M&A Soars for Digital and Marketing Services While B-to-B Media Deals Plummet

Mergers and acquisitions in the media, information, marketing services and tech sectors in the first half of 2011 may not be matching the breakneck pace of the first half of 2010 (which rebounded 61 percent over a dismal first half 2009) but were still up 3 percent in the number of deals (to 484) and 15 percent in overall value (to $20.25 billion), according to The J Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Cosmo title targets a caliente market

Cosmopolitan for Latinas will arrive on newsstands May 1, Hearst Magazines announced Wednesday, and it promises to show why the publisher has launched another print title at a time when many magazines are struggling to grow. The debut issue of the women's lifestyle spinoff will carry 52 pages of... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3M launches its Cloud Library ebook lending service, hardware and apps in tow

Almost a year after it was first announced 3M's Cloud Library ebook lending service is getting a proper rollout. Introduced today at a beta site in St. Paul, the system is now ready for its kiosks, e-readers and apps to hit the hands and eyes of library patrons. The touch-based Discovery... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Should Bookstores Stock in a Digital Age?

Nothing has challenged bricks-and-mortar bookstores to reconsider their physical space and what they carry more than the recession and the rise of ebooks. Recently, two independents announced that they will reduce their space. Third Street Books in McMinnville, Ore., which expanded in 2006, is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Green deal for Penguin

Penguin Children’s has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Penguin US division Dutton... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Traditional' digital for new J K

J K Rowling's first adult book, The Casual Vacancy, will have a more traditional digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hudson tells LBF of 'focus on digital’

Random House will focus on international partnerships, engage directly with customers and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC hires two for marketing team

HarperCollins has made two new hires to its marketing team in a bid to build stronger direct-to-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pricing and digital dominate at LBF

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers: look to new markets, LBF told

Digital migration has taken off in the UK and US, but not in other countries to any significant... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Managing the Digital Audience

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Media Decoder Blog: Pulitzer Fiction Snub Has Book Publishers Fuming

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[ The New York Times | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Media Equation: Amazon Low Prices Disguise a High Cost

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[ The New York Times | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Minds: choice not to pay becoming 'more viable'

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Double-digit print drop for top publishers

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple and four publishers seek EC deal; Penguin does not

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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