My Job in 5; Alba Adriana Proko, Digital Assistant, Kings Road Publishing

Describe your role I assist on specialist digital projects across the four imprints of Kings Road Publishing: Blink, Templar, Studio Press and Weldon Owen. My role enables me to work on a wide spectrum of exciting projects, from app scoping and testing, to ebook management and sales reports, website coding and, most recently, our audiobook programme. What do you like best about your role? Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurence King Publishing offers Woolf essay early to bookshops

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A Tale of Two Economic Indicators: Publishing’s Long Road to Recovery Will Require More Detours

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Publishing revenues to plunge and thousands of jobs at risk, report says

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To Change How You Publish in the Digital Age, Start with a Question

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The Sun and Times publisher warns of job cuts due to coronavirus

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News Corp Australia to Cut ‘Up to a Third of Workforce’ in Move Towards Digital-Only Publishing

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