Quarto Starts New Consumer Site

The Quarto Group has launched QuartoKnows.com, a new consumer facing site that showcases and promotes the U.K.-based company’s entire global publishing program. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo Opens With Data for the Industry and a Focus on Consumers

As BookExpo's conference programming looks at the new centricity of consumer data, ReedPOP hits 'reset' on mission priorities and approach. The post BookExpo Opens With Data for the Industry and a Focus on Consumers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journal Profile: Meet Jamie Chandlee, CEO of Rank & Style digital media site

While living and working as an account executive for D Magazine in Dallas in 2009, she was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and underwent chemo treatments for six months, and was then declared cancer free. “It taught me not to take anything for granted. And made me realize that... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Starts Weekly Bestseller Lists

The new feature, called Amazon Charts, includes two weekly lists. One details the retailer's top 20 titles sold (across all of its platforms), and the other highlights the 20 most read (or listened to) books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Promotes Michael Sebastian to Esquire.com Site Director, Kate Storey to News Director

A trio of promotions at Hearst moves Michael Sebastian up to site director of Esquire.com, Kate Storey to news director, Ben Boskovich to managing editor of Esquire.com and Megan Friedman to deputy news editor of the newsroom. Sebastian joined Hearst in 2015 from Ad Age as senior news editor at... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New fake news dilemma: sites publish real scoops amid mess of false reports

Louise Mensch is among a number of bloggers offering a mix of true and inaccurate stories, forcing readers to discern for truth for themselvesThe need for vigilance in distinguishing real journalism from “fake news” has become well established since Donald Trump was elected with help from bogus... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Trains AI to Identify False News Spam Sites

Facebook is taking another step to penalize the lowest quality websites by lowering their visibility on the social network.Facebook is using artificial intelligence to identify when a link leads to a website with the worst ad experiences, like sponsored content spam and other negative cues, and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rutger Bregman | 'Every milestone of civilisation started as a utopian fantasy'

Had 28-year-old Dutch historian Rutger Bregman pursued his original personal utopia, he would have completed a PhD on some obscure aspect of the history of the Netherlands, and he would be well on his way to a career in academia. And we would probably never have heard of him. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Spanish Language Imprint Launches at Quarto Group

Quarto Iberoamericana will be overseen with Quarto Group's longtime partner, the Argentina-based Catapulta Editores. It will publish 20 books a year, starting in fall 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto Group’s New Argentinian Partnership Creates a Spanish-Language Imprint

Quarto Iberoamericana addresses a market of up to 550 million Spanish-language citizens, as distribution channels are arranged to deliver translations. The post Quarto Group’s New Argentinian Partnership Creates a Spanish-Language Imprint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get 'Jump Start Sketch' ebook ($19 value) FREE for a limited time

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[ Betanews | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto restructures global sales and marketing teams

The Quarto Group has implemented a new global sales and marketing structure, which has seen the English Language Sales team divided into three main channels: US Sales, UK and Europe Sales, and International Sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite Upswing in Sales, Quarto Reports Loss in 2016

A one-time charge associated with the sale of Quarto's Books & Gifts Direct business resulted in an operating loss for the company in 2016, but sales and profits in its core publishing operations rose. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon acquires Middle East e-commerce site SOUQ.com

Amazon has acquired Middle Eastern e-commerce website SOUQ.com in a deal referred to as "the biggest-ever technology M&A transaction in the Arab world". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Added ‘Paid’ to Branded Content, and More Pages Can Now Start Publishing It

Facebook Thursday announced several updates related to branded content: enabling more pages to share it; updating its branded content tag to include the word "paid"; and cleaning up its policy and enforcement guidelines. The social network began allowing verified pages to publish branded content... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto disposes of Regent Publishing Services for $7m

The Quarto Group has agreed a sale of its stake in Hong Kong-based Regent Publishing Services Ltd for $7.0m (£5.6m). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Subscription sites like the Information can thrive, but scale isn’t dead

A look at Jessica Lessin at her subscription tech news site, why Google is beating out Facebook for publisher hearts and minds, the lonely plight of the agency Republican, and why scale isn't dead yet. The post Best of the week: Subscription sites like the Information can thrive, but scale isn’t... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto to Sell Regent Publishing Services

Quarto's sale of the Hong Kong-based publishing services business will allow it to focus on expanding its global illustrated book operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier eyeing start-ups

Bonnier Book Ventures (BBV) is looking to invest in start-ups, c.e.o. Rebecka Leffler has told The Bookseller.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto pioneers series of scratch-away titles

The Quarto Group is to release a new adult craft series called Scratch & Create. The books have metallic ink layered over specially commissioned drawings, with users able to scratch away the coating and “uncover beautiful, full-colour finished artworks”. Readers of the books can also... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto’s ‘Scratch & Create’ Chases the Adult Coloring Book Market

Instead of coloring-in, adults—Quarto's team hopes—will want to scratch-off. The company has eight titles in the pipeline for this year. The post Quarto’s ‘Scratch & Create’ Chases the Adult Coloring Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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