[caption id="attachment_134577" align="alignright" width="150"] Alex Hardiman[/caption] The Atlantic continued its ongoing expansion this week with the hire of Facebook’s head of news products, Alex Hardiman, as its new chief business and product officer. Starting this fall, Hardiman will be responsible for guiding audience experience and product strategy across the brand’s platforms, leading the product, engineering, data and growth teams, and shaping The Atlantic’s initiatives on digital consumer revenue. Hardiman spent two years at Facebook, most recently leading the product and engineering teams for news and overseeing the news experiences for all Facebook users. She was tasked with the expansion of Facebook’s subscriptions product for news organizations and served as a liaison with publishers as part of The Facebook Journalism Project. Prior to this, Hardiman served in various executive roles at the New York Times, most recently as the VP of news products, where she lead the strategy and product for nytimes.com, its smartphone and tablet products, and third-party distribution platforms. “As The Atlantic continues to grow, Alex will bring extraordinary innovation and creativity to our businesses,” said The Atlantic’s president, Bob Cohn. “Her leadership positions at both Facebook and the New York Times give her an unrivaled perspective on digital media, and her audience-first focus will sharpen the appeal of our work. All this will serve us extremely well as we... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Gulf News: 'There's a need to bring children back to books,' says one author, while another points to publishers' reticence to promote area folktales. The post On Challenges in Children’s Books in the Middle East: Commercial and Contextual appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The acquisition of Souq.com, a Dubai-based online retailer that is the dominant one in the Middle East, comes one month after Souq announced plans to open a "global bookstore." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not content with its second crack of the whip with a travel ban, the Trump administration has now issued a ban on larger electronic devices being taken on flights from certain countries. Devices larger than a cell phone will not be permitted in cabin baggage but must instead be checked in. The... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I.B.Tauris has signed a new book by Northern Irish writer, adventurer and film-maker, Leon McCarron. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside the new Pittsburgh store selling over 8,000 titles; a "global bookstore" goes online in the Middle East; Bucharest's only English-language bookstore to close; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Think creepy clowns are scary? Check out the nightmare-inducing new cover of the Middle East edition of Bloomberg Businessweek, titled "President Whoever" and subtitled "For the Middle East, does the result of the US presidential election even matter?"The cover mashup of Donald Trump and Hillary... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has hired John Lomas-Bullivant, who has previously worked at HIT Entertainment, Pearson, TV-Loonland and Kickback Media, as an intellectual property and brand development director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An annual study of institutional libraries' budget forecasts shows participating libraries in the Middle East and Africa forecasting the largest increases; Europe the only region forecasting a (slight) decrease. The post International Institutional Library Budgets Forecast to Increase 1.4... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The mission of new fiction imprint Hoopoe is to "accurately reflect what is going on in the Middle East, from the Middle East." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Issuing a call for papers, Frankfurt Book Fair and Publishing Perspectives announce the seven-nation focus for 'The Markets' 2016. Regions highlighted include Southeast Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. The post ‘The Markets’ Announced for 2016’s Global Summit at Frankfurt Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Casablanca Book Fair hosted its first rights hub, which brought together passionate publishers and agents for discussions of Arabic, African and francophone literature. The post A New Gateway to Publishing in Africa and the Middle East: Casablanca’s First Rights Hub appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After years of writing about radicalization and terrorism in the Middle East, Arab authors are now in the spotlight in France as readers try to understand the recent Paris attacks. The post French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here I Am is the story of an American Jewish family, set against a background of traumatic events in the Middle EastJonathan Safran Foer’s first novel in 11 years, set against a backdrop where Israel is invaded and the Middle East has been hit by an earthquake, will be published next... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Navid Kermani, whose work explores Islam, the Middle East, and Christian-Muslim dialogue, was awarded the 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The post Navid Kermani Receives Peace Prize from German Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East along with the refugee crisis there and in Europe has been the source of a clutch of manuscripts on offer at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publisher Hurst is to release a book based on Osama Bin Laden’s audiotapes later this month. The book, titled The Audacious Ascetic: What the Bin Laden Tapes Reveal About Al-Qa'ida, is written by Flagg Miller, an associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of California at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Kushner's 12th book, 'Nine Essential Things I've Learned About Life,' he offers reasons to come back to religion for those who have walked away. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should bloggers be critical? It's an interesting question. I suppose it depends on who you feel reviews are for. While I'm happy to share positive reviews with authors, I think reviews are for readers not writers. I know of authors who say they've learned from reviews and can see they can be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London bookshop Heywood Hill has appointed Charlotte Merritt to the new role of the shop’s Hong Kong-based bookseller-at-large. Heywood Hill, which offers bespoke bookselling, private library building and monthly book subscriptions, with customers in over 60 countries worldwide, said that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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