Meredith says Koch brothers will not have control after helping finance Time acquisition

Magazine publisher and broadcast company Meredith Corp. is acquiring Time Inc. in a deal valued at $2.8 billion as it seeks to adapt to the publishing industry’s challenge of migrating from print to the digital age. The Des Moines-based company said Sunday it would pay $18.50 a share for New York-based... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time-Tested Kids’ Religious Titles

'Hope for the Flowers' and 'The Jesus Storybook Bible' are marking milestones this year after years as backlist backbones for their publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: Newfangled oceanographers helped win WWII using marine science

Lethal Tides tells the story of pioneering oceanic researcher Mary Sears and her leading role in creating one of the most important intelligence gathering operations of World War II. Languishing in academic obscurity and roundly ignored by her male colleagues, Sears is selected for command by... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-09-04 15:00:53 UTC ]
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Are we ready to poke fun at pandemic times? Christopher Buckley is.

Buckley’s “Has Anyone Seen My Toes?,” a novel about a screenwriter who’s gone off the rails, takes aim at pandemic-fueled neuroses. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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How Freud escaped the Nazis, with the help of well-connected friends

A princess and an ambassador were among those who helped a reluctant Freud and his family flee Austria. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-02 10:00:55 UTC ]
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The ‘good criminals’ who help treat opioid addicts

"Dopesick" author Beth Macy profiles the volunteers and outreach workers who bring hope, not judgment, to drug users. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-26 10:00:20 UTC ]
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Purchasing Mentorist Pro before August 24 will help a charity in need

Have you made a promise to yourself to learn something new this year? There are numerous ways to do so, ranging from college courses to e-learning programs. Many successful entrepreneurs look to books as sources of inspiration. However, if you’re busy managing your business, time is of the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2022-08-24 08:00:00 UTC ]
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How to watch chef Keith Corbin discuss 'California Soul' at the L.A. Times Book Club

Keith Corbin talked about growing up in Watts, going to prison and finding an unexpected career as a chef. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-23 19:57:41 UTC ]
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The Morning After: Streaming overtakes cable TV for the first time

Did you know streaming TV was the future? Nielsen data shows streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on internet services — slightly more than the 34.4 percent for cable.Breaking it down further, Netflix had... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-19 11:15:00 UTC ]
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Streaming viewership surpasses cable TV for the first time in the US

It was seemingly just a matter of time before streaming overtook at least one form of conventional TV, and now that moment has arrived. Nielsen data indicates that streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-18 16:44:57 UTC ]
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Streaming TV surpasses cable viewing for the first time, Nielsen reports

July viewership hours soar for streaming, in large part thanks to Netflix’s "Stranger Things." Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-08-18 14:23:15 UTC ]
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Why Publishing Sitcoms Help Me Maintain Hope and Humor for the Future of the Industry

Hollywood can’t resist a literary adaptation. Frontlist, backlist—it’s all fodder for screenplays. The publishing world itself also feeds the insatiable page-to-screen pipeline: from 1930s and ’40s screwball satires about newspaper reporters (His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-18 08:53:31 UTC ]
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Here are the meanest lines from the Times review of Jared Kushner’s book.

The first major review for Breaking History—odious lickspittle Jared Kushner’s memoir about his tenure at the Trump White House—has dropped, and it is a doozy. Published by Broadside Books (a lamentable neocon imprint of Harper Collins which boasts a stable full of prize grievance ponies like... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 15:19:36 UTC ]
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Lit Agents Say S&S Acquisition Would be Bad for Business

A survey released by the Association of American Literary Agents has found that 87% of respondents oppose the acquisition of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House, citing, among their chief concerns, that the deal would result in “less competition” for titles and “lower advances.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How to Help Libraries Affected by the Kentucky and Missouri Floodings

What public libraries in flooded regions of Missouri and Kentucky are doing for their communities + how you can support them. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-08-16 13:01:51 UTC ]
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Three Raymond Briggs books that helped make the graphic novel respectable

Much of his work was imbued with a sense of the end, so it is fitting to look back at three of his best works to mark the illustrator’s passing Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2022-08-11 15:31:10 UTC ]
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Augusten Burroughs wants to help you process your trauma through writing (for $50,000).

If you have unprocessed trauma, $50,000, and a sense of adventure when it comes to your mental health, a new “wellness recovery program” created by Augusten Burroughs—author of the best-selling memoir Running With Scissors—may be right up your alley. The week-long program, called Focus-Directed... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-08 14:41:32 UTC ]
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20 of the Best Book Series of All Time

Is there anything better than a series that has you immediately reaching for the next book? The best book series of all time deliver. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-08-04 10:34:00 UTC ]
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The PRH-S&S Acquisition Case Goes to Court

The United States' Department of Justice is suing to block the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger deal struck in late 2020. The post The PRH-S&S Acquisition Case Goes to Court appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-01 13:55:05 UTC ]
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