PRH appoints corporate responsibility manager

Penguin Random House UK has appointed its first corporate responsibility manager. Siena Parker will take on the newly created role, developing a corporate responsibility strategy in areas including literacy, charity and the environment. Parker, who will report direct to c.e.o. Tom Weldon, joins from Heineken UK, where she was corporate sustainability manager, managing the company’s UK strategy and working with staff to embed sustainability into the business. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OpenBook Managing Director Cites 14.55 Percent Growth in Chinese Book Market

Figures from OpenBook's 'Reading X' conference show that promising growth for the market, including a big uptick in online book sales in 2017. The post OpenBook Managing Director Cites 14.55 Percent Growth in Chinese Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto hires Gibb and Bresh to senior management team

Nanette Gibb and Carolyn Bresh have been appointed to Quarto’s senior management team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Response to Fire and Fury 'extraordinary' says L,B, with 330k print copies on order

Little, Brown said the response to the explosive exposé of Donald Trump's presidency has been "extraordinary", with the publisher fulfilling orders of 330,000 print copies and with "tens of thousands" of ebooks already sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH distribution m.d. Mark Williams to retire

Penguin Random House's distribution managing director, Mark Williams, is retiring in June 2018 after 17 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan’s Legal Response to Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Demands: ‘Patently Ridiculous’

In a ringing response being followed internationally by freedom to publish advocates, Macmillan's attorneys answer the Trump attorneys' demands that the publisher stop the release of Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury.' The post Macmillan’s Legal Response to Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Demands:... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Buys Rodale Books Assets

Following Hearst's purchase of Rodale Inc. last week, the company quickly turned around and sold Rodale Books' more than 2,100 titles to Penguin Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F+W Fires Top Management, Names Interim CEO

The F+W board has named Greg Osberg interim CEO after firing CEO Tom Beusse and lieutenants Joe Siebert and Joe Romello. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Copestick appointed Kyle Books publisher

Octopus Publishing has appointed Joanna Copestick, formerly associate publisher at Jacqui Small, to be publisher of the recently-acquired Kyle Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH signs lease for new London office

Penguin Random House UK has signed an "Agreement for Lease" for a new London office, One Embassy Gardens.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weldon 'positive' after PRH chart success

Penguin Random House UK chief executive Tom Weldon has highlighted the "breadth and range" of its publishing, after the group saw its market share of the Christmas bestsellers reach new heights. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurcombe appointed Hodder Education c.o.o.

Egmont Publishing's chief financial officer Alan Hurcombe has been appointed to the new role of chief operating officer for the Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All but one Richard and Judy book club titles published by PRH

Books by Matt Haig, Jo Nesbo and Lisa Jewell join debuts from Beth Underdown and Cara Hunter on the next Richard & Judy Book Club list with W H Smith, which features titles published almost exclusively by Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to publish first all-female Doctor Who short story collection

Penguin Random House Children’s will publish what is believed to be the first ever all-female authored Doctor Who collection of short stories, with input from writers Jenny Colgan, Dorothy Koomson, Scottish comedian Susan Calman and Doctor Who author Jacqueline Rayner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Yorker short story triggers 'record-breaking' response

A short story about an awkward, troubling sexual encounter has gone viral, drawing a "record-breaking" number of online views. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH takes on Do Books' audio distribution

Pocket guidebook publisher, Do Books, has launched an audio partnership with Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Inks Multi-Book 'Avatar' Deal

Penguin Random House has inked a worldwide publishing deal with Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products for James Cameron's Avatar and its four upcoming film sequels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH scoops global Avatar tie in deal

Penguin Random House is to partner with Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products on a worldwide publishing deal for "Avatar" and its four upcoming film sequels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH lands two on Writers' Guild shortlist

Penguin Random House has scored two out of the three shortlisted titles for best first novel from the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alberti to step down as chief financial officer at PRH US

Penguin Random House’s chief financial officer (CFO) in the US, Milena Alberti, is leaving the company at the end of this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christie appointed DK's interim sales director

DK has appointed an interim sales director after Ian Moore has decided to leave the business to start a new life with his family in Cornwall. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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