Bertelsmann Education Group c.e.o., Kay Krafft, has been appointed to the Bertelsmann’s Group Management Committee (GMC), effective as of 1st January. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Thrave, director of education at GL Education Group, has left the company after 10 years. Thrave, who joined when the company was still Granada Learning, and whose role has seen him oversee the company's print and electronic publishing as well as its strategy and partnership development,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Centre Lane Partners has taken over the role of general partner of the investment funds that supported Perseus LLC, the parent company of the Perseus Books Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sam Husain is to retire from his position as c.e.o of Foyles in April after eight years at the helm of the bookseller. Former Hamleys c.o.o. Paul Currie will replace him. Husain will step down on his 68th birthday in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its heart, Twitter seems to be suffering from some sort of existential crisis, struggling to work out if it's a social network, a messaging service or a publishing platform. Today sees the company launch two features that, if we're honest, only re... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has appointed footballer and author Frank Lampard as an ambassador. In his new role Lampard will support the NLT’s work in raising literacy in the UK and motivating disadvantaged children to read, said the charity. Lampard has been associated with the NLT for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myriad has appointed Louisa Pritchard to head up its international rights, taking over from Adrian Weston. Pritchard is the founder of LPA, which sells international rights on behalf of agencies and publishers. She previously worked as head of rights at PFD, foreign rights director at Orion and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madeline McIntosh, who was named president of the Penguin Publishing Group last September, put her own stamp on the division last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading charity Booktrust has appointed Diana Gerald as its new chief executive. Gerald replaces Viv Bird and will take up the position in March. Gerald joins Booktrust from Ark Schools, an education charity that runs school academies in disadvantaged areas of the country, where she held the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-publishing solutions provider Semantico has made two changes to its senior management team, with co-founder Richard Padley moving up into the role of chairman and c.e.o., and Rob Virkar-Yates becoming c.o.o. In his new role, Padley will establish an innovation centre within Semantico, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association (PA) has appointed Brean Horne as policy and communications executive. Horne joins the PA following an internship at the BBC. She studied law at Sussex University, and comes to the PA via Creative Access, which provides opportunities for paid internships in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown Book Group has hired Maddie West as the new deputy publisher for its Sphere Fiction imprint, replacing Rebecca Saunders. West, who is currently editorial director at Atlantic imprint Corvus, will focus on publishing commercial women’s fiction for the list. Saunders, previously... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone's Jack Fogg is joining HarperCollins in the newly-created role of publishing director for fiction and non-fiction. Fogg is currently editorial director at Cornerstone imprint Century, where he has worked with authors including Rod Stewart, James Corden, Tim Vine and Hugh Howey. He... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This essay is adapted from Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous, by Gabriella Coleman, published by Verso. On the evening of Thursday, Dec. 11, Coleman will be discussing her book with the ACLU’s Christopher Soghoian at a free Future Tense happy hour event in... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At least 28 editors at the New Republic resigned today following a management shake-up at the century-old political magazine.The departures by staff editors and contributing editors were reported in a tweet by Ryan Lizza, a contributing editor, who also stepped down.The editors stepped down en... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evan Schnittman, e.v.p, chief marketing and sales officer at Hachette Book Group (HBG) in the US, is to leave the company. Scnittman joined HBG in 2012, from Bloomsbury UK, where he was m.d., group sales and marketing, print and digital. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robb Report, a magazine and lifestyle brand dedicated to the ultra wealthy, has been sold to Rockbridge Growth Equity, a Detroit-based private equity firm. Terms weren't disclosed. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Dan Ruffino as m.d., following the departure of Lou Johnson. Ruffino has worked in publishing in Australia and the US for 25 years, most recently as creative director of the government-funded Get Reading! Programme. He was previously global digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In January, longtime general manager and co-owner of Skylight Books, Kerry Slattery, will hand off the general manager role of the Los Angeles bookstore to Mary Williams. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers and WH Smith feature on an “alternative” shopping guide for Christmas created by campaign group Amazon Anonymous. The group has teamed up with Ethical Consumer to create an alternative shopping guide for those who have signed up to its “Amazon Free Challenge” – in which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann’s chief financial officer Judith Hartmann will be leaving the company at the end of January 2015. C.e.o Thomas Rabe will take interim responsibility for the financial department until the Supervisory Board decides on Hartmann’s successor. Hartmann joined the Bertelsmann Executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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