Stilborn appointed to Blackwell's board

Blackwell’s head of operations Kate Stilborn has been appointed to the bookshop’s board as customer service and operations director. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Osprey unveils 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' board game

Bloomsbury division Osprey Games is launching a game, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic", based on of Susanna Clarke’s cult novel. Coming in June 2019, the game - inspired by the 2005 bestseller Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Bloomsbury) - will see players... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette appoints Melanie Tansey as HR director

Melanie Tansey is to join Hachette UK as group HR director, succeeding Dominic Mahony, who retires at the end of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Buys Spanish Rights for Backman Books; Forms Spanish Acquisitions Board

HarperCollins has acquired world Spanish rights to seven books by Swedish international bestselling author Fredrik Backman, and has also formed an International Spanish Acquisitions Board, which will work to expand the reach of HC’s Spanish-language titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s 17% growth vindicates multichannel strategy, says Prescott

Blackwell’s has reported growth of 17% in its past fiscal year, following an increase of 12% a year earlier. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EUP sees 6% revenue rise, appoints Allin and Mason

Edinburgh University Press saw a further year of rising sales for the 12 months to end July 2018, with total revenues of £3.43m, 6% up on the previous year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five new appointments for Liverpool University Press

Liverpool University Press has made a number of new appointments as part of its ongoing expansion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbach departs Quarto board

Quarto co-founder Laurence Orbach has stepped down from its board, in the latest twist to his involvement with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBPA Board Votes Against a Collective Exhibit at BookExpo 2019: ‘The Best Decision for Now’

Evaluating the 'reimagined' BookExpo 2018, the IBPA board–for 34 years a BookExpo exhibitor–votes to forgo a cooperative booth in 2019, as in 2018: 'There is little reason for a publisher not part of the traditional eco-system to exhibit on the trade show floor.' The post IBPA Board Votes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dada appointed OUP's new Oxford Education m.d.

Oxford University Press (OUP) has appointed Fathima Dada, currently global m.d. for English and Schools at Pearson, as the new managing director of its Oxford Education division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Harley appointed chair of PA’s Educational Publishers Council

Jane Harley, strategy director of UK Education for Oxford University Press, has been appointed chair of the PA’s Educational Publishers Council. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dame Carol Black appointed British Library chair

Culture secretary Matt Hancock has appointed Dame Carol Black as chair of the British Library for a four year term. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Sherwin‐Stark appointed c.e.o of Hachette Australia and New Zealand

Louise Sherwin‐Stark, joint managing director of Hachette Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed as chief executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury appoints Hill in new marketing role

Bloomsbury has appointed Nicola Hill to the newly created role of group director for consumer marketing and publicity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Board Coup, Orbach Retakes Reins at Quarto

After being ousted as chairman from the Quarto Group in 2012, Laurence Orbach has engineered a returned to the illustrated book publisher where he is now chairman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lagardère under pressure to shake up board

An activist hedge fund is reportedly proposing a shake-up to Hachette's parent company, the Lagardère Group, arguing its supervisory board is not sufficiently "independent" to hold the management’s strategy to account. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scandal-rocked Nobel board won't award literature prize this year

The Swedish Academy says the Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have tarnished the body's reputation. The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made at a weekly meeting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Middleton appointed head of marketing for Penguin Live

Penguin Random House's inhouse live events team, Penguin Live, has appointed Zoe Middleton from the Wellcome Collection to be its head of marketing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr Magdalena Skipper appointed editor-in-chief at Nature

Dr Magdalena Skipper, currently editor-in-chief at Nature Communications, has been given the editor-in-chief role at flagship journal Nature, becoming its first woman editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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