Newspaper revenue in the UK, the US and Australia is down despite a rise in the company’s overall revenue thanks to book publishing and real estate divisionsDeclining sales, advertising and subscriptions hurt revenues at Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper business in the final quarter of last year, News Corp has reported.Revenue at the company’s news and information unit, which publishes the media tycoon’s newspapers in the UK, US and Australia, fell 6% to $1.52bn. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Frankfurt Kids' program on October 16 will feature issues in children's book publishing, social responsibility and accessibility. The post ‘Frankfurt Kids’: A Children’s Book Conference at the Buchmesse appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-10 21:50:05 UTC ]
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Pave Studios, launched this spring and active primarily in the podcasting space, has formed a book publishing arm and signed co-publishing and distribution agreements with Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An analysis of diversity efforts in US book publishing in The Atlantic raises both successes and concerns for the industry. The post Sinykin and So’s Diversity Article: Double-Edged Swords appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-20 21:01:37 UTC ]
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The perks were few and far between when I was an editorial assistant in book publishing in the early aughts. Mostly I did the job for the books and the proximity to authors and the occasional access to free leftover sandwiches from some lunchtime meeting or other (I was also lucky to do this... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-06 08:55:08 UTC ]
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If you couldn't access the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine over the past few days, that's because the website has been under attack. In fact, the nonprofit organization has announced that it's currently in its "third day of warding off an intermittent DDoS cyber-attack" in a blog post.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-05-29 03:59:50 UTC ]
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How Fall Became The Big Season in Publishing, SHOGUN Season 2 news, a RED, WHITE, & ROYAL BLUE sequel, and Amazon's Big Book Sale is Live...and Good. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-10 18:14:10 UTC ]
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For the first time on record, the United Kingdom's book publishing industry exceeded £7billion in 2023, downloaded audio jumping 24 percent. The post UK: Book Revenues Surpassed £7 Billion Pounds in 2023 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-09 22:43:14 UTC ]
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S&S has acquired VBK, the largest Dutch book publishing house, and its subsidiaries and sister companies. The move marks the first major instance of a promised international expansion at S&S since its acquisition by private equity firm KKR last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'Attack from Within,' Barbara McQuade explores disinformation and the need to report, and defend, the truth. Her publisher, Seven Stories, is taking note—even as fact-checking remains scarce in book publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp empire reports near-£54m deficit due to TalkTV costsThe Sun lost £66m last year and its online audience dropped by 4 million readers as the newspaper continued to grapple with the fallout from the phone-hacking scandal.Total losses at the Murdoch-owned... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-04-09 14:02:36 UTC ]
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Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretaryBusiness live – latest updatesMedia groups have reportedly shown fresh interest in a takeover of the Telegraph and Spectator alongside Redbird IMI, the UAE backed consortium.Bloomberg said Rupert Murdoch’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-03-12 14:46:36 UTC ]
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It will be the billionaire’s fifth wedding, five months after he stepped down from his News Corp media empireThe media mogul Rupert Murdoch is engaged for a sixth time, it emerged on Thursday, this time to Elena Zhukova, a retired scientist.Murdoch’s office announced that the 92-year-old is set... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-03-07 23:53:05 UTC ]
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'Publishers Weekly' and the Association of American Literary Agents will copresent the 2024 U.S. Book Show, a one-day in-person educational conference for agents, editors, marketers, and book publishing professionals, at NYU's Kimmel Center in New York City on May 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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During his keynote presentation at the Indie Press Caucus meeting at Winter Institute 2024 in Cincinnati, Hanif Abdurraqib critiqued the consolidation of the big houses and emphasized the importance of indie presses in the book publishing ecosystem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The AAP StatShot report for October shows US book publishing revenues at US$10.6 billion in the first 10 months of 2023. The post AAP StatShot: US Industry Was Up 1.8 Percent in October appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-09 20:42:57 UTC ]
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The newly launched lawsuit of OpenAI and Microsoft by The New York Times parallels legal actions from the book publishing industry. The post AI: Copyright Challenges Now Include a New York Times Lawsuit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-04 19:59:05 UTC ]
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In one of Electric Lit’s most-read essays of the year, “Black Women Are Being Erased From Book Publishing,” Jennifer Baker examines the publishing industry in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. She holds the publishing industry accountable for appointing high-profile Black... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-12-21 12:15:00 UTC ]
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A lot of us talk the talk about what’s wrong with book publishing today—but who among us is walking the walk and actually effecting change in the world of literature? On Missing Pages, which I host for The Podglomerate, we look into past and present situations and processes (even scandals and... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-12-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The rollout of “Endgame” caused a scandal after a quickly withdrawn translation named family members said to have asked about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan’s future son. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-11-30 16:38:36 UTC ]
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Roxanne Coady talks with John Sargent about his many adventures in book publishing at a time when the industry met many challenges and some of the authors and other characters he worked with along the way. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts!... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-02 08:18:56 UTC ]
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