Jordan Smith Named Interim NBF Executive Director

National Book Foundation deputy director Jordan Smith has been appointed interim executive director of the Foundation, succeeding current executive director Lisa Lucas, who is leaving to become senior v-p and publisher of Pantheon and Schocken books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Doorley new Hachette Ireland editorial director

Hachette Ireland has promoted commissioning editor Ciara Doorley to the position of editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams made director of Jewish Book Week

Journalist and TV researcher Hester Abrams has been appointed to the role of director of literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith to enter Qatar

W H Smith will branch out into Qatar after entering a franchise agreement with Al Meera Holding... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wright departs W H Smith

W H Smith Travel’s trading controller for books Julie Wright has left the business and is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chief executives predict turbulent 2012

Sales of ebooks will "double in size in a flat market" over the course of 2012,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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100 tablets to choose from, and you can name just one -- iPad

The year 2011 will go down in the history books as a great year for tablets mostly for Apple?s iPad, however -- not all tablet vendors fared as well as Apple. It'?s not for lack of products that prevented Android tablets from taking any market share away from Apple this year. By our calculation,... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith supports Asda's Kobo move

W H Smith has backed rival retailer Asda's move to join WHS in selling Kobo e-readers. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digitas CEO Laura Lang to Be Named Chief of Time Inc.

Time Warner Inc. has picked Laura Lang, chief executive of the digital-ad firm Digitas, to run its Time Inc. magazine-publishing division, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names set for bumper Christmas

Booksellers are relying on a handful of established names to boost sales this Christmas, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rita Lewis becomes publishing director of InStyle magazine

InStyle magazine, the IPC Southbank-owned fashion and beauty title, has named Rita Lewis as its new publishing director, effective 3 January 2012. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales fall at WH Smith in early autumn

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 09:44 Total group sales at W H Smith have dropped by 3% in the last 10 weeks, with like-for-like sales down by 6% in comparison to last year. This morning (10th November) the company reported in its interim financial results for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tumblr Director Coatney Talks Social Strategy and Platform Monetization

Magazine publishers and editors are bombarded with social networking platforms and are constantly cultivating ideas as to how to take advantage of them to reach readers, monetize and refer traffic. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Hires Two New Senior Executives for U.S. Magazine Division

Today, Hearst Magazines announced that two new senior executives would be joining its U.S. magazine division. Debi Chirichella, former chief operating officer at Condé Nast Digital, will join as senior vice president, chief financial officer; while Grant Whitmore, former chief operating officer... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Esquire ad director Darren Singh appointed publisher of ShortList

Darren Singh, advertising director for Hearst's Esquire magazine, has been appointed publisher of ShortList. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPC appoints Emily Hutchings as NME publishing director

IPC Media has appointed Emily Hutchings, the current publisher of weekly titles Now and Soaplife, as publishing director of music titles NME and Uncut. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith to be vice-chair of CILIP

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 06/10/2011 - 15:26 Library campaigner Lauren Smith has been elected as vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Smith, a learning and teaching support officer at the University of Leeds, will serve for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's reveals board of directors

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 04/10/2011 - 17:08 Waterstone's has unveiled a new board of directors, including a chairman with business links to Barnes & Noble. Miranda Curtis, believed to be Waterstone's first chairman in at least 20 years, works for digital broadband... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith on Green Carnation longlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morpurgo named HWA president

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 26/09/2011 - 08:45 Author and former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo has been appointed as the inaugural president of the Historical Writers Association. Founder and chair of the HWA Manda Scott said: "It's an honour and a privilege to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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