[caption id="attachment_180341" align="alignright" width="150"] Craig Perrault[/caption] Penske Media Corp. has promoted Craig Perrault to chief digital officer, a newly created role responsible for leading product strategy, business development, monetization and audience development across the company's portfolio of digital brands, which includes Rolling Stone, Variety and WWD, among others. A 16-year veteran of PMC, Perrault joined the company shortly after its formation in 2004 and has served as executive VP of business development since 2017. He will continue to report to chairman and CEO Jay Penske in the new role. “Craig’s in-depth knowledge and experience across our organization and industry uniquely equips him to drive key areas for PMC as we enter our next phase of growth,” said Jay Penske in a statement. Here are the rest of this week's people on the move... [caption id="attachment_162405" align="alignright" width="150"] Alex Ford[/caption] Twenty-one years after founding Praetorian Digital, parent company of digital outlets EMS1, FireRescue1 and PoliceOne, among others, CEO Alex Ford announced that he is stepping down from day-to-day operations and transitioning to an advisory role with Lexipol LLC, the public safety training provider which merged with Praetorian Digital last year. He will also remain a member of Lexipol's board. "Looking back, it’s hard to believe we were able to survive the dot-com crash, much less thrive and merge with Lexipol to become the... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Amanda Hocking, the darling of the self-publishing world who has sold more than 900,000 copies of nine books in the last year, has been shopping a four-book series to major publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 21/03/2011 - 08:53 HarperCollins is to publish Darren Shan's backlist as ebooks, having concluded a deal with the Christopher Little Agency for the digital rights. Shan has been published in print by HarperCollins Children's Books for a decade... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's the Stieg Larsson show in 2010 paperback bestsellers. The first two books of his enormously successful trilogy racked up sales of more than 10,942,000 in their mass market and paperback editions. That's more than the combined sales of two other stellar sellersJames Patterson and Nora... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Society of Magazine editors today unveiled the winners of its second-ever Digital Ellies awards. Conde Nast's Epicurious took the award in the General Excellence category as well as top honors in the category of Interactive Tool. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barry O'Callaghan, the chief executive of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, resigned on Tuesday after less than two years on the job. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After AOLs layoff of 900 staff last week (the U.S. division losing 300 members), the Huffington Post Media Group has begun hiring. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 14/03/2011 - 15:38 Bethan Roberts has moved from Serpent's Tail to Chatto and Windus after the Random House imprint bought her latest novel, inspired by the life of E M Forster. Senior editor Poppy Hampson bought world rights to My Policeman from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional publisher Greenspun Media announced it will launch Vegas Inc., a weekly business magazine for the Las Vegas market, on April 4. Vegas Inc. staff includes Greenspun business editor Richard Pereze-Feria as editor-in-chief, Spencer Holladay as art director, Dave Mondt as designer asnd Erin... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 09/03/2011 - 08:28 Canongate has appointed former Headline and Bloomsbury marketing executive Cate Cannon to the role of digital content developer. Sales and marketing director Jenny Todd said: "Cate's creative flair and marketing expertise... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business Insider's Henry Blodget tells (almost) all. But can online revenue cover the costs of original content? Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 07/03/2011 - 09:03 Penguin is to treble its investment in digital content in 2011 compared to 2010, as both Pearson and Bloomsbury cited a leap in digital sales as a key reason for growth in their interim full-year results, released last... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Engage! Expo 2011, a conference and trade show focusing on tools and strategies for reaching consumers through mobile apps, social networks, online gaming, and other digital content, offered some glimpses into how companies are monetizing their digital initiatives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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College stores may have taken the word "book" out of their name, but they still have a lot in common with their independent bookstore brethren. At this year's 88th annual meeting of the National Association of College Stores and Campus Market Expo many concerns shared with ABA stores, such as... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 10:08 Book Marketing Limited has began new research among publishers to predict what comes next in digital. The provider of market research is working on behalf of Publishing Technology to assess what impact e-publishing is having... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Unions competition regulators carried out unannounced inspections into various eBook companies on Tuesday. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 08:45 Half of all book buyers expect to pay less for ebooks, according to new research by Mintel, but those book readers who already own ebook devices have marginally more realistic expectations over price, suggesting that the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 02/03/2011 - 08:43 John Grisham has switched publisher from Random House to Hodder & Stoughton, the publisher of his books aimed at younger readers. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 09:53 Random House UK has said it will continue to evaluate options for ebook pricing but will not follow its US business in adopting the agency model. A statement from Random House US issued overnight said agency would... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beginning Tuesday, Random House will join other major book publishers in selling its ebooks using the so-called agency model, setting its own prices for ebooks while the retailer takes a commission. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 28/02/2011 - 09:43 Foyles will end more than 100 years of bookselling from its flagship store on Charing Cross when it moves to a new "purpose built" bookshop next door in 2013. The indie bookstore is currently based at 113-119 Charing Cross... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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