The Quarto Group has completed the consolidation of its three London offices into two, with a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mashing up the places, characters and events of various works into one shared universe isn't exactly a new idea. Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton universe imagines that most of the great fictionalized characters of the last few hundred years – including Tarzan, Doc Savage, Dracula, James Bond,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A return by the London Book Fair to the ExCeL Centre in Docklands is not a done deal, according... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RR Donnelley, the Chicago-based printer and integrated communications provider, has agreed to acquire Consolidated Graphics, a general commercial printing company, for more than $600 million. Consolidated Graphics shareholders will receive $34.44 in cash and 1.651 shares of RR Donnelley for each... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OpenGate Capital, a global private buyout firm, splashed into media with the acquisition of TV Guide Magazine five years ago. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penton Media’s recent purchase of Aviation Week triggered a reorganization of the company’s aviation media assets. The reorg includes the launch of three new products—an app, a magazine relaunch and a flight-planning partnership with RocketRoute. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair has begun a consultation over the fair's future location following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Concern is mounting among the publishing community, in London and elsewhere, over a possible relocation of the London Book Fair to the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Docklands, the far east of the capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warsan Shire has been appointed the first young poet laureate for London. The 24-year-old will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This past summer media and entertainment company The Chernin Group (founded by former News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin) released a digital reality series that took the notion of digital media and ran with it.Mr. Parks: The first thing I did was call all my favorite smartest people... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Boyd signed seven copies of his heavily embargoed new Bond novel Solo (Jonathan Cape) to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alpha Media has sold Maxim magazine to an affiliate of Darden Media Group that is planning to distribute Maxim's content across TV, radio and music platforms, the company said Thursday evening. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Calls to Darden Media Group were not immediately returned... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s is setting up a new digital development office with nine new members of staff.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kings Place has announced a new boutique literary festival to be held in London in October, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Reed Elsevier chief financial officer Mark Armour has been hired by Tesco as a non-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 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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The Alesco Group is expanding with the acquisition of Statlistics, a Connecticut-based list management and brokerage firm. Earlier this year Statlistics announced a merger with Chicago-based data services provider Exact Data, but that deal fell through. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Quarto Group reported a small decline in sales for the six month period ended June 30, with revenue falling to $72.2 million from $73.2 million in the comparable period last year, while operating profit inched ahead to $4.0 million from $3.9 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Summit Media Group has named Joseph Angel its president and CEO. He takes over for co-founder Lloyd Ferguson who will remain as a consultant after heading the company for 20 years. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing the need to reduce excess offset manufacturing capacity and to free up resources to invest in digital manufacturing, Edwards Brothers Malloy is consolidating its two Ann Arbor, Mich. manufacturing plants into one facility. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The FTSE 100 falls, but shares in publishing group Pearson jump 9% after its latest results. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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