Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital proposed a new share offering today in hopes of raising $126 million (or 100 million euros) to further its expansion through mergers and acquisitions. The disclosure was made as part of S4 Capital's latest trading update where the company, which houses digital media and production operations such as MediaMonks and MightyHive,... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2020-07-15 20:58:21 UTC ]
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Many Deaf people are natural storytellers, with a flair for creative thinking. And yet there are so few of us in publishing. As well-publicised research shows, just as people of colour are grossly underrepresented in this field, so too are disabled people, making up only 6.6% of the entire... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 06:12:15 UTC ]
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Several organizations sent a letter to the Department of Justice on Friday urging it to stop Penguin Random House from purchasing Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-01-29 22:12:00 UTC ]
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Shamrock Capital, the parent company of Adweek, has acquired New York-based Bayard Advertising, which specializes in recruitment marketing. Founded in 1923, on Bayard Street in Lower Manhattan, Bayard offers a suite of services, including branding, creative, digital media strategy, programmatic... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-01-27 23:07:08 UTC ]
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Louise Allen-Jones Associates (LAJA) has been engaged as UK scout by HarperCollins Holland and is expanding its team with a new appointment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-24 17:08:24 UTC ]
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Some news for self-published writers: this week, Publishers Weekly reported that Naver, Korea’s leading internet platform, is acquiring Wattpad for over $600 million in cash and stock. For those who aren’t among the 90 million people that used Wattpad in 2020, or who don’t have any fanfiction... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-22 18:51:40 UTC ]
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Indie publishers are struggling with increased costs and ongoing delays caused by Brexit, with one describing the situation as a “complete nightmare” and another warning it may have to ditch export sales from its site. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 13:30:15 UTC ]
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In the final month of 2020, we retired two books to our Hall of Fame: one from a debut author and the other from a two-time veteran. The post The Millions Top Ten: December 2020 appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2021-01-20 11:00:11 UTC ]
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The Reading is Magic Festival will expand its free streaming service to give pupils stuck at home access throughout the lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 17:37:21 UTC ]
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"I’m a very optimistic person. Without optimism and hope, I wouldn’t be able to do the things I do,” says Stuart Lawrence, the author of the uplifting and motivating Silence is Not an Option: You Can Impact the World for Change, which will be published by Scholastic in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 23:20:06 UTC ]
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Based on Joanna Rakoff's memoir of working for JD Salinger's agent, the film lacks some of the wit but none of the heart of Joanna's story. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-01-13 01:19:06 UTC ]
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TKO Studios, an independent comics publisher based in Los Angeles designed around an unusual business model offering graphic novels and serial comics, is expanding its program into the book trade and TV and film development. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley has expanded its presence in the open access field with the acquisition of Hindawi, a London-based scientific research publisher of more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific, technical, and medical journals. Wiley paid $298 million for Hindawi, which had 2020 revenue of $40 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has bagged Love, Hope by Juliet Ann Conlin, an "uplifting" and "life-affirming" epistolary novel about overcoming loneliness and finding happiness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 01:17:41 UTC ]
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Like all digital media businesses, Adweek is looking back at the challenges and successes of a vexing 2020, while also looking ahead to the opportunities in 2021. And we're going to start early--as in today. You may notice some changes to the Adweek.com homepage as we have scoped out new areas... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-12-29 12:00:28 UTC ]
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A special edition of The Invisible Child (Sort Of Books), featuring two short stories from the collection Tales from Moominvalley, has helped to raise £1m for Oxfam's projects supporting women and girls around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 05:12:22 UTC ]
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A number of bookstores across the United States are still relying on GoFundMe to keep afloat during a catastrophic year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors contributing to Elsevier's Cell Press portfolio of journals can make their research articles available for everyone to read immediately after publication from 1st January 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-18 00:17:04 UTC ]
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Grove Atlantic has created a six-person executive committee to help CEO Morgan Entrekin run the publisher and increased the entry-level salary to $40,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Baltimore tech company eOriginal is set to be acquired by Netherlands-based Wolters Kluwer for about $280 million, the information and software firm announced in a news release Thursday. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2020-12-10 22:23:55 UTC ]
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