Johnston Press: rescue plan for Scotsman newspaper group

The company will continue to publish more than 200 titles but the deal has been criticised by its largest shareholder and the NUJScores of local newspapers as well as titles including the i, the Yorkshire Post and the Scotsman, will continue to publish after its troubled owner agreed a deal to secure its future – only a day after the company entered administration. But thousands of employees will be worse off under changes to their pension plans.Johnston Press, which was founded in 1767 and owns more than 200 titles in print and online, was crippled by debts of more than £220m – blaming its financial woes on the threat to digital advertising from tech giants such as Google and Facebook. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plan for 'Independent' Copyright Office Meets Resistance

AAP officials have called the proposal "a critical first step" toward modernizing the Copyright Office, but a coalition of Internet companies are less enthused. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Revenue to Climb Slightly as Newspaper Decline Continues

Traditional media companies will continue to feel a financial squeeze over the next four years, as flat or declining revenues are expected at magazine and newspaper publishers even as they post gains in digital advertising and subscriptions, a new report shows.Consumer magazine revenue will be... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Fifty Shades Hits #1, as Vintage Heads to Press for 1.25 Million Copies

In a matter of hours, pre-orders pushed 'Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian,' to the top of the Barnes & Noble and Amazon bestseller lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2015: A Classy Canine to the Rescue

Men and fashion? The well-dressed man? Just look around, and you’ll see that it’s a concept reserved for glossy magazines and red carpets, but rarely found in reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press signs Bonner memoir

Ebury Press has acquired the autobiography of Irish footballer Packie Bonner. Deputy publisher Andrew Goodfellow bought world all language rights to The Last Line from Kevin Pocklington at Jenny Brown Associates. Bonner was a goalkeeper who played for Celtic, winning four Scottish Cups and one... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launch of Open Access UCL Press

University College London will next week launch UCL Press, the first “fully Open Access university press in the UK”. The in-house publishing arm, which will launch on 4th June, will focus on scholarly monographs, textbooks and journals. It will make all its books, journals and monographs freely... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turing biography to The History Press

The History Press has acquired a biography of pioneering computer scientist and Bletchley Park codebreaker Professor Alan Turing, written by his nephew Sir Dermot Turing. The publisher bought world rights to Prof: Alan Turing Decoded, which it described as a “modern biography” told from “a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Feminist Press: Bending Rules, Pushing Boundaries

Now in its 45th year, the Feminist Press is pushing the boundaries of what “feminism” means. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Big Names from a Little Press

Last year, the South Dakota Historical Society Press gave away blads and tote bags promoting its fall release, "Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder" by Pamela Smith Hill, but no one predicted the success that would come. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China at BEA 2015: China Has Ambitious Plans for BEA

The 2015 edition of BookExpo America will feature one of the biggest exhibits ever seen at the annual event—a 25,000-sq.-ft. display that will be home to China’s large contingent of publishers and authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China at BEA 2015: Introducing China Publishing Group

China Publishing Group Corp. (CPG) is China’s largest and most influential trade and professional publishing group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printing and Publishing at Black Classic Press

After running Black Classic Press for nearly 40 years, founder W. Paul Coates said he is proud of his work as an independent publisher. But he said his work running BCD Digital Printing, a short-run printing operation, may be more significant: “I don’t know of any other full-time... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China at BEA 2015: Tsinghua University Press

As an integral part of China’s prestigious Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University Press has grown to be one of the country’s leading academic and higher education publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cleis Press Publisher Resigns

Brenda Knight, publisher of Cleis Press and founder/publisher of Viva Editions, has left the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Galley Beggar presses into non-fiction

Galley Beggar Press (GBP) will launch a non-fiction list in early 2016 with a memoir by novelist Toby Litt and a title from début writer Megan Dunn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp profits halve after weak newspaper ad sales

Rupert Murdoch group, which publishes Sun, Times and Wall Street Journal, partly blames currency fluctuations, as book publishing division reports growthRupert Murdoch’s News Corp has seen a 52% year-on-year fall in its third-quarter profits as its newspaper advertising revenue continued to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EC to reveal plans for 'digital single market'

The European Commission is today (6th May) set to reveal plans for the “digital single market”, to remove barriers to online services across Europe. The plans would mean that customers across the European Union could all access the same digital services and products, including ebooks and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legend Press launches campaign with Virgin Trains

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Globe Pequot Press

In October 2014, Rowman & Littlefield CEO Jed Lyons brought on Jim Childs, former president of Time Home Entertainment and publisher of Oxmoor House, as publisher of Globe Pequot, which R&L had acquired five months earlier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter boss confirms plans to expand curated 'experiences' to all users

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[ The Guardian | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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