Arjuna Capital, which went to Facebook’s and Google’s recent shareholder meetings with proposals for gender equity disclosure, is the most visible of these firms. Last Thursday, hundreds of Facebook shareholders at the company’s annual meeting in Menlo Park, California listened politely as top executives discussed the social media giant’s performance metrics and goals–until Natasha Lamb got up out of her chair and stood to face the board. She demanded that the company address its fake news problem by publishing a formal report about its prevalence on the site and its impact.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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A list of the most recent books by writers attending the author reception, the Scholastic Meet & Treat party, and/or the opening reception with members of #WeNeedDiverseBooks, cosponsored by PW. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The social networking site creates a new baby book designed for children to inherit an online identity on Facebook. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After nearly four years of work, Eagle Harbor Book Company, in Bainbridge Island, Wash., is getting ready go live with Handseller, an app that will give independent booksellers a way to make personalized book recommendations to customers with their iPhones and iPads. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three topics that publishers have been dealing with in recent years--technology, data, and free speech--were addressed in a series of lively presentations at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the forthcoming book Becoming Steve Jobs, we learn just how close Tim Cook and Steve Jobs really were. Here, an exclusive excerpt: Fast Company executive editor Rick Tetzeli and co-author Brent Schlender's new book, Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution Of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This rich category embraces a plethora of topics, as evidenced by the writers of five new books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Education is counting on growth in a number of digital initiatives, as well as taking over the operation of more college stores, to improve operating results. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Networking often feels like using people as a means to an end. A better strategy is to lead with giving rather than taking.Networking can, at times, feel downright slimy. How many times have you dragged yourself to a conference or a business mixer only to be confronted by a guy with slick hair... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of The Girl on the Train, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With her recent promotion to editorial director of romance added to her existing role as executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, Monique Patterson will help oversee the house’s romance program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon has seen a sharp rise in sales of its ebooks after Kobo matched W H Smith’s in-store offer online. W H Smith has been running a “five for the price of four” offer on Mills & Boon titles throughout February, and its digital partner Kobo applied the offer to the same titles’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A reader who likes to sit and read the paper from beginning to end – and finds it great to stuff in her walking boots after a wet day on the fellsI’m 33 and I’m a building surveyor from Yorkshire. I’m currently living in Windermere, which I love as I have great access to the fells. My mum is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of Peru's fledgling publishers, Colmena Editores, is making room for edgy new generation of authors, while also offering classics and criticism. The post Peru’s Colmena Editores Gives Edgy Debut Authors a Voice appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-13 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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The new "Talented Indies" program at Paris' Salon du Livre offers professional attendees the chance to network with twenty Francophone independent publishers. The post Meet Independent Publishers at Paris’ Salon du Livre appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The main conference program kicks off this afternoon with the popular Exhibits Roundtable/Booklist Author Forum, followed by an opening reception in the exhibit hall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of investors led by Axel Springer SE, Europe's biggest newspaper publisher, has paid $25 million for a stake in Business Insider Inc. as the German media company seeks to expand its digital... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carmen Callil’s publishing company has set about proving that there are many excellent but neglected women writers well worth publishing and reprintingMore women than men buy books; more women read books and more women write books, especially novels, and they always have. Yet women writers are... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Higham talks to Emma Healey, whose book Elizabeth is Missing, has won the Costa first novel award. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Higham meets Kate Saunders who has won the Costa children's book award for Five Children on the Western Front. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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