Pearson, the publisher of the Financial Times, is to sell its 50% stake in FTSE International to the London Stock Exchange for £450m, as it looks to focus on business news and analysis, and away from data. Continue reading at 'Media Week'
[ Media Week | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hanley Wood unveiled details for two new events, The International Surface Event East and TileExpo, in an effort designed to enhance the relationship between the flooring and surfaces i Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the Oyster ebook subscription service, at a CONTEC session ahead in Frankfurt, at book marketing, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Premium content that attracts a highly-targeted audience can maintain its value in spite of raw volume. That’s why instituting a paywall—and likely decreasing your online readership, but increasing revenues from readers—doesn’t have to affect your display advertising sales. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child's new Jack Reacher thriller, Never Go Back (Bantam Press), was the bestselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon opened its Kindle ebookstore in Mexico with 70,000 Spanish-language titles and is selling devices through the Librerías Gandhi bookstore chain. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Klipper, CEO of Barnes & Noble Inc.'s retail group, which includes its bookstores but not its Nook unit, sold about 67% of his shares of the company, according to an SEC filing late Monday.Mr. Klipper sold a total of about 400,996 shares for between $13.99 and $14.53 per share.He... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a conference call B&N executives cited the importance of device production to content providers, pointed to the advantages of its physical stores in conjunction with digital distribution and outlined new strategies to address mounting Nook Media losses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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21st Century Fox has bought a 5 per cent stake in Vice Media, the digital media company that evolved from Vice magazine, in a deal which values it at $1.4 billion (£895 million). Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Marina Warner is to chair the 2015 Man Booker International prize. The £60,000 prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek, the iconic newsmagazine brand, has been acquired by IBT Media, which publishes the news website International Business Times. Newsweek has long been financially troubled and the venerable magazine published its last print edition i ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson is to become a key minority shareholder in English language learning platform Voxy. New... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new bi-annual publication dedicated to the unpaid workforce looks anything but entry-level. Intern magazine marks a new meta-high in the publishing industry: Unpaid interns who work in media are paying plenty of attention to a media launch dedicated to unpaid interns. If you had to think... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson made an operating profit of £20m in the first half of 2013, compared with £... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A recent webinar examined the challenges and opportunities for international publishers looking enter the children's book publishing market in China. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is getting into the textbook business by selling and renting materials from the top five education publishers in the US. The new service will launch August 8. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Australia has announced up to 75 potential redundancies as it looks to make changes... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the guest of honor at this year’s Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), Israel will bring 36 writers, 10 publishing houses, artists, musicians and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B-to-b publisher and professional services provider The Dolan Company has announced agreements to sell off two of its legal services businesses to affiliate groups. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The parent company of science, business and media publisher Springer has sold its majority stake... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As ebook sales continue to climb, so too does the number of companies retailing ebooks and developing applications that can read them regardless of platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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