Taking Risks and Moving Forward: Lessons From AMMC 2017

Technology, quality content, and risk-taking were the top lessons from this year's American Magazine Media Conference. The post Taking Risks and Moving Forward: Lessons From AMMC 2017 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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House of SpeakEasy Takes the Stage

At the January 27 inaugural gala for Seriously Entertaining, a monthly “literary cabaret,” the actress Uma Thurman read three fiery passages as part of a literary quiz called “Tip of My Tongue.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd takes on Amazon, brings its subscription ebook service to Kindle Fire tablets

The whole point of owning an Amazon tablet is that you're eventually gonna buy stuff. Want movies? Amazon's got you covered. Music? Time to check out Amazon's MP3 store. And then, of course, there's books: Amazon expects you to buy lots and lots of ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Robinson takes charts top spot

Peter Robinson has claimed his first ever Official UK Top 50 number one. The mass-market edition... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former BBC technology chief to take legal action over DMI dismissal

Ex-employee accuses corporation of allowing 'inaccurate statements' to be made to MPs over failure of digital initiativeThe BBC chief technology officer dismissed over the failure of the Digital Media Initiative, the IT project scrapped last year at a cost of nearly £100m to licence fee payers,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the Move | 1.23.14

Sierra magazine has hired Ben Warner as the magazine’s new national advertising director. Warner previously served as co-founder and publisher of Laguna Beach Magazine.  Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC moves editor of Radio 1's Newsbeat after bullying allegations

Rod McKenzie, who denies the claims, is understood to have been given a final written warningThe editor of Radio 1's award-winning Newsbeat programme has been moved from his post following multiple complaints from staff about alleged bullying.Rod McKenzie, who denied the allegations, is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Save the Children takes literacy campaign to House of Lords

Children’s charity Save the Children took its Change The Story literacy campaign to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As The Independent's sales fall to a new low, will anyone take it on?

The Independent is a calling card across the world, the paper's former owner, Tony O'Reilly, once told me. It was one of the major reasons he fought so hard to acquire the Indy and why he was prepared to lose so much money afterwards as its publisher.He understood that it was the title that gave... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stella Gibbons discovery takes agent by surprise

Anna Davis of Curtis Brown, agent for the Stella Gibbons estate, had no idea of the existence of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nesbo takes on Macbeth for Hogarth Shakespeare

Norwegian thriller writer Jo Nesbo is to retell Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" as part... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBG Expanding in Indiana, Moving in NYC

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polar vortex takes us back to the coldest story in American literature

The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PFD takes majority share in Pollinger

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polar vortex takes us back to the coldest story in American literature (+video)

The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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ITV and BBC told to learn lessons from graphic Lee Rigby murder coverage

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[ The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty redundancies in Macmillan Basingstoke move

Fifty members of staff at Macmillan's Basingstoke site are to take redundancy rather than... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Issues on the Ether: Take This Ebook and Stuff It

Is the penetration of ebooks in the US market 'flattening out?' And will bookstores thus have a merrier Christmas? Live Twitter debate December 18, 11 a.m. ET. at #EtherIssue. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quertermous takes over from Rees at Exhibit A

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LBF Moving to Olympia in 2015

After much talk about the London Book Fair's impending departure from its longstanding location at the Earls Court convention center, the event's operator, Reed Exhibitions, has announced that the fair will move to the ECO venue in the Olympia neighborhood in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg News Pays Reporters More If Their Stories Move Markets

Bloomberg News has an unusual practice of paying some of its reporters explicitly for publishing "market-moving" stories. This is one of many metrics that is factored into reporters' annual bonuses. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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