Tahsin and Chang join The Good Literary Agency

The Good Literary Agency has made two new hires, Nicola Chang, of Aitken Alexander Associates and Arzu Tahsin, former publishing director of Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 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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Graphic Novels In Translation From the Nicolas Grivel Agency

While literature in translation can be a tough sell to U.S. readers, in recent years the Nicolas Grivel Agency, which represents such acclaimed international comics artists as Ulli Lust, Dylan Horrocks and Blutch, has managed to place a host of impressive foreign titles at U.S. publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Enterprises Wants S&S to Keep Selling its Books

Christine Shubert, the trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 proceedings of Good Enterprises, has asked the bankruptcy court to give Good Books’ distributor, Simon & Schuster, the authority to continue to sell the company’s titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changing Media Summit 2014 programme

The Guardian's flagship summit convenes in March 2014, bringing together media and technology companies from across the world to discuss the creative and commercial future of mediaChanging Media Summit 2014Disruption to disruptor: taking control of your digital strategyDay one - 18th March... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should Australian newspapers publish climate change denialist opinion pieces?

Should Australian newspapers, like Fairfax, publish opinion pieces that deny or seek to cast doubt on man-made global warming?Should Fairfax — or other media publishers — give a platform for climate change denialist opinion pieces?The most recent example is Fairfax publishing a piece by John... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2013 Was a Good Year for Chromebooks

New data from NPD suggests that Chromebooks accounted for 21 percent of all commercial notebook sales. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-29 22:12:57 UTC ]
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Good to meet you… Anna Kirk

This reader loves the Guardian's women contributors and is convinced that Tim Dowling's column is written by her dadI'm 25 and from Northumberland, though I have lived in London for the past six years. I first moved to the city to study, and I now work at Slightly Foxed, an independent... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French a laureate for good fun reading

If Jackie French gets her way the nation's children's books will be a lot stickier and messier. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Enterprises Gets Extension, Finds Some Assets

The bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 7 proceedings of Good Enterprises has granted the company an extension until January 13 to file various statements and schedules. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The "Netflix For Books" Business Model, And How It'll Change The Way You Read

Mark Coker of Smashwords, which recently inked a major content deal with Scribd, weighs in on how the all-you-can-read model changes the way we read, how authors make creative choices, and how everyone gets paid.Is a "Netflix for ebooks" nearing viability? Yesterday, Smashwords, the largest... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agency employment concerns raised at TBS

Concerns have been raised over the use of temporary workers at Random House's distribution... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changing Hands & St. Mark’s Fundraisers End Soon

The clock is ticking for two bookstores in the midst of transition: one about to open a second branch, the other to move. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riverhead Goes 3D for Chang-rae Lee

For Chang-rae Lee's forthcoming novel On Such a Full Sea, his publisher, Riverhead Books, is testing some visual fireworks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Books Parent Files for Chapter 7

Good Enterprises, whose holdings include the cookbook publisher Good Books, filed voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy December 10 and is preparing to liquidate the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like This if You Like Pandas! Facebook Says Publishers Shouldn't Fret About News Feed Changes.

The guy who runs Facebook's most valuable real estate explains why the company just changed its rules. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Palgrave joins OASPA

Palgrave Macmillan has become a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You're a Good Citizen, Charlie Brown

Regnery's children's publishing program has acquired a five-year license with Peanuts Worldwide, and will feature Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang in books about American history, heroes, government, and civics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burns joins Bloomsbury as children’s sales director

Bloomsbury Publishing has appointed Elise Burns as children’s sales director. She will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter Alliance brings together fans to affect social change

The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit coalition whose work so far has included creating a YouTube video titled 'The Hunger Games Are Real' which aims to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the US. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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