Protests Continue As U of Akron Press Interim Director Named

As protests by authors and others continue, the University of Akron has named an interim director to oversee the transition of its university press into the school's division of libraries. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gale to Tinder Press

Headline imprint Tinder Press has acquired two new novels by Patrick Gale, who moves from Fourth... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U Chicago Press Signs Two New Dsitribution Clients

The University of Chicago Press has signed two new distribution clients: the American Alliance of Museums Press and the Missouri History Museum. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbach removed as Quarto director

Laurence Orbach has been removed as a director of the Quarto group, with Aurum founder Tim... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friends of Kensal Rise Library planning Oxford protest

Campaigners hoping to save Kensal Rise Library from being turned into flats are staging a protest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple unveils new version of iBooks with continuous scrolling, iBooks Author also updated

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to a San Jose theater stage today to unveil a new version of the company's literature-based digital storefront, iBooks. Cook says it integrates better with iCloud, allows for quote sharing on Facebook and Twitter, and has support for "over 40 languages." Beyond the app... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Geras new Arrow publishing director

Cornerstone has appointed Jenny Geras as publishing director of Arrow, with Geras moving from Pan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erotica sales surge, but markets continue to fall

Fifty Shades of Grey has sold more than 28 million physical copies around the world, though... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Press Publisher Elected President of Southern Newspaper Publishers Association

The publisher of the Daily Press has been elected as president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Digby A. Solomon - president, publisher and CEO of the Daily Press Media Group since 2007 - was chosen to lead the industry association, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Follett continues Macmillan's 20p run

Author Ken Follett's latest book is being offered for 20p on Amazon's Kindle store after... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Posen new vice-president and commercial director at Walker

Walker has appointed Julia Posen to the newly-created position of executive vice-president and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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20p ebook promotion continues

Amazon and Sony are continuing to offer ebooks at 20p, with further titles added to their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pussy Riot ebook to be published by the Feminist Press

The Feminist Press will be publishing a Pussy Riot ebook later this month, the publisher has announced. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children's names new chief

Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Body Economic to Penguin Press

Penguin Press has snapped up a title by two professors that deals with the relationship between... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thailand to Host World’s Press in 2013

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), today invited the world's press to attend the 65th World Newspaper Congress, 20th World Editors Forum and 23rd World Newspaper Advertising Forum, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China's Commercial Press partners with De Gruyter

Chinese publishers are strengthening their connection with Europe, as Commercial Press forms a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC promotes Sasot to new pricing director role

HarperCollins has created a new business role to improve its pricing strategies. Eloy Sasot,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erotica continues to dominate charts

Eight of the top 10 bestselling novels in the UK last week were works of erotica, with E L James... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At 50, MIT Press Looks Forward

At a time when some university presses have cut back their publishing program or changed course, the MIT Press, which celebrated its first 50 years this spring, continues to look to the future—“relentlessly,” according to editorial director Gita Manaktala. “The retrospective glance doesn’t come... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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