Somali Sisters Launch Qurtuba Publishing House in Ottawa

Three twenty-something Somali-Canadian siblings have launched Qurtuba Publishing House focusing on Muslim-interest titles, covering business and more. The post Somali Sisters Launch Qurtuba Publishing House in Ottawa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’

'It's important that the book industry stays culturally in touch with the whole of society,' says PRH Ebury's Rebecca Smart. She brings her viewpoints to Frankfurt's The Markets conference. The post Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing risks 'becoming irrelevant', warns Penguin Random House boss

Industry’s lack of diversity ‘is a real issue, and we have been slow’, says Tom Welson, launching a new scheme to attract under-represented communitiesThe chief executive of the UK’s largest publisher has warned that the books industry will “become irrelevant” if it continues to fail to reflect... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Jessica Parker launches publishing imprint

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker will next year head up her own publishing imprint at Hogarth Press, according to the New York Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Latinx in Publishing’ Launches in Hispanic Heritage Month

With a goal of supporting and promoting 'Latino/a/x' people and literature in the publishing industry, a new network of book professionals formalizes the group's activities. The post ‘Latinx in Publishing’ Launches in Hispanic Heritage Month appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Publisher dtv Launches New Service for Book Clubs

One of German publisher dtv's latest initiatives is an information portal aimed at marketing their titles to the numerous book clubs around the country. The post German Publisher dtv Launches New Service for Book Clubs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WeHo ad tech company begins $100-million buying spree to launch an online publishing arm

West Hollywood firm Engage:BDR Inc. uses its technology to place ads in front of half a billion people each month. But none of those ads appear on websites it owns. Though that's common for ad technology companies, Engage Chief Executive Ted Dhanik no longer sees that as a viable strategy. On... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2016: Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House is the world’s leading trade book publisher, comprised of nearly 250 imprints and brands on five continents, with more than 15,000 new titles and 800 million print, audio and ebooks sold annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New mental health publisher Trigger Press launches

A new independent publisher dedicated to mental health welfare, Trigger Press, is to publish its first title in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&T Launches Global Publishers Services

The new unit will be overseen by Chitra Bopardikar, who handled international sales and business development for PGW, and will provide publishers with international sales and marketing services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘To Build Their Own Worlds’: Christopher Myers Launches a Random House Imprint

'Each untold story represents a world that has been erased,' says Christopher Myers on the announcement of his new imprint with Random House Children's Books. The post ‘To Build Their Own Worlds’: Christopher Myers Launches a Random House Imprint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK programmatic publisher alliance struggles to launch

Premium publisher programmatic alliances have become a go-to move in Europe. The attraction for publishers is that they offer fraud-free, brand-safe environments at scale, and protect the yields of the partner publishers. Yet they can be a nightmare to pull off. The AOP's own alliance hasn't... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hal Leonard Publishing Launches Backwing

The performing arts publisher Hal Leonard has launched a website serving as a new digital hub for the arts community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EA launches an indie publishing program with 'Fe'

The EA Originals program expands the company's publishing business with a focus on small, innovative teams, and it's kicking off with a nature-focused game called Fe. It's a stylish, polygonal 3D romp through an enchanted forest that appears to hide... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘I Have To Make It Happen’: Uganda’s Newest Publishing House

Nayana Kakoma has a daughter and 'I cannot find her stuff to read that does not have ponies and long blonde hair.' So she's starting a publishing company in Uganda. The post ‘I Have To Make It Happen’: Uganda’s Newest Publishing House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holland House looks to open doors with intern publishing scheme

In a bid to play its part in “opening the industry up” and improving diversity in publishing, Newbury-based independent Holland House has launched a new project to help aspiring publishing employees gain experience in the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury launches 2020 strategy to become B2B publisher

Bloomsbury has launched Bloomsbury 2020, a strategy to capitalise on the £3.4bn academic libraries market and reposition itself from "a primarily consumer publisher to a digital B2B (business-to-business) publisher". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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El Líbano: A Colombian Town With Its Own Publishing House

A Colombian coffee-growing town went to the Bogotá Book Fair to showcase its own publishing house, run by the municipality. The post El Líbano: A Colombian Town With Its Own Publishing House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Veterans Form A New Christian Fiction Publishing House

Despite falling sales in fiction, Gilead Publishing is offering a traditional publishing model with advances, royalties, and a tight focus on Christian themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lena Dunham to launch publishing imprint Lenny

Girls creator will join collaborator Jenni Konner and publisher Random House on ‘voice-driven’ list spinning off from their eponymous websiteActor and writer Lena Dunham has teamed up with publisher Random House to launch her own publishing imprint, Lenny.Launching in late 2017, Lenny will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Publishers Back U.S. Launch of Micropayments Platform

Time Inc., The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Cond Nast are among the publishers signed up to Blendle, a Dutch micropayments platform that launches in the U.S. today.Blendle's ambition is to be a content platform for journalism in the same way that Spotify is for music, or Netflix... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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