The Anniston Star to End Monday Edition in October

The publishers of The Anniston Star on Monday announced a series of changes to cut expenses while concentrating on digital growth, including the discontinuation of the Monday print edition of The Star and the Friday Escapes section. The changes com ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing stars at Design Museum

Publishing is getting a starring role at London’s Design Museum this week while its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Palgrave Pivot to launch in October

Palgrave Macmillan's new digital publishing initiative Palgrave Pivot will launch its first... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Staying Alive editions from Bloodaxe

Bloodaxe Books is publishing pocketbook and ebook editions of poetry taken from its bestselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press ends printing after 400 years

More than 400 years of printing under the Cambridge University Press name is to end, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo eReader Touch Edition packs bags for Japan, books flight for July

Rakuten's $315 million buyout of Kobo will bear some e-reader fruit come July. The e-tailer's CEO and chairman, Hiroshi Mikitani, announced plans to release the Kobo eReader Touch Edition in Japan next month for 10,000 yen (on par with its $130 US sticker price). Timing is key, of course --... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SmartMoney Magazine To Fold Print Edition

After 20 years in print SmartMoney magazine will cease its print presence with the August issue and direct all of its content efforts to SmartMoney.com. At the same time the Dow Jones publication will expand its digital team (to 15) and report to the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nomad Editions Pivots, Again

Nearly two years after launching a digital publishing company for mobile devices, Nomad Editions founder Mark Edmiston is still figuring out how to make a business model that works in the electronic age. Edmiston—who was president/CEO of Newsweek before going into media investment banking—was... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Strikes Deal to End Litigation With French Authors and Publishers

Google has struck a deal with two French organizations representing authors and book publishers, ending years of litigation. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-year Google Books spat ends

Google has struck a deal to digitise French books, ending a six-year legal battle. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA President and CEO Nina Link Stepping Down End of 2012

The MPA announced today that its president and CEO, Nina Link, will be stepping down at the end of the year. Link has held the position for 13 years, longer than any MPA president in the organization's 93-year history. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katy Perry to star in new comic book

US pop star Katy Perry will become the latest celebrity to be depicted in the biography comic book Fame series, publisher Bluewater Productions says. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Hails the Age of the Tablet, Says Readers are Willing to Pay More for Tablet Editions

London, England – The World e-Reading Congress drew a number of influential speakers in London today, including Duncan Edwards, CEO of Hearst Magazines International, who highlighted the striking rise of tablet publishing. Hearst is ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Mother Is a Story With Neither Beginning Nor End

Next month, the Slate Audio Book Club will discuss Alison Bechdel's Are You My Mother? Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers support IBW with exclusive editions

Publishers are creating exclusive products, including an original essay by Julian Barnes, ... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The End of Leadership' peddles the idea of an impotent industry

Barbara Kellerman, an academic leadership all-star, argues in her latest book that her own industry — the one that tries to teach leadership — is pointless in an era in which power has shifted from leaders to followers.To anyone who does not make a living peddling leadership courses, it might... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Tip Sheet: Eye on the Stars

A rare week gives us three celeb memoirs by boldface names: Sissy Spacek, Gregg Allman, and Dan Rather are telling all. Turns out, fame is great and all, but what stars really want is a book deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Telly stars snapped up as LBF begins

A multi-book deal for celebrity chef Lorraine Pascale, a memoir from “Strictly Come Dancing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Maps Out Voluntary Metric Guidelines for Tablet Editions

MPA, along with a bevy of C-level consumer magazine executives, released a set of voluntary guidelines to help standardize advertising within tablet editions. Publisher reps from Bonnier, Conde Nast, Forbes, Hearst Magazines, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Meredith and Time Inc. are included... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Super Thursday set for 11th October

Books by Michael Palin, Zadie Smith, Andrew Marr, and Ann Widdecombe have been added to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The End of Illness

Even as the publishing industry staggers through its geologic shift, one genre remains impervious to change or threat: the self-help book. These advice-packed tomes generally come in two distinct flavors: either a get-tough pep talk about discipline and self-control, the sort of thing one might... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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