South China Morning Post to be bought by Alibaba

The Chinese e-commerce giant says it has signed a deal to buy the country’s leading English-language newspaperChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it is buying Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post.Alibaba group said on Friday that it signed a deal with publisher SCMP group to buy the Post and the company’s other media assets, which include magazines, outdoor advertising and digital media. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USC Now morning report: JuJu Smith-Schuster among the top receivers in nation

Fact of the day: USC's JuJu Smith-Schuster ranks sixth nationally among receivers, averaging 110 receiving yards per game. He has caught 68 passes, 10 for touchdowns. In The Times: Clay Helton's ability to keep USC on even keel has early beginnings John McKay and Tommy Prothro took USC-UCLA... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arianna Huffington outlines the next chapter of The Huffington Post’s overseas expansion

The Huffington Post, which turned 10 in May, has 15 international editions -- but it's not about to rest on its laurels. The publisher's 75 editors-in-chief and business leaders from around the world congregated in Madrid Monday to discuss the digital publisher’s ambitious plan to be live in 50... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s book sales surge in China

China’s book market had a total value of 55bn RMB (£5.7bn) in 2014, with 18% of that (9.9bn RMB, £1.02bn) coming from by children’s book sales, according to Open Book, China’s book sales data company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Reasons Books are So Expensive in South Africa

Jeremy Boraine, publishing director of Jonathan Ball Publishers, offers five reasons why books are so expensive in South Africa. The post 5 Reasons Books are So Expensive in South Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China Shanghai Book Fair Kicks Off

The impact China's new two-child policy may have on the children's book market was a hot topic at the fair that runs through November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London China Book Festival sees cultural exchange

The Publishers Association's director for publisher relations Emma House met with Guo Guang, president of China Youth Press International, at the launch of London China Book Festival at Hatchards Piccadilly this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharma, Mukherjee and Salgado on DSC South Asian Literature longlist

Leeds indie Peepal Tree Press is on the newly announced longlist for the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new Irish literary boom: the post-crash stars of fiction

Dynamic, radical, often female … Irish fiction is flourishing. Gone is the conservative writing – all nostalgia and sexual repression – of the Celtic Tiger years. The writers of the new wave are original and bold“Money kills the imagination,” says the narrator of Claire Kilroy’s 2012 novel The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post Co. Sells Newspapers to Adams Publishing Group LLC

The Post Co. which includes the daily Idaho Falls Post Register and three weekly newspapers in Shelley, Challis, and Rigby, Idaho will be sold by the Brady family to Adams Publishing Group LLC, according to John Cribb, Cribb Greene & Cope who rep ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ziccardi Joins Post Hill Books as Publisher

After two years as publisher at Humanix Books, Anthony Ziccardi is taking over as publisher of Post Hill Press and its pop culture imprint Permuted Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In China, A New Literary Translation Publisher is Born

China's The Bookworm bookstore has launched a lit mag, a new writer's prize, and will begin publishing English translations of new Chinese novels next year. The post In China, A New Literary Translation Publisher is Born appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin Mondadori bought out to create HarperCollins Italia

HarperCollins has continued the expansion of its Global Publishing Program with the creation of HarperCollins Italia. Harlequin Mondadori, which has operated in Italy for 34 years and was formerly a joint venture with Harlequin Enterprises and Mondadori Libri, will now be fully owned by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'The Rim of Morning' by William Sloane

Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends a reissue of two classic horror novels that "evoke the cosmic dread" of Lovecraft. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Carolina Welcomes New Book Festival

Deckle Edge, which will launch in Columbia, South Carolina Feb. 19-21, hopes to fill the void left when the South Carolina Book Festival was cancelled in July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Just Expanded Its Music Streaming Service Into China

Apple began offering its three-month-old music streaming service as well as movies and electronic books in China on Wednesday, promising a library of content geared toward its most important market outside of the U.S.Apple Music, the iPhone maker's answer to streaming services Spotify and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lorin Stein Takes At-Large Editor Post at FSG

The editor of 'The Paris Review' is taking on an editor-at-large role at the storied Macmillan division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta acquires new China history novel

Granta Books has acquired “exquisitely written” novel about China’s “revolutionary” history by Madeleine Thien. Editorial director Bella Lacey acquired UK & Commonwealth rights excluding Canada to Do Not Say We Have Nothing from Sarah Chalfant at the Wylie Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best Practices for Launching a Publishing Joint Venture in China

Helen Sun, CEO of Beijing Ingenta Digital Publishing Technology, shares her best practices for launching a joint venture publishing partnership in China. The post Best Practices for Launching a Publishing Joint Venture in China appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China goes forth: Q&A with Tan Yue

Your company, China Publishing Group, has announced a “going global” strategy. Where are you looking to expand: into more mature markets such as the US and Western Europe, or developing industries like Brazil or India? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Principles for Effective Development From The Washington Post

A Talent Network for freelancers, an Apple Watch news app, and Arc, a software platform for news publishers are just three of the new products The Washington Post has launched in the last year.   Since Amazon founder and CEO ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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