Octopus marketing and publicity restructure as Grindon and Brown step up

Octopus Publishing Group has announced promotions and a restructure in its publicity and marketing department with both Matt Grindon and Megan Brown stepping up to more senior roles.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 20:07:57 UTC ]
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RBmedia Enters the German Audiobook Market

RBmedia has entered the German audiobook market using a two-step approach: forming RBmedia Verlag and acquiring German audiobook publisher ABOD to supply titles to the new unit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Moss steps down at Wordery as Johnson becomes managing director

Rob Moss has announced he will be stepping down from his role as m.d. at online bookseller Wordery.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-21 12:03:25 UTC ]
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Octopus lands Price's Unmasking Autism

Octopus Publishing Group imprint Monoray has signed a deal for Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity by Chicago-based professor Dr Devon Price.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-21 08:31:19 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed’s public debut proves to be a buzzkill

What happened to the digital media outfit with the green dress? To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2021-12-10 16:36:06 UTC ]
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Sarah Vaughan | 'I am fascinated by why people are willing to put themselves in the public eye'

Sarah Vaughan returns to the corridors of Westminster in a thrilling new story of power plays. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-10 05:20:09 UTC ]
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Highton steps down as publisher at Two Roads

Lisa Highton is stepping down from her role as publisher at John Murray Press imprint Two Roads. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 12:04:50 UTC ]
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Supreme Court Asked to Rein In Government Pre-Publication Reviews

A petition was filed this week by the Knight First Amendment Institute and the ACLU on behalf of five former government employees, who claim their First Amendment rights are being unreasonably stifled by an expansive and non-transparent review process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Crossey leaves PRH for Little, Brown

Little, Brown has appointed Matthew Crossey from Penguin Random House as head of lifestyle non-fiction campaigns. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 00:37:51 UTC ]
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Lawmakers Expand Inquiry into Library E-book Market

After questioning the Big Five publishers in September, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (D-California) this week expanded their ongoing inquiry into the library e-book market with questions for nine major library e-book distributors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker appoints Ellis-Brown as deputy publishing director for crime

Harvill Secker has appointed Katie Ellis-Brown as deputy publishing director for crime, thriller and crossover fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 18:43:17 UTC ]
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Book-ish raises funds to secure future before property goes on market

The owners of award-winning independent bookshop Book-ish are raising funds to "secure their future", seeking to buy their premises before it goes on the open market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 16:44:18 UTC ]
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Remember when Alan Moore got into a public feud with Frank Miller over Occupy Wall Street?

On this day in 1953, comic book legend Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell, Batman: The Killing Joke) was born in was Northampton, England. In addition to his mastery of signature storytelling, Moore is known for his forthright, outspoken nature (take, for instance, his criticism of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-18 16:09:18 UTC ]
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Publishers Collaborate on Holiday Marketing Campaign

Workman Publishing Co., Abrams Books, Bloomsbury Publishing, Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, and Sourcebooks have partnered on Shop Local Forever, a consumer-focused marketing campaign to promote holiday book sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Storytel extends into English language market with $135m Audiobooks deal

Streaming company Storytel has signed a deal to acquire Audiobooks.com from owner KKR for $135m (£101m), extending its reach into English language audio market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-12 01:57:18 UTC ]
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Finecast CEO Jakob Nielsen steps down

Nielsen and two colleagues were suspended by WPP following a whistleblower’s allegations. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2021-11-11 20:15:28 UTC ]
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Ali and Egan headline Little, Brown spring 2022 showcase

Monica Ali, Jennifer Egan and Laline Paull were among those headlining the Little, Brown Literary Fiction Spring Showcase 2022.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 16:38:57 UTC ]
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Atlantic's Forrest joins Pan Mac as head of marketing

Atlantic marketing director Jamie Forrest will join Pan Macmillan next month as head of marketing for the Pan division, incorporating the Pan, Macmillan, Tor and Mantle imprints.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 03:48:17 UTC ]
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“People Wanted Stories About How Hard It Was to Be a Woman.” Marlowe Granados on Resisting Market Trends

Marlowe Granados is the guest. Her debut novel, Happy Hour, is out now from Verso Books. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts!  From the episode: Marlowe Granados: I think that you have to wait a little bit for the correct timing. That was my main gripe with the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-09 09:50:34 UTC ]
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Cosy crime expands market for dark thrillers with both booming, editors and agents say

Cosy crime has boomed in the last year but there is still space for the psychological thriller, according to agents and editors, who describe a general appetite for crime and escapism that has flourished under lockdown.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 15:43:41 UTC ]
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How a public library helped my family cope with the effects of climate change

With the ongoing climate crisis, public libraries are a temporary refuge from extreme temperatures for low-income families like my own, writes Carol Eugene Park. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-07 15:00:00 UTC ]
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