Reorganisation pays off for Quarto

The Quarto Group has “started to deliver” after its reorganisation in 2013, c.e.o. Marcus Leaver said, as the company revealed profits grew in 2014. In 2013 the company rebranded Aurum Publishing Group as Quarto Publishing Group UK, while the Quayside Publishing Group became Quarto Publishing Group USA. It also merged Lifetime and Premier to form Books & Gifts direct. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbach steps down as Quarto executive chairman

Laurence Orbach has stepped down from his position as executive chairman for Quarto in the latest wave of changes to the company's governance. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Barnes & Noble fires its CEO Parneros without severance pay

Barnes & Noble has fired CEO Demos Parneros for violating company policies and said he'll exit the post without severance.A spokeswoman declined to say why he'd been terminated. It was "not due to any disagreement with the company regarding its financial reporting, policies or practices or... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Writers and publishers trade blows over plummeting author pay levels

Responding to a survey that found the median author income had dropped to £10,500, Publishers Association said the figures were ‘unrecognisable’The Society of Authors has issued a sharply worded challenge to the UK’s biggest publishers after the chief executive of the Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Soon you may pay Apple by the month for video, music, and news

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Publishers are paying writers a pittance, say bestselling authors

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The Daily Beast Will Now Offer Exclusive Content to Paying Subscribers

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Bresh resigns as Quarto c.f.o.

Days after Marcus Leaver's resignation as chief executive of illustrated publisher Quarto, the company's chief financial officer Carolyn Bresh has now resigned with immediate effect.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Leaver resigns as Quarto c.e.o.

Marcus Leaver has resigned as chief executive from the Quarto Group with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Leaver Resigns from Quarto

Less than a week after Laurence Orbach returned to the Quarto Group as executive chairman, Marcus Leaver resigned as CEO of the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage pays tribute to literary giant Philip Roth

Vintage has paid tribute to Pulitzer Prize and Man Booker International Prize-winning author Philip Roth as "one the greatest American novelists of the 20th century” following his death at the age of 85. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Spotify to pay out $112m in royalties to songwriters after settlement

The streaming company will recompense songwriters not paid enough royalties, but one unhappy music publisher claims ruling is ‘a free pass on wilful infringement’Spotify will pay out $112m (£83.5m) in a settlement agreement, following two lawsuits that claimed songwriters hadn’t been paid enough... Continue reading at The Guardian

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'Concerns over debt' motivated Quarto boardroom coup

Quarto’s dramatic boardroom takeover last week was partly motivated by a major shareholder’s concern over the publisher’s debt, The Bookseller has been told. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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After Board Coup, Orbach Retakes Reins at Quarto

After being ousted as chairman from the Quarto Group in 2012, Laurence Orbach has engineered a returned to the illustrated book publisher where he is now chairman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Shock return for Orbach at Quarto

In a dramatic move, Quarto's founder Laurence Orbach has been re-appointed as executive chairman of the illustrated publisher following a shareholder revolt, six years after he was ousted as chairman and chief executive of the company. The group also appointed fellow shareholder Chuk Kin Lau of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Report finds £23k 'class pay gap' in publishing

A report slamming representation in the arts has highlighted a "class pay gap" in publishing of up to £23,000 a year and found that people of working class origins make up just 12.6% of the sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications. The Arduino software is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users.The 2018 Arduino Enthusiast E-Book Bundle is a collection of 10 publications... Continue reading at PC World

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Shelley: industry has 'real problem' on gender pay

No one in publishing can “feel smug” about the issue of gender pay, Hachette c.e.o. David Shelley has said, while urging publishers to also consider intersectionality and unconscious bias when discussing issues of diversity and inclusion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Time for action on pay

Lis Tribe on why publishers need to use their gender pay gap statistics to build a better industry for everyone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The book trade has wrestled with its gender pay gap revelations this week, with the overall trend emerging that despite women forming more of the workforce in companies across the sector, it is men who dominate the most senior positions and attract the highest pay and bonuses. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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