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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Library Groups Join Effort for 'Balanced' Copyright

The American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries are among the organizations to join a new coalition dedicated to promoting "balanced" copyright laws. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiser Named President and Publisher at Running Press

Kiser succeeds Chris Navratil, who left that post in October as a part of a Perseus reorganization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Wants To Help European Newspapers Join The Digital Age

Google's new initiative will pay news outlets to dig into digital journalism.American tech companies have set their sights on the news business. A month after Facebook announced that it wants news outlets to publish content within Facebook, and a mere day after Snapchat poached acclaimed CNN... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Selling Tech Group to HMH

Scholastic has reached an agreement to sell its educational technology group to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $575 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Univ of Minnesota Press Gets Interactive with Scholarly Books

Through a grant, the University of Minnesota is launching an effort that will allow it to produce interactive digital editions of the books it is publishing in print. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff exodus at Hesperus Press

All four members of staff at indie publisher Hesperus have resigned their roles at the company. The company exhibited at the London Book Fair, but staff were absent. The Bookseller understands all four employees of Hesperus Press, including head of publishing Nikki Griffiths, handed their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Governor Signs Repeal of Newspaper Recycling Requirement

Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law Assembly Bill 11, repealing an outdated requirement that has been troublesome for newspaper publishers.    The law eliminates the newspaper recycling fee, as well as the minimum percentage requirement o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ig Plans Series on Books That Inspired Writers to Write

We all know how certain books, read at key moments in our lives, remain memorable and influential for years afterward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit Plans to Serialize New K.J. Parker Fantasy Epic

In a literary experiment, fantasy novelist K.J. Parker will serialize his new epic story in monthly ebooks, writing it as he goes along. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Closure fears for British Museum Press

The British Museum Press is understood to be preparing to hand over frontlist and recent backlist titles to another publisher, ahead of closing down its book publishing operations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trajectory To Distribute Macmillan, MIT Press E-books in China

Trajectory has partnered with Chinese mobile carrier Xiaomi to bring ebooks into the Chinese digital book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Associated Press Debuts Book Line

AP Editions will release titles about current events and global personalities based on the work of AP reporters stationed throughout the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press pays six figures for Pearson sequel

The Borough Press has pre-empted a sequel to Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It in a "high six-figure" deal. Executive publisher for fiction and non-fiction Kate Elton signed UK and Commonwealth rights to the book from Caroline Michel at PFD. North American rights were signed by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ed McCann appointed as managing editor of Ireland's INM group

He replaces Michael Denieffe, who is retiring after 45 years with the companyEd McCann has been appointed as managing editor of the Irish-based newspaper publisher, Independent News and Media (INM). He replaces Michael Denieffe, who is retiring after 45 years with the company.McCann was deputy... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stone Bridge Press Adds Books On China, Sex Imprint

Since being reacquired by its founder in 2010, Stone Bridge Press, an independent publisher specializing in books on Japan, has expanded its list to include books on China and has launched ThreeL Media, an imprint focused on books that examine a range of sexualities and lifestyles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Independent Publishers Rescue in South Korean Publishing?

Independent publishing and bookstores that offering indie press books are lone bright spots in an otherwise depressed South Korean publishing landscape. The post Can Independent Publishers Rescue in South Korean Publishing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coffee House Press Uses $100K Grant to Build Up Writers Residency Program

Coffee House Press in Minneapolis has just received a $100,000 grant from the Bush Foundation. The press said it intend to use much of the grant money its In the Stacks residency program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multi-State Lawsuit Filed Against Orbital Publishing Group

The company, along with a network of other entities, is accused of charging as much as twice the regular subscription price and pocketing the difference. The post Multi-State Lawsuit Filed Against Orbital Publishing Group appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYC Explosion Temporarily Relocates Princeton Architectural Press

After the deadly explosion in New York's East Village on March 26, Princeton Architectural Press employees have been temporarily moved from their offices at 37 East Seventh Street. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Bologna: Mattel Publishing Has New Plans

At the Bologna Book Fair, toy company Mattel announced new plans to publish books and digital stories for Barbie, Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam and others. The post From Bologna: Mattel Publishing Has New Plans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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