Magazine Veteran Sally Preston Named North America President at Orion Capital

Longtime magazine publishing executive Sally Preston has been named North America president of Orion Capital, effective Sept. 3.She succeeds Tony Harridine, who has moved back to Australia, the company said.Ms. Preston was most recently VP-publisher at Time Inc.'s Real Simple magazine, and previously held group publisher and publisher posts at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Rodale, Hearst and Meredith. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2014 Magazine Manufacturing and Production Technology Survey

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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Spins Off Lucky Magazine but Keeps Majority Stake

Conde Nast ended years of speculation on Monday about whether it would shutter Lucky or continue to print the sputtering magazine by instead spinning off Lucky into a separate company called The Lucky Group.The new company is a joint venture between Conde Nast and BeachMint, an e-commerce... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buzzfeed got $50m in venture capital. What happens next?

Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz has more than doubled investments in the meme-tastic site. Can traditional media companies compete?Venture capital funds exist to make risky bets. Theyre intended to be a place where excess cash can find a better return than in a bank or bonds.So how... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Blocks Captain America, Muppets in Price War With Disney

Amazon.com is taking on Walt Disney Co. and its superheroes in its quest to gain more control over pricing online.Amazon blocked pre-orders of Disney's summer hit movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and other titles in disk form, repeating a tactic used in recent disputes with book... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iPad Magazine Pioneer Lights A Match And Walks Away

Sensing the changing tides in the industry, iPad magazine designer Joe Zeff is bringing his talents to the enterprise world.You may not have heard of Joe Zeff before, but if you've picked up an iPad edition of PC Magazine, Fast Company (full disclosure!), or Time's 9/11 memorial, you've likely... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For $100,000, GQ Magazine's Most 'Elite' Readers Will Promote Your Brand

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion signs book on Fifty Shades' Dornan

Orion has acquired a book about “Fifty Shades of Grey” actor Jamie Dornan. Amanda... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Four Magazines Increased Their Newsstand Sales

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lia Ronnen has been appointed publisher of Workman imprint, Artisan. Ronnen replaces Ann Bramson, who will now acquire books across Workman imprints in the newly created role of executive director, special projects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WWE Magazine Shuts Down

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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion marks 10 years of Paver's Chronicles

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Fresh Crop of Magazine Launches Points to an Evolving Industry

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Preston: authors 'feel betrayed' by Amazon dispute

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast's Golf World Magazine Goes Digital-Only

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why digital publishers want to be in the magazine business

Yahoo and other online publishers are embracing the term "magazine." Here's why that's not as backwards as its sounds. The post Why digital publishers want to be in the magazine business appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juris Named PW's Features Editor

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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