Meredith Corp. has considered splitting its broadcast and publishing units, perhaps uniting one with a strategic partner, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Lacy said.The idea is one of several possibilities the company is considering after its plan to merge with Media General fell through, Mr. Lacy said Wednesday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. The company is also contemplating acquisitions to add more media properties and advertising technology, he said, without providing details."We have a lot of dry powder -- about five deals are in the works," he said. "Finding good and creative deals is really where we are focusing our attention." Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Steve Smith will be retiring, due to medical reasons, as of June 1. The company's board has elected current executive v-p and COO Mark Allin as his successor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian ebook subscription service Bookmate has agreed a deal with Bloomsbury, Faber Factory and Harlequin, which will add more than 15,000 backlist titles to its library. Faber Factory will provide Bookmate’s users with access to books from publishers including Atlantic Books, Allison &... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Horobin, previously group sales, marketing and publicity director at Simon & Schuster, is to join the recently launched Bonnier Publishing Fiction division as executive director with responsibility for sales and marketing. Horobin, who left S&S last month, will take up his new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair and Publishing Perspectives are launching a new , international publishing conference called The Markets: Global Publishing Summit The post Introducing The Markets: Global Publishing Summit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a London Book Fair discussion, moderator Audrey McCulloch (CEO, ALPSP) asked a pointed question: has open access publishing just made scholarly publishing more complicated? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In recent years, the big question surrounding digital rights management (DRM) software in publishing has been whether or not publishers should use it at all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback will publish an unauthorised biography of Prime Minister David Cameron, written by former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft and political journalist Isabel Oakeshott. Iain Dale, m.d. At Biteback, signed world rights to Call Me Dave, with plans to publish in October,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of publishing professionals from Riverhead, Graywolf, the National Book Foundation, and Coffee House Press, talked to AWP attendees about the promises and pitfalls of pursuing a career in publishing in a panel sponsored by PW. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The seventh annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference kicked off the London Book Fair, with the main exhibits officially opening on Tuesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This issue is referred to broadly as viewability. Though it has dogged digital media for years, chief marketing officers are now paying attention -- and they've put everyone in the digital ecosystem on alert: Clean things up or we'll spend our money elsewhere.As one result, a cottage industry of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives is looking for great stories on the Spanish-language and Arabic book publishing markets. Have you got one to tell? Let us know. The post PP Call for Stories: Spanish and Arabic Publishing Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phoenix Yard Books has acquired the world English rights to publish a series of colouring books from Dutch publisher BBNC. The range, which will be launched in May, includes three books for adults - The One and Only Colouring Book For Adults, The Second One and Only Colouring Book For Adults... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 3% in the quarter ended April 5, 2015, compared to the first quarter of 2014, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents have agreed a set of guidelines for negotiating author contracts, following concerns author payments were being delayed. The Publishers Association (PA) and Association of Authors’ Agents (AAA) said the guidelines were designed to “speed up the process for the benefit of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Sweetwater Books declined to publish a book with a co-author's biography that mentioned a "partner," the book found a new, better home: Scholastic. The post Happy Ending for Gay Author Thwarted by Small Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers need to communicate better with authors, pay them more and utilise writers’ skills to market books, but most writers would still choose to be published traditionally, a survey has found. The Do You Love Your Publisher? survey, co-produced by authors Harry Bingham (in the UK) and Jane... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon's digital-first imprint Maze has signed a novel from self-published author Amy Lynch. Editor Caroline Kirkpatrick signed world all language rights in Bride Without a Groom in a deal with agent Frank Fahy. The novel will be published as an ebook on 7th May. Kirkpatrick said: "With the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zynga founder Mark Pincus is rejoining the gaming company as CEO effective immediately, replacing Don Mattrick, who led Zynga for less than two years.The executive shuffle comes after the company struggled in recent years to maintain its early growth rate. It hired Mattrick in 2013 to help... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain-based Dosdoce.com this week released an English language version of its 2014 report “New Business Models in the Digital Age.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even today Berthe Amoss shows no signs of slowing down as she prepares for the upcoming release of her young adult mystery 'Mischief and Malice,' the follow-up to her 1979 book, 'Secret Lives.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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