Obituary: James Price

James Price, who has died aged 89, was a publisher of rare imagination and conviction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Facebook is cutting prices in its brand-content matchmaking program

Facebook is lowering the price it costs advertisers to join Anthology, which matches brands and top publishers like Vice and Vox, which help create content for promotion in the news feed. Anthology had set the minimum advertising commitment at several million dollars, according to sources, but... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson helps flooded UK bookshops

Flooded bookshops The Book Case in Hebden Bridge and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth are to receive a £5,000 grant each from the James Patterson fund. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James helps raise funds for flood-hit cricket club

Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James is helping to raise funds for a flood-hit cricket club, that has "literally disappeared under the same deluge" as flooded bookshop Book Case, in Hebden Bridge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Andrea Cheng

Children's book author and educator Andrea Cheng, whose books often focused on intercultural and intergenerational relationships, died on December 26 following a long illness. She was 58. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olwyn Hughes obituary

Literary agent with a fearsome reputation who was devoted to the work of her brother, Ted Hughes, and the posthumous literary life of his wife Sylvia PlathIn a photograph of Ted Hughes from his youth, the poet is cradling a large mirror. It reflects his sister, Olwyn Hughes, holding a box... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Mark Dressler

An industry consultant who created educational programming for both Book Expo America and the Frankfurt Book Fair, Dressler died on December 23, after a battle with cancer. He was 55. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Arthur Thornhill, Jr.

Former CEO of Little, Brown and Company, Arthur H. Thornhill, Jr., died on December 17. He was 91. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Charles F. Harris

The founder of Amistad Press, and a pioneering African American book publishing executive, died December 16 in New York City. He was 81. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why One Enthusiast Publisher Is Gambling on a Lower Cover Price

Motorcycle magazine American Iron hopes to buck newsstand trends by selling more copies at a lower price. The post Why One Enthusiast Publisher Is Gambling on a Lower Cover Price appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why James Billington’s Retirement is a Wake-Up Call for Librarians

In quieter decades, the absence of charismatic, visionary library leaders might not have mattered. But in the Internet age, it is a self-inflicted wound. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Peter Dickinson

British author and poet Peter Dickinson, who won back-to-back Carnegie Medals in the U.K., died on December 16, his 88th birthday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Penguin Exec Carl L. Jolley

Carl L. Jolley, a longtime Penguin Group (USA) distribution executive who retired in 2009 as v-p, corporate director, distribution, passed away on Monday, December 14, at his home in Pennsylvania. He was 70. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Naughtie signs off his final Today programme in tears – video

James Naughtie signs off his final BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Wednesday with an emotional tribute to his colleagues and listeners. Naughtie is to become Radio 4 special correspondent and books editor after 21 years of stewarding the channel’s flagship news and current affairs showListen to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlon James wins Green Carnation Prize

Marlon James has won the Green Carnation Prize, awarded to LGBT writers, for A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James: 'publishers must go further to reach diverse groups'

Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James says there are "huge sections of the population who don’t read because no one is telling the stories that they want to read". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror CRO James Wildman on Ad Blocking: 'The Sky Hasn't Fallen'

Trinity Mirror has come a long way digitally in the last year. Its acquisition of Local World last month makes it the biggest U.K. newspaper publisher and it expects to double its digital ad sales, which were £16.6 million ($25 mi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Lola Salines and Ariane Theiller

Livres Hebdo pays tribute to its two young editors, Lola Salines and Ariane Theiller, were killed at the Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan in Paris on 13th November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alaska parents call for James Dawson book ban

James Dawson has spoken of his frustration that a group of parents in Alaska are trying to get his non-fiction YA title This Book is Gay banned from the local library, saying there are some “hate-filled people in this world”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Hayward obituary

Stephen Hayward, who has died of a heart attack aged 61, founded the independent publisher Serif in 1992 and ran it from his east London home with great creative care. The book jackets, by Pentagram Berlin, are works of art in themselves.Stephen, the son of Gay (nee Goulding), an orthoptist, and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Archant promises newsagents £370,000 extra profit with price rises

Norwich-based regional publisher increases cover prices at 40 titles Three months after posting its first revenue and profit growth in eight years, regional newspaper publisher Archant has increased cover prices at most of its titles.In a message to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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