PubTechConnect: Innovators from Goodreads, Cadillac, and the ‘New York Times,’ Join the Lineup

The conference is fast approaching and there have been a few late additions to the stellar lineup of presenters sharing new and disruptive business ideas from the tech industry. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thérèse Coen joins Hardman & Swainson

Thérèse Coen, formerly rights agent at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency, is joining Hardman & Swainson today (9th January) in the newly-created role of rights director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape After the Experts for our post-truth times

Jonathan Cape has pre-empted After the Experts by political economist William Davies, which will explore how the political landscape has shifted and speculate on what might come next if we are witnessing the end of an era of experts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davies joins Four Colman Getty

Hannah Davies has been appointed account manager at Four Colman Getty as the company turns 30. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium Just Laid Off 50 Employees and Shut Down Offices in New York and D.C.

Medium founder and CEO Ev Williams disclosed today in a blog post that his four-and-a-half-year-old company is eliminating 50 jobs and shutting down offices in New York and Washington, D.C. In a philosophical letter to the public, he recounted how his team's ultimate goals had gotten off course... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ascential to sell Drapers and Nursing Times as it ditches 'heritage' brands

Publisher once known as Emap will have just one print asset, Retail Week, after it offloads 13 titles to focus on big brandsAscential, the events and publishing business once known as Emap, is to sell more than a dozen “heritage” titles including the fashion bible Drapers, Architects’ Journal... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Manning leaves UTA to join the Bent Agency

Sarah Manning, formerly an agent at United Talent Agency, is joining the Bent Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disillusioned by Publishers? Join the Club!

The Internet is filled with outrage over the $250,000 advance from Simon and Schuster to alt-right writer Milo Yiannopolous Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2016-12-31 18:30:47 UTC ]
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Transworld joins shock at Carrie Fisher's death

PRH division Transworld has said it is "deeply shocked and saddened" by the death of writer and actor Carrie Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why BuzzFeed, Time Inc. are bringing the holiday gift guide to Facebook Messenger

Publishers’ first messenger bots primarily served to send out the day’s news, but some are branching out. BuzzFeed and Time Inc. have both launched holiday gift guide bots on Facebook Messenger. For Time Inc., it's a way to see if there's an appetite for its vast library of lifestyle content on... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio Times likely to be bought by German media group

Hubert Burda needs consent from BBC Worldwide before it can acquire publisher of Top Gear magazine and other titlesThe Radio Times is poised to go into foreign ownership, as German publisher Hubert Burda finalises a deal to buy its parent company.Immediate Media, which struck a £121m deal with... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three James Patterson books released in digital for first time

James Patterson's first three Alex Cross detective novels are being released in e-format for the first time by Arrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Public Library launches imprint to publish books inspired by its collections

From colouring and picture books for children to work by adult authors including Maira Kalman, new project will celebrate the library’s role in the life of the cityA treasure trove of rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs and more are set to fire the imaginations of authors in a new venture... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Condé Nast's Food Innovation Group Plans to Take Over the 'Food Internet'

Condé Nast's Food Innovation Group dominated 2016 in all of those areas: food, innovation and groups. FIG houses Bon Appétit (the magazine and multiple digital platforms), Epicurious (the website and app), The Farm (the branded content division), and the FIG Influencers Network (the blog... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N pays tribute to A A Gill: 'one of the finest writers of our time'

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has paid tribute to journalist and critic A A Gill as "one of the finest writers of our time", following his death. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Faces Choice of Sale or Reinvention as Digital Power

Time is facing one of its most critical decisions since the magazine publisher was founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden in 1922.Should the company's board agree to a sale as its print advertising lifeblood continues to drain away? Or should it let new CEO Rich Battista implement his grand... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Public Library, Macmillan Launch Publishing Partnership

The agreement will create and publish a program of print and ebooks for adults and for children, inspired by the library’s collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy LeCount to Join HC as Sales Director

Andy LeCount will join HarperCollins on December 29 as v-p and director of sales for general books, according to a letter from president of sales Josh Marwell to staff. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Sunday Times journalist Shortall's debut to Corvus

The chief arts writer for the Sunday Times, Ireland, Eithne Shortall, is publishing a romantic comedy with Atlantic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goode joins Hachette Children's as sales director

Nicola Goode is leaving DK as head of sales to join Hachette Children’s Group in February as sales director. She replaces Jason McKenzie, who will be leaving the company at the end of January. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stordahl Joins Holiday House

Derek Stordahl, formerly executive v-p at Bloomsbury USA, has been appointed executive v-p and general manager of Holiday House Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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