Springer Nature appoints Britton as Open Research Group m.d.

Springer Nature has appointed Tim Britton as managing director of the Open Research Group, replacing Sam Burridge who left the company at the end of April 2016. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to Research Like a Writer

How to fit real-life information into your story without sacrificing or slowing down the story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FT Group profits rise 17%

Publisher of Financial Times operating profits grow to £55m in 2013 as owner Pearson announces overall slump of 21%Pearson has reported a 21% slump in its overall operating profit for 2013, as its core US education business continues to be hit by the "worst trading conditions" seen in decades.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chapter 2 Books Stays Open After All

Chapter 2 Books in Hudson, Wis., signed the lease Tuesday on a larger retail space, less than a week before it must vacate its current location. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MSE appoints Allison Rutledge-Parisi

Macmillan Science and Education (MSE) has appointed Allison Rutledge-Parisi as chief people... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LinkedIn opens its blog publishing platform to everyone

A handful of big-shot professionals have long had the freedom to express themselves through LinkedIn's blogging platform, but most careerists have had to sit on the sidelines. Starting today, though, just about everyone can have their voices heard --... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investment Group Buys codeMantra

CodeMantra, the technology and service provider to publishers and other content companies, has been acquired by a Boston-based investment group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press freedom groups urge David Cameron to lay off The Guardian

A group of the world's leading press freedom bodies is calling on prime minister David Cameron to distance himself from the investigation into The Guardian over the leaks by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.The seven organisations also want Cameron to urge parliament to repeal the statute... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Acquires E-Reads

Open Road Integrated Media has signed an agreement to acquire E-Reads, the digital publisher founded by Richard Curtis in 1999. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club on The Group

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of The Group, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ka-Pow! Marvel Opens Massive Comic Book Images Archive And API To Fans, Developers

The home of Captain America, Spider-Man, and many other beloved comic book heroes is setting them loose on the world. Hulk fans: happy.What's the sound of 8,000 beloved comic book characters storming the globe? We're about to find out.Read Full Story     Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School Specialized in Comic Books to Open in Paris

Coinciding with the Angoulême International Comics Festival tomorrow, French comics guru Guy Delcourt has announced the opening of a new comic book academy in Paris. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yaba Blay Is Opening A New Window Into Black Life

Traditional book publishing has met its match in the founder of Blackprint press.Yaba Blay has no problem confessing that she is a "recovering overachiever." Which is not surprising since she is also currently a professor of Africana Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, co-director of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We are told to 'do what we love' in life and our careers. Is that a fallacy? | Open thread

A recent commentary in Jacobin raises the question of whether young people are being fed a lie about following their passionMany 20 and 30-somethings (if not those older and younger than that) grew up hearing the advice that all you need to do in life is "find your passion". The implication is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SI Golf Group to Integrate Ecommerce

Ecommerce has become an oasis for many publishers looking to diversify revenue streams in a downward ad market. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Congress Advances Public Access Mandate for Federal Research

With passage of the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Congress has advanced a 2013 Presidential directive requiring public access to taxpayer funded research. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CCC, ALPSP Launch Open Access Resource Center

The non-profit Copyright Clearance Center announced this week that is has launched an Open Access Resource Center in partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rizzoli Open for Business, But Seeking New Space

The company responded to reports about the demolition of the Manhattan building housing its flagship store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Telegraph Media Group made record £60m profit last year

The Telegraph Media Group made more than £60m last year, The Guardian can reveal. It is the third successive year that the company has managed to increase its operating profit.TMG is expected to report what amounts to a record figure formally in the spring when it files its accounts for the full... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N appoints Huseby as new c.e.o.

Barnes & Noble has appointed a new chief executive officer in the form of Michael Huseby, its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times editor and former PCC member join Ipso's appointment panel

Newspaper publishers have announced the latest stage in their creation of their new regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso).The former judge who chairs the "foundation group", Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, and the former civil servant, Sir Hayden Phillips, who was... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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