Mac Conner, Illustrator for Ads and Magazines, Dies at 105

In the 1950s and ’60s, Mr. Conner’s art helped sell airlines and overalls and accompanied short stories in The Saturday Evening Post and elsewhere. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Jamie Oliver and Time Out to launch Food Tube magazine

They agree deal to turn an online brand into print format for LondonersJamie Oliver and Time Out have gone into partnership to launch a print version of the chef’s online Food Tube brand.The first issue of the monthly “mini magazine” will be published on 28 April and will be distributed, at... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com

Full business model in place after 3 months in public beta. The post TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac to publish Nelson Mandela sequel

Pan Macmillan is to publish the sequel to the late Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom (Abacus). An incomplete draft of the new book, which does not yet have a title and which was started by Mandela before his death last year, is in the archives of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Publisher Meredith Finds Success Focusing on Women

Magazine publisher Meredith succeeds focusing on family, home, health information for women Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette, Pan Mac, Foyles lead Bookseller Industry Awards chase

A near-record haul from Hachette UK, an impressive total for Pan Macmillan and a history-making all-female Manager of the Year category are some of the highlights in this year's Bookseller Industry Awards (BIA) shortlists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terry Pratchett, acclaimed fantasy author, dies

Pratchett is the author of such works as 'Wyrd Sisters,' 'Night Watch,' and 'The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.' He was knighted in 2009 and was the bestselling author in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terry Pratchett dies

Much-loved author Sir Terry Pratchett passed away today (12th March), at the age of 66, his publisher Penguin Random House has announced. Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series, had been suffering from posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s. He passed away at home. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acclaimed 'Discworld' author Terry Pratchett dies aged 66

Sir Terry Pratchett, the author best known for his Discworld series, has died aged 66. His novels weaved fantasy, science fiction, satire and whimsy to great effect -- more than 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. Despite publishing ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emerald Expositions Buys Shows, Magazines

Company bets on the benefits of a trade show-and-magazine model in B2B. The post Emerald Expositions Buys Shows, Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Beware: Facebook to Open Ad Exchange Powered by LiveRail

Facebook continues its campaign to invade Google's ad-tech turf.Facebook is building an ad exchange that would automate the sale of other publishers' ads, according to people familiar with the matter. LiveRail, the online video ad-tech firm that Facebook bought last summer, will be the one... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran TV Exec Rich Battista Poised to Become People Magazine President

Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, is close to naming former TV executive Rich Battista to lead the company's largest brand, People magazine, as well as its sibling publication Entertainment Weekly, according to two people familiar with the matter.The position -- president of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ocean Home Publisher Buys Luxury Pools Magazine

RMS Media Group adds 62,000-circ. brand to its luxe portfolio. The post Ocean Home Publisher Buys Luxury Pools Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Mal Peet dies

Author Mal Peet has died, his agent Peter Cox has announced. Peet died last night (2nd March), after being diagnosed with cancer just last Christmas. The writer, whose latest novel The Murdstone Trilogy came out in 2014, won a number of awards during his career, including the Carnegie Medal,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Publishers Make Native Ads Newsy

Native advertising was supposed to be marketers’ answer to banner blindness by creating ads that consumers would want to read and share. But by the time a native ad gets through all the necessary approvals and is shaped in a way that can sc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac buys Collector's Library

Pan Macmillan has bought Collector’s Library for an undisclosed sum. Harriet Sanders, currently rights director at Pan Macmillan, has been appointed publisher of Collector’s Library, which will become an imprint within Pan Macmillan under adult books publisher Jeremy Trevathan. The three... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs debut crime series

Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels in a debut crime series by journalist Michelle Davies in a three-way auction. Editor Catherine Richards bought UK and Commonwealth rights for the novels from Jane Gregory. The first, Gone Astray, follows Lesley Kinnock and her husband Mack, who win £12m on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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True story of survival to Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired the account of fisherman Salvador Alvarenga who survived 14 months at sea, written by journalist Jonathan Franklin. UK and Commonwealth rights in the book, titled 438 Days: A Fisherman's True Survival at Sea, were acquired from Annabel Merullo at PFD. The book tells... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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They're official: 'Ride-share' and 'unboxing' added to Oxford dictionary

Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft looking to promote the “sharing” aspect of their service have scored a victory of sorts.’Ride-share’ is now a recognized verb, according to Oxford Dictionaries, which defines it as to “participate in an arrangement in which a passenger travels in a private... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Esson dies

Nick Esson has died following an illness. Esson, who worked in academic book publishing for almost 40 years, passed away following a few months’ illness surrounded by his family on 20th February.  Esson worked in senior sales positions, including for Allen & Unwin / Unwin Hyman, before... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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What Counts as an Online Ad View? A Standard Is Nearing, but the Fight's Not Over

Just as major advertising players finally seemed close to defining what should count as a billable ad impression online, a few blistering comments from AmEx show that the industry might be farther from consensus than many had hoped. Rachel Herskovitz, global media manager at American Express,... Continue reading at AdWeek

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