The New York Times Co. named former BBC director general Mark Thompson as its new CEO earlier this week, and now comes word that he will receive a pay package totaling as much as $10.5 million, including an annual salary of $1 million, according to Bloomberg News. Mr. Thompson, who was previously the British Broadcasting Corp.'s director general, can make as much as $4.5 million from his signing bonus, $2 million in annual incentives and $3 million in long-term incentives, Bloomberg News reported. The 161-year-old publisher, faced with declining advertising revenue from its print editions, has been trying to boost revenue from digital products. Last year, it began charging for online access to The New York Times and The Boston Globe newspapers. The company hopes Mr. Thompson can help revive sales growth and accelerate a shift to the Internet, Bloomberg News said. The new pay package is a raise for Mr. Thompson, who had reportedly received $976,000 in total compensation for his most recent year at the BBC. Bloomberg News contributed to this article. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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'Last year there were five Chinese publishing companies in the world’s top 20,' IPA's new chief says at London Book Fair. The post IPA’s Michiel Kolman on China: ‘A $10 Billion Concern’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Quercus has signed Not That Kind of Love by actor Greg Wise and his late sister Clare. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers across Europe have pre-empted translation rights to The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris from Bonnier Zafffre, which has world rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With no single title emerging as the big book of the fair, and gossip still focused on recent reports about the $65 million advance the Obamas landed from Penguin Random House, a number of novels have been the subject of chatter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Debutant Elisabeth Norebäck has racked up at least 10 international deals for her debut psychological thriller In My Blood ahead of the London Book Fair, with world English rights pre-empted by Penguin Random House US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed. Continue reading at Slate
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Children’s author Sally Nicholls and A Series of Unfortunate Events illustrator Brett Helquist are joining forces on a new series with Nosy Crow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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If the words "multimedia tie-in" bring back memories of bad video game adaptations and lame comic books pushed by marketing groups to promote feature films, then clearly the 80s and 90s have scarred you too. Cartoon Network's upcoming animated series... Continue reading at Engadget
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This year's education innovators are transforming how—and what—we learn. This year's education innovators are transforming how—and what—we learn.Online learning used to involve little more than clunky ebook versions of standard textbooks. No longer. Today the most... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Fiona Kennedy, publisher of Head of Zeus's new children's imprint Zephyr, has made her first acquisitions, buying a standalone novel by Lauren St John and two books from Ghanaian-British filmmaker Yaba Badoe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're looking for a way to master Linux shell scripting (in any Linux distro or Windows 10), then this ebook from Packt Publishing is an essential read. The book, which covers Bash -- GNU Bourne Again SHell -- usually retails for $36, but for a limited time you can download the full ebook... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shane Gottwals discusses the strategy that's seen his bookstore grow from a single 1,500 square-foot space to an expanding operation with multiple franchisees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Knight, author of the linked story collection 'Eveningland,' picks 10 interlinked story collections, including 'Olive Kitteridge' and 'A Visit from the Goon Squad.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a luncheon in Manhattan yesterday, 'New York Times Book Review' editor Pamela Paul, who oversees all books coverage at the 'New York Times,' laid out the newspaper's vision for the future of its newly-unified books desk. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing giant plans to produce six to eight short videos a day for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter with its first social-only launch, Well Done. The post Time Inc. is hungry for social food videos, too appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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Even as flowers sprout from the ground, great books are also popping up all over the place. Which ones are most worth your time? Amazon editors have selected a list of the books they say are the best to be released in March. Here are the picks, with thoughts from Amazon senior editor Chris Schluep. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick has apologized, saying he admits he needs “leadership help,” after a video showed him berating one of the company’s drivers. The dashcam video obtained by Bloomberg News and released Tuesday shows Kalanick arguing with driver Fawzi Kamel over Uber’s fares,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Washington last year. They plan to donate a portion of the advances for their books to charity. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Liane Moriarty's 'Big Little Lies' makes a big gain, climbing to the top of the iBooks bestsellers list as its TV miniseries adaptation heads toward its third episode on Sunday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The shadow business secretary has criticised the government's handling of business rates, branding the changes set to take effect in April "a ticking time bomb", ahead of a Labour emergency roundtable due to take place today (Monday 27th February). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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