The Economist Group is laying off 90 employees, about 7% of its 1,300 total staffers, the company said Friday, citing the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cuts primarily affected employees in events and client solutions roles, as well as TVC, the London-based content marketing agency acquired by The Economist Group in 2012, a company spokeswoman said, adding that the The Economist's editorial team was spared from any changes. Additionally, the company is shifting its bimonthly lifestyle magazine, 1843, to a digital-only product beginning with its August/September issue, a move that it says was already under consideration but accelerated by the pandemic. That development comes about 14 months after 1843 was relaunched for the second time in three years, with a new editor and, notably, a broader set of digital offerings. Several top executives are taking voluntary salary reductions, including CEO Lara Boro and editor-in-chief Zanny Minton-Beddoes as well as the members of the board, though the company declined to share details on the pay cuts. "We have made the difficult decision to restructure and reduce roles in the parts of our business most affected by COVID-19," reads a statement provided to Folio:. "Each one of our departing colleagues has been instrumental in helping us build the business we have today and leaves with our heartfelt thanks and our promise to build on the legacy they leave behind.” Like many publishers, The Economist Group has seen an... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-15 15:03:09 UTC ]
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced an agreement with the Associated Press (AP) to di ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital revenue growth among online publishers in the UK is expected to grow by 15 per cent in 2013 according to the fifth annual organisation census by the Association of Online Publishers, while technology and data will play an increased role in re ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new venture to offer digital short stories and long-form journalism to readers through a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online publishers predict digital revenue will grow by 15% year on year in 2013, according to the annual census from the Association of Online Publishers (AOP). Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has bought complete control of the vocational training company IndiaCan. Originally set... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slicebooks offers tools for producing re-mixable ebooks. But the implications of this go far beyond generating more sales, explains co-founder Jill Tomich. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference (AWP) began decades ago as a meet-up for academic creative writing departments, students, and writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New regulations coming into force tomorrow [6th April] will mean that publishers will have to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tale of Google and Frommer's famed travel guides has taken another twist this evening. Associated Press writer Beth Harpaz reports Arthur Frommer confirmed over the phone that he has retaken control of the brand from Google, and plans to continue publishing them in ebook and print formats,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As in financial matters, will the rest of continental Europe be forced to fall in line with Germany's lead in embracing ebooks and digital publishing? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Proposed cuts to Sheffield’s libraries will be debated in the city after 10,000 people... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine having more than 20 competitors spring up into your market over the course of the last two years. Now picture these competitors being backed by one of the largest digital media institutions on the continent. Welcome to the new city and regional magazine market. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Argentine illustrator known as “Isol” has won the world’s largest award for children’s literature, the SEK 5m (roughly $766,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales had a major impact on all of the major trade publishers' 2012 performance, with Random House coming out the biggest winner thanks to the success of the 50 Shades trilogy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This new library-in-a-shipping-container plans on using growing Internet access in Africa to create a new model for making available both electronic information and physical books. It’s a conundrum that library advocates have struggled with for years: in many areas in the developing world,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flipboard latest update democratizes content curation on the service, introduces search, and provides integration with Etsy. With 50 million users, Flipboard, the social news magazine available on the iPhone and iPad, has become a dominant player in content curation. Now, with competition in... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No 1... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has said that the internet giant is willing to launch a similar "digital publishing innovation fund" in the UK to the one it launched in France last month. When asked by the Guardian&rsquo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has put an interactive version of the cover of Stephen King's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just 4% of French authors have signed digital contracts for their most recent books and a third... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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