S&S creates new 'global digital sales' role

Simon & Schuster has created a director of global digital and online sales role based in the US to apply a global approach to sales and marketing across its businesses worldwide. Colin Shields, who headed up the publishers’ digital sales, has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president, director of global digital and online sales, based in the US and reporting to Michael Selleck, executive vice president of sales and marketing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Carolyn Reidy: PW's Person of the Year 2017

For her steady leadership in guiding one of the country’s Big Five trade publishers, Reidy, the president and CEO of Simon & Schuster, is PW’s 2017 Person of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Bates to publish essay collection with S&S

Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, is publishing a new collection of essays with Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs 'conversation-shifting' book about female anger

Simon & Schuster is to publish Rage Becomes Her, a book urging 21st-century women to "understand their anger, embrace its power, and use it as a tool for positive change". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Strong' third quarter for Hachette despite Potter fall-off

Hachette UK's revenues in the third quarter of 2017 were "strong" and "ahead of budget", with digital sales "considerably up", c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Sally Dedecker

Dedecker, who ran Sally Dedecker Enterprises after working at NAL, Simon & Schuster, and Ingram, died on November 6. She was 62. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio helps S&S to 1% rise in third quarter

Simon & Schuster's worldwide sales grew 1% in the third quarter, up from $226m to $228m (£175m). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print, Audio Drive Gains at S&S in Q3

Simon & Schuster saw sales of print books post gains while sales of downloadable audio rose about 25% in the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. E-book sales fell again. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whole Foods Adds Nearly $1.3 Billion to Amazon

In addition to adding $1.28 billion in revenue from its August purchase of the grocery chain, online sales at Amazon rose 22% in the third quarter over the comparable period a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury scores two on William Hill shortlist

Bloomsbury has scored twice on the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award shortlist, vying against fellow indies Biteback Publishing and Axis Projects, as well as Simon & Schuster and Transworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Rules for Book Editors

Jonathan Karp, president and publisher of Simon & Schuster, shares his insight as a veteran editor of 25 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: CEOs Share Views on Internationalization, Digital, and More

Carolyn Reidy, CEO of Simon & Schuster, and Guillaume Dervieux, CEO of Albin Michel Group, took the stage for the Frankfurt Book Fair’s annual “CEO Talk." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Watch the Newest Ads on TV From FedEx, YouTube Red, Match and More

Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the real-time TV ad measurement company with attention and conversion analytics from more than seven million smart TVs. The ads here ran on national TV for the first time yesterday.A few highlights:... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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S&S signs Labour rising star Liam Young

Simon & Schuster has signed a book on the rise of the youth involvement in the Labour Party by rising political star Liam Young. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cover versions: why are UK and US book jackets often so different?

The American edition of Hillary Clinton’s What Happened looks stylish and elegant; the UK one is dreadful. But the reasons that books differ so much across different markets isn’t solely down to simple salesCovers sell books. But in the case of Hillary Clinton’s memoir What Happened, you can’t... Continue reading at The Guardian

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David Miliband signs with S&S

Simon & Schuster will publish a book by David Miliband on refugees and “how we can make a difference” as part of a TED series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Wave Goodbye to Facebook Instant Articles on Messenger

Facebook still has big plans for its Instant Articles media-rich, quick-loading mobile stories from publishers, but those big plans no longer include Messenger. The social network rolled out Instant Articles on Messenger in July 2016, with vice president of messaging products David Marcus saying... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Waterstones bookseller Walters and Hepburn sign with S&S

Simon & Schuster has made two new acquisitions for its digital-first programme for commercial women's fiction, Digital Originals. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New York Publishers Offer Help to Hurricane Harvey Victims

Scholastic, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin Random House are among the big New York houses who are offering their support—in the form of books and, in some cases, food and shelter—to those in flood-ravaged Southeast Texas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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S&S pledges help for libraries and retailers struck by Hurricane Harvey

Simon & Schuster US has pledged to help libraries and retailers hit by the flooding from 'catastrophic' Hurricane Harvey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster was founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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