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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For the First Time Since WWII, Mein Kampf Published in Germany

For the first time since the end of the World War II, Adolph Hitler’s Mein Kampf will be available in bookstores in Germany. The post For the First Time Since WWII, Mein Kampf Published in Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Updating Instant Articles to Help Publishers Make More Money

Facebook is updating its policies for Instant Articles, per a rep with the company, which could mean up to 40 percent more ads for publishers on the platform. Starting today, publishers utilizing Instant Articles will be able to place an ad every 350 words instead of every 500 words, according... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Could online apps help save indie bookshops?

With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Partners with GumGum to Overlay Ads on Images

In-image advertising will arrive across the publisher's digital portfolio. The post Time Inc. Partners with GumGum to Overlay Ads on Images appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Once Upon a Time' recap: Captain Hook enters a dark place in 'Broken Heart'

Memories being returned and love being rekindled (or not) were the draw for Oncers in the "Broken Heart" episode of "Once Upon a Time," but it may not have brought clarity and it definitely opened up cans of worms for the rest of the season. As we begin, Dark Emma Swan still can't move. Squid... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angel makes first acquisition for Faber

Mitzi Angel has acquired a biography of eight women who worked in Mecklenburgh Square, London, during the interwar period as her first acquisition for Faber. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lord Weidenfeld helps Christian Syrians fleeing ISIS

British publisher Lord George Weidenfeld is helping to fund 2,000 Christian Syrians fleeing ISIS to repay a personal debt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US journalist's account of time in West Bank to Granta

Granta Books has acquired US journalist Ben Ehrenreich's The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine, the story of his time in the West Bank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the age of Corbyn, is the time right for another Road to Wigan Pier?

It’s no surprise that the Left Book Club is being relaunched now, with the imprimatur of the Labour leader and Ken Livingstone. It began in the anxious 1930s, a decade that has all too many parallels with the current oneAiming to “set the agenda for a new age of political debate”, the Left Book... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does reading self-help books make us more stressed?

Does reading self-help books make a reader more stressed out and depressed – or are stressed, depressed people simply more likely to read self-help books? A study suggests either could be true. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc UK to move dozens of titles out of London in restructuring

Publisher of Marie Claire and NME to announce major changes that will involve 300 staff being relocated The publisher of Marie Claire and NME is set to announce a major restructure of its UK business that will see 30 titles and brands and 300 staff relocated outside London.Time Inc UK owns more... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legend Press takes flight with Blackbird acquisition

Legend Press has signed Matt Wilven’s "startling and brave" debut novel The Blackbird Singularity, to be published in August 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Banned' Judge Dredd satire to be reprinted for first time

Previously unpublished episodes of the comic book series Judge Dredd from the late 1970s, part of the 2000 AD anthology, are going to be reprinted for the first time by Rebellion Publishing following a change in the law. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AIM Media Indiana Announces Acquisition of Publishing and Commercial Printing Assets from Home News Enterprises

AIM Media Indiana, LLC  announced today that is has acquired the print and online newspaper publishing assets and the commercial printing assets from Home News Enterprises, LLC (“HNE”) of Columbus, Indiana, according to John ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Curation Help Libraries Break Out of Frontlist Dependency?

Why must library patrons wait for weeks to read the latest bestsellers when there are so man more great books to discover? The post Can Curation Help Libraries Break Out of Frontlist Dependency? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Trinity Mirror's acquisition of Local World makes sense

Expanded regional publishing group will be able to increase digital investment and also present digital advertisers with a larger audience across the UKSo Trinity Mirror has become the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher by acquiring full ownership of Local World.The deal has been... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'N.Y. Times' Announces 2015 Best Illustrated Children's Books

The 'New York Times' has announced its Best Illustrated List for books published in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Confirms Its Purchase of Jane Pratt's xoJane and xoVain

Time Inc. has acquired Jane Pratt's xoJane and xoVain websites in a bid to build up its portfolio of brands that target millennials. Adweek first reported that the acquisition was imminent on Oct. 16.   The deal is the latest in a string of big moves from the New York magazine publisher this... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCB sells US rights for Time Travelling with a Hamster

HarperCollins Children’s Books has sold the US rights for Ross Welford’s Time Travelling with a Hamster to Penguin Random House US for a six-figure dollar sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Jane Austen Helped Inspire Elena Ferrante’s Disappearing Act

Elena Ferrante—the mysterious Italian writer whose Neapolitan novels have captivated the literary world with their portrait of a lifelong female friendship—has been asked many times why she keeps her identity private. She has responded with many variations on the answer that she gave Vanity Fair... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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