Oz magazine co-founder Richard Neville dies aged 74

Richard Neville, the Australian author and co-founder of controversial 60s counterculture magazine Oz, has died in Byron Bay aged 74. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandstone signs Vagenda co-founder Cosslett's debut novel

Sandstone Press has acquired The Tyranny of Lost Things, the debut novel from The Vagenda blog founder Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett which it says will "resonate with the millenial generation". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Wonderstruck' spins a visually captivating and fully engrossing tale of wonder for movie fans of all ages

With its intricate structure and 600-plus page length, Brian Selznick's "Wonderstruck" is not the easiest Young Adult novel to bring to the screen, and filmmaker Todd Haynes is not the likeliest director to take on any YA book, easy or not. Yet, working beautifully together with a major assist... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Acquires Rodale’s Magazines

Ending months of speculation, the two parties have reached a deal. The post Hearst Acquires Rodale’s Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Magazines Take On the Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Industry Notes

Meredith's CEO discusses the MPA's latest campaign, Bauer Publishing wins in court, and other headlines from around the world of magazines. The post National Magazines Take On the Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Industry Notes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Flanagan | 'We are many possibilities that masquerade as one. Literature reminds us of that'

Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan returns with a new narrative, based in part on his first writing job - a fraught and foreboding affair. Alice O'Keeffe reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Returns in the Digital Age

Technology may have changed the book business, but it doesn't offer any magic solution to help booksellers reduce returns. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publishers shift to digital-oriented sales organizations

Legacy publishers have to balance the needs to sell based on ad category and still represent their titles' individuality. The post Magazine publishers shift to digital-oriented sales organizations appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Companies Bullish on Growth for 2018

Print remains central, but events are where opportunities exist, suggests a new Folio: reader survey. The post Magazine Companies Bullish on Growth for 2018 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook aims to balance its fact-checking with a right-wing magazine

Facebook made much ado about bringing on third-party fact-checkers to curb fake news. However, it has faced accusations that the fact-checkers themselves are biased -- allegedly, too many of them skew to the left. And it appears that Facebook wants... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glamour magazine won't be monthly any more

The last monthly print edition of the UK magazine will be in December as it takes a new direction. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glamour magazine goes digital-first and cuts back print editions

Job losses expected as publisher Condé Nast announces UK version of title will move from monthly to twice a yearThe British edition of the fashion title Glamour is to implement a digital-first strategy under which it will print a magazine twice a year and merge its editorial and commercial... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Gloria Ferris dies

Gloria Ferris, the former London literary agent behind Scott Ferris Associates, has died aged 84. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins 'digital age' business book by podcaster Gannon

Hodder & Stoughton has won rights to publish a new business book "for the digital age" by podcaster Emma Gannon, called The Multi-Hyphen Method.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid “Fake News,” Magazines Can Offer Credibility, Safer Ad Environments, Argues New MPA Campaign

More than 120 major magazines will lend ad pages to the six-month campaign, titled "Magazine Media. Better. Believe It." The post Amid “Fake News,” Magazines Can Offer Credibility, Safer Ad Environments, Argues New MPA Campaign appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digby Diehl Dies at 76

The former editor-in-chief of Abrams and founding member of the National Book Critics' Circle, who also wrote and edited more than three dozen books (many of them celebrity memoirs), died on September 26. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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`Si' Newhouse, Billionaire Publisher of Vogue and GQ, Dies at 89

Samuel "Si" Newhouse Jr., the publishing billionaire who oversaw some of America's best-known magazines, including Vogue, the New Yorker, GQ and Vanity Fair as head of the closely held media empire built by his father, has died. He was 89.He died Sunday at his home, the New York Times reported,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The End of an Era for the Magazine Industry

What does the departure of four top editors say about the future of magazines? The post The End of an Era for the Magazine Industry appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Take Two for Take Magazine

After nearly folding in 2016, the magazine is back and better than before. The post It’s Take Two for Take Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Not-So-Glossy Future of Magazines

Magazines still line classic newsstands like this one in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. But the publishing industry has faded. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Die Partei: satirical German party gains ground on social media

Group that pledges to introduce cocaine on prescription has gathered more new Facebook fans than AfD or Merkel’s CDUA German political party that promises to legalise drink driving, introduce cocaine on prescription and kidnap Turkey’s president is winning the social media race ahead of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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