NLT elects Prior to board of trustees

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has elected Joanna Prior as vice chair of their board of trustees.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 16:31:09 UTC ]
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10 minutes with: Joanna Prior, managing director of Penguin General

Publishing chief discusses how the rise of the ebook has affected the industry, the value of a good cover design and why there is no glass ceiling in the sectorTell us a bit about your role at Penguin and how you got there.I am the managing director of Penguin General Books, which is one of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aspinall joins Foyles board

Foyles has appointed the current managing director of London’s Bond Street Development... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebyline Launches Pitch Board to Better Connect Seasoned Freelancers and Publishers

It can be hard out there for a freelancer. The avalanche of emails, stiff competition, low pay and ignored invoices all make it a real challenge. That’s why Ebyline, a conduit between digital publishers and writers, works to connect tho ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Silvestri Elected President of SNPA for 2013-14

Thomas A. Silvestri, president and publisher of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, was elected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Sunday afternoon. In addition to Solomon, the following officers were elected: Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stanford's Wadhwa says Twitter board 'can't be a boy's club'

Stanford Law School Fellow Vivek Wadhwa, whose criticism of Twitter's all-make board sparked a weekend debate on the social network, took to Bloomberg TV with his arguments on Monday. "They are a small elite group I call 'The Mafia' who are stuck in the echo chamber," said Wadhwa, who is... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne and Young join LBF board

Charlie Redmayne and David Young have both joined The London Book Fair Advisory Board, one of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Page joins Bloomsbury board

Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page has joined the board of Bloomsbury as an independent non-executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children reading more on screen than print, NLT finds

The growth in children’s digital reading is an “opportunity for publishers rather... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT evaluates Reading Stars scheme

More than half of the pupils taking part in the National Literacy Trust's Premier League... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT Young Readers Programme to expand

The National Literacy Trust’s Young Readers Programme will expand this year after increased... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Randolph Hearst III Named Hearst Corp. Board Chairman

*Editor's Note: This story originally appears on FOLIO: sister site, minonline.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mohn succeeds Thielen as Bertelsmann supervisory board chairman

Christoph Mohn has succeeded Gunter Thielen as the chairman of the Bertelsmann supervisory board... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT: one in seven children has never visited bookshop

One out of every seven young people has never been to a bookshop, according to new research by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nate Silver's book sales skyrocket post-election

Sales of political statistician Nate Silver's book 'The Signal and the Noise' saw a surge of 850 percent – lifting it to No. 2 on Amazon – after Silver correctly predicted the 2012 election results. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPR board to discuss Fnac future

French luxury group PPR has confirmed that it will hold a board meeting tomorrow (9th October) to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Press Publisher Elected President of Southern Newspaper Publishers Association

The publisher of the Daily Press has been elected as president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Digby A. Solomon - president, publisher and CEO of the Daily Press Media Group since 2007 - was chosen to lead the industry association, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto board: move against Orbach 'opportunistic'

Quarto shareholders are to vote on 7th November on the potential removal of chairman and c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. board approves split

News Corp.'s board of directors voted late Wednesday night in favor of a proposal that would separate the media conglomerate's publishing assets from the rest of its entertainment holdings, according to a person familiar with the situation. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. board backs splitting company's entertainment and publishing businesses

News Corp. board backs splitting company's entertainment and publishing businesses Continue reading at MarketWatch.com

[ MarketWatch.com | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax Board Rebuffs Rinehart

The board of Fairfax, publisher of the Herald, has rebuffed Gina Rinehart's bid for a seat because she will not agree to its charter of editorial independence. In an explosive statement released late yesterday, Fairfax chairman Roger Corbet ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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