 UTC ]
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This week, John Agard became the first poet to win the BookTrust lifetime achievement award. Here, judge Frank Cottrell-Boyce pays tribute to him. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 23:33:59 UTC ]
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BookTrust will today (9th November) present John Agard with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 03:20:40 UTC ]
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My father, John Hitchin, who has died aged 88, was a marketing and publicity specialist in the publishing industry who spent three decades with Penguin Books, where he was responsible for a number of innovations, including the first paperback gift set and the first display “dump” bin. As... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-28 19:33:32 UTC ]
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Entrepreneur Etan Ilfeld, owner of the Watkins Media Group, has bought John Hunt Publishing (JHP) for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-24 22:51:13 UTC ]
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Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is weighing a run for governor of Oregon, the state where he grew up. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-14 12:08:45 UTC ]
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Paula Lichtarowicz's latest novel, inspired by her grandmother's life, has gone to John Murray in a pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The best-selling writer’s new book, published 10 months after his death at age 89, delivers a thought-provoking story — and a warning. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Sally Rooney has turned down a bid from an Israeli publisher to translate her most recent novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, into Hebrew, due to her stance on the conflict in Palestine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 12:12:35 UTC ]
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“Silverview” features a young bookstore owner in an English seaside town, caught up in an investigation involving two cunning spymasters. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-11 09:00:03 UTC ]
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Hearst builds a Youth + Wellness Group Airship to show advertisers potential opportunities for virtual, co-branded experiences that can reach young female gamers. The post Hearst launches blimp in the metaverse in a bid to show advertisers virtual co-branded opportunities appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-10-08 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Former Walmart senior executive John Aden discusses opportunity, purpose, and plans for his new role as president and CEO of David C Cook, a Christian publisher and music company in Colorado Springs, Colo., Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We’ll get into why Facebook saw its entire business fall off a cliff on Monday, but first: e-readers.It’s a device category we don’t see much development in — probably because it’s very much a device for reading text and not much else. Amazon’s Kindle, thanks to its powerful online e-book store,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-10-06 11:15:08 UTC ]
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From a civil rights icon, reflections on history and advice for today’s activists. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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John Ziccardi, who led national sales efforts at Bantam and Bantam Doubleday Dell, died September 27. He was 78. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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John Murray senior commissioning editor Becky Walsh has acquired Michelle Gallen's second novel Factory Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 04:02:44 UTC ]
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You may be sick of hearing over and over to recycle more or use a reusable bag. A new book called ‘Regeneration’ explains how you can support the changes that are truly needed. There’s one clear antidote for climate anxiety: If you can take strategic steps to address climate change, it begins to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-09-21 07:00:55 UTC ]
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In a Zoom chat with agents, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle said that, following the approval of PRH's purchase of Simon & Schuster, editors at the two houses will be able to bid for the same book—even if they are the only publishers interested in the title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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