Michael Morrison, president and publisher of HarperCollins’s U.S. General Books Group, will be leaving the company at the end of the month. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Penguin Children’s publicity director Adele Minchin is to leave Penguin after 14 years to join PR agency Riot Communications as associate director. At Penguin, Minchin devised PR campaigns for the likes of Eoin Colfer, Meg Rosoff, Emma Thompson and Madonna, as well as helping mastermind digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tesco’s book buying manager Paul Duffy is set to leave the supermarket in a few weeks’ time. The Bookseller can report that Duffy, Tesco’s head of buying for newspapers, magazines and books, will soon join the Daily Mail as the company’s head of retail sales and trade marketing. A spokesperson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller notes that HarperCollins Australia and Kobo have teamed with two indie Australian booksellers to sell print and digital titles together. The post HarperCollins Tests Bundling Packs With Australian Booksellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matthew Cashmore, digital director at Blackwell’s, will leave the company in January to become a priest. Cashmore joined Blackwell’s as digital director in November 2012 after a two-year stint as digital development director at Hachette. At Blackwell's he was tasked with “integrating physical... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Smyth has stepped down from her role as artistic director of The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Smyth joined Cheltenham Literature Festival as Festival organiser in 1995 and was promoted to Festival director ahead of the Festival’s 50th anniversary in 1999.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The purchase of Harlequin, combined with the continuing strong sales of the Divergent series, resulted in a 24% sales increase at HarperCollins in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, which ended September 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada president and CEO David Kent will leave the company at the end of the year following the decision to move fulfillment of HC Canada's titles in Canada to R.R. Donnelley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has launched HarperCollins Presents, a global podcast network that incorporates the publisher’s existing podcast programs such as BookD and HarperAudio Presents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Johnson is to leave HarperCollins UK after seven years with the business as its group managing director. Johnson is to leave on an unspecified date in the future after what HarperCollins said would be a “thorough handover”. An internal announcement was made this week by HarperCollins UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Frankfurt Book Fair's CEO Talk, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray spoke about the company's acquisition of Harlequin and its expansion into Germany. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been a time of expansion, and experimentation, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray told a Frankfurt Book Fair audience, from the acquisition of Harlequin, to new strategies such as direct to consumer models, and subscription access. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moving quickly on its promise to use the Harlequin acquisition to expand its international footprint, HarperCollins has announced the creation of HarperCollins Germany. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lou Anders, editorial director and art director of Prometheus's Pyr imprint since its inception 10 years ago, will be leaving the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has started using Digimarc Corp.’s watermarking system for ebooks to provide an extra layer of security to the sale of HC’s digital content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has reached an agreement to sell its English language ebooks in China through local online retailer JD.com and China National Publications Import. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The transformation of Penguin Random Houses’ editorial operations began in earnest today with the announcement of the creation of the Penguin Publishing Group. The new unit, which will house all of Penguin’s adult imprints, will be headed by Madeline McIntosh, currently president of U.S.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Multiversity spans 52 parallel universes and features characters like a Nazi Superman and a vampire Batman. Keeping track of everything requires an infographic. It's a lot. That said, Grant Morrison's new, mind-bending mini-series still encompasses everything that's right in the alternate... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate correspondent Justin Peters is on leave this year while he writes a book based on his February 2013 Slate profile of the Internet activist Aaron Swartz. He has been sending regular progress reports to friends, family, readers, and others interested in getting an inside look at the... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chairman and c.e.o. of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) are both stepping down from their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the acquisition Harlequin will operate as a standalone subsidiary of HarperCollins Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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