Seattle magazine is coming home. The 54 year-old monthly has been acquired by local entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato, co-founder and chairman of the tech site GeekWire.com and the online photo editing service PicMonkey, he announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The seller, Minnesota-based regional magazine publisher Tiger Oak Media, which has owned the magazine since 1999, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October, reporting at least $2 million in debt owed to vendors and other creditors. In a statement, Sposato, who grew up in nearby Edmonds, Wash. and began his career at Microsoft, said he plans to invest in the publication's digital presence and expand its editorial team, including adding "multiple new hires immediately." “All the great ideas from Seattle end up influencing the rest of the world, and it’s time we defined ourselves with more swagger as the world class city we’ve become," he said. "Seattle magazine will become the richest source of untold and provocative stories that shape this incredibly diverse and culturally rich city." Seattle magazine traces its roots back to Pacific Search, the natural science journal launched by Harriet Bullitt, daughter of King Broadcasting Co. founder Dorothy Bullitt, in 1966. The publication was renamed Pacific Northwest in 1980, gradually expanding its lifestyle coverage and earning a General Excellence nomination at the National Magazine Awards in 1982. It changed hands three times in the two... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 11:00 Arrow has acquired an autobiography of the spiritualist and healer Helen Parry Jones. Editor Gillian Holmes bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Sheila Crowley at Curtis Brown. The book will tell the story of Parry... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Utne Reader, a magazine that highlights the best of independent and alternative presses, has launched Alt Wire, a socially curated digital magazine. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 15:47 Hachette Livre has acquired a stake in Moscow-based trade publishing group Azbooka-Atticus. The publishing giant now owns a 25% interest (plus one share) in the publisher, which is owned 94.6% by Alexander Mamuts A&NN Group, which recently acquired... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Tue, 05/07/2011 - 09:25 The London Magazine has launched a competition for readers to nominate their favourite bookshop, highlighting indies including Daunts. As part of the publication's The Great Little Shop Awards, this month the magazine is asking... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com has acquired The Book Depository International, a seven-year old online bookseller based in the UK, which also republishes titles that are no longer in print or poorly available. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 12:29 Amazon.com has reached an agreement to acquire The Book Depository, the fast-growing online retailer founded by Andrew Crawford in 2004. Greg Greeley, Amazon's vice president of European Retail, said: "Customers in more... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 01/07/2011 - 11:16 Publishing director Jane OShea has bought world rights to Kitchins Suppers by Tom Kitchin through Martine Carter at Sauce Management. Quadrille will publish in 2012. Kitchins Edinburgh restaurant The Kitchin won a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a month of speculation and reports of bids from Time Inc., American Media, Inc. announces it has purchased the U.S. edition of OK! Magazine from Northern & Shell. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Prevention magazine's new digital advertising network of niche health sites, dubbed the Healthy Living Group, is now in full swing since its May launch, with about 12 million monthly unique visiting the 35 sites in the network. The digital network is also now ranked 11th in the health category,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When you read the literature of journalism these days you might think that you must hurry to carve out your place in the digital world. That may be so for newspapers, but it is not so for magazines, particularly not for regional magazines. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 15:13 Little, Brown imprint Orbit has acquired a new urban fantasy trilogy which has already attracted attention in the US. Editorial director Anne Clarke bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the first three books through Evan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 13/06/2011 - 15:17 Allison & Busby has acquired two books by crime writer Jacqueline Winspear, with the author moving from John Murray to the independent. Publishing director Susie Dunlop bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Larry Hackett, managing editor of People magazine, has been re-elected president of the American Society of Magazine Editors today at its annual meeting. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 07/06/2011 - 08:10 Avon has acquired three novels by Authonomy workshop author Laurence O'Bryan. Editorial director Claire Bord bought the three books directly from the author, who attended the crime and thriller workshop held by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 07/06/2011 - 09:49 Dawson Books has been bought by the parent company of book wholesaler Bertrams for £20m. Smiths News plc, which owns Bertrams, announced today (7th June) that the wholesaler and Dawson Books would be "fully integrated"... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 08:54 Orion has acquired The Pure Package: The Diet for Food Lovers by food and health entrepreneur Jennifer Irvine. Orion non-fiction editorial director Amanda Harris bought world rights to the title from agent Clare Hulton,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 09:01 Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a "definitive biography" of country music star, the "Man in Black", Johnny Cash. W&N publisher Alan Samson bought world English rights, excluding US and Canada, to the biography... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publication Date: Wed, 01/06/2011 - 14:03 Pan Mac has acquired two titles from Pariah author David Jackson. Will Atkins, Pan Macmillan editorial director for fiction, bought world rights direct from Jackson for a "good five-figure sum. The first title, The Helper, follows Callum Doyle, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 31/05/2011 - 15:06 HarperCollins Children's Books has bought a debut by an author discovered on the Inkpop website for budding writers of teen fiction. Senior editor Lizzie Ryley bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the book from Jean McGinley at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 27/05/2011 - 10:50 HarperCollins has acquired a memoir by comedian Steve Coogan of his most famous character, Alan Partridge. The title has moved publishers even before publication, having previously been listed on Nielsen BookData as being... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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