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'
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The Washington Post Co. announced Monday that it will change its name to Graham Holdings Company, acknowledging the Oct. 1 sale of the company’s flagship newspaper and several other publishing businesses to Amazon.com founder Jeffrey P. Bez ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Espresso Education, the UK provider of digital education resources for primary schools, has been... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Perseus Books Group had “strong” financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, results which “surpassed our budgeted goals,” company CEO David Steinberger wrote to Perseus' 675 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite strict censorship, Western authors are increasingly looking to have a shot at the fast-growing book market in China, says PP editor-in-chief Ed Nawotka in Deutsche Welle. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A black-eyed pea and collard green tacos, from Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Isa Does It. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Director of author marketing, Pat Brown, spoke about how the company remains, even after being acquired by Amazon, a place for authors and their fans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the Publishing Perspectives stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Frank Wong and Shane Armstrong of Scholastic discussed their initiatives, challenges and opportunities working in China. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Awards in recent years has been working to raise its profile and increase books' cultural impact. Now it's taking another step toward extending its reach. The National Book Foundation, which administers the prizes, will announce Monday that the 2013 awards ceremony and benefit... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook users, rejoice: You can now edit posts after they've been published. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to AAP’s monthly StatShot report, adult ebooks rose only 4.8% in the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, hitting $647.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CN Times Books is the U.S. publishing subsidiary of Beijing Media Time Book Co. Ltd., one of the largest trade book publishers in China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Human Kinetics and the International Monetary Fund have signed a deal to make their content available in China. The agreement is a result of Publishing Technology’s local alliance with CNPIEC, the China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation, and its new CNP eReading platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google+ is a great social media service for people to interact with friends and strangers alike. However, much like fellow social media sites Facebook and Twitter, it also serves as a great tool for bloggers and writers. Yesterday, Google announced that it is bolstering its social media service... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon said on Tuesday that it will unveil a program that will let Amazon customers purchase the digital versions of print books they've already bought -- or will buy -- from Amazon, for $2.99 or less. The initiative, called Kindle MatchBook, will launch in October with at least 10,000... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a ceremony at the 2013 Beijing International Book Fair, Guinness World Records (GWR) and China’s Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing (FLTRP) signed an agreement for the publication of the 2014 Chinese-language edition of the Guinness World Records annual book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has signed a non-fiction title from Ellee Seymour, which will explore the story of women... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Today Show's monthly book club gives publishers new hope for Oprah-like success and features interactive elements like Twitter chats. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A poll by Gallup reveals South Korea's favorite foreign novelist was, surprise, French SF author Bernard Werber, followed by Murakami and Hemingway. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China's Douban is experimenting with crowdsourced translations of English literature, including SF and short stories by David Mitchell. Can it help authors enter the market? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the media industry reels from the news that Jeff Bezos purchasing the Washington Post, it's still anyone's guess as to what the Amazon founder plans to do with the paper. An even more intriguing question is, will Amazon and the Post even mingle? Or steer clear of each other? Bezos, it's... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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