March 10, 2023 | Ottawa warns charging patients for medically necessary services could cost provinces. Plus, an inside look at Canada’s busiest airport. Continue reading at 'CBC'
[ CBC | 2023-03-11 02:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#pearson
Publishers and agents sounded a note of caution about European markets, but insisted optimism in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#european markets
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 ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#originally set
The Society of Authors has criticised a decision by Pearson to change the way it pays some of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Business Insider has become known all-too-well for making its site sticky with a constant procession of topical or newsy slideshows. Well, the New York-based digital publisher this week started to monetize the idea with a sponsored gallery ad unit, and location-based marketing firm Yext has... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#told adweek
The National Book Critics Circle honored works such as 'Far From the Tree' by Andrew Solomon and 'The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson' by Robert Caro during their 2012 awards ceremony. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#robert caro
#andrew solomon
#billy lynn
Deutsche Telekom has confirmed it is bringing out an e-reader in collaboration with booksellers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#deutsche telekom
Pearson has launched what it has called an "incubator" programme to help education... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Libraries across the country celebrated National Libraries Day on Saturday (9th February), the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#authors speak
The $1.5-million San Antonio library – which will have computers, tablets, and e-readers, but no paper books – will be like 'an Apple store.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#apple store
#paper books
#bookless libraries
Penguin has benefited from a "good" fourth-quarter publishing performance and has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#fourth quarter
Add to the growing list of prize shortlists the latest from the NBCC, which includes just a single translation: Lauren Binet's HHhH, translated by Sam Taylor. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#sam taylor
#growing list
School libraries will be celebrating National Libraries Day with a Guinness World Record attempt... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#school libraries
#world record
The late journalist Anthony Shadid, Los Angeles writer Reyna Grande and the novelist Zadie Smith were among the finalists announced Monday for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards. The late journalist Anthony Shadid, Los Angeles writer Reyna Grande and the novelist Zadie Smith... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The National Book Awards are getting a rewrite.New rules announced Tuesday include a "long list" of 10 nominees to be offered for each of the four competitive categories before being narrowed to the traditional five finalists. And the pool of judges will be expanded beyond writers to include... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#smaller presses
#small press
#commercial success
#kevin powers
#dave eggers
#junot diaz
Pearson is to exit its UK adult training business, Pearson in Practice. After launching a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Publishing and education company Pearson PLC agreed to invest $89.5 million for a 5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble Inc.'s digital-business unit, Nook Media LLC. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#nook media
#barnes noble
Publishers often want to work closely with ebook outlets -- possibly a little too closely -- but it's rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#sea change
#made public
#barnes noble
#joint venture
UK publisher Pearson says it will invest in the Nook series of e-readers and tablets, buying a 5% stake in the business for $89.5m (£55.5m). Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#5% stake
#pearson invests
#nook tablets
Un-psyched by the photo-sharing service's new TOS, National Geographic is one of the first big names considering dropping the app. Instagram's revamped terms and conditions, which seemed to say Instagram and/or its parent company, Facebook, could sell your images for profit and not give you a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#big names
#national geographic
Europeans have been trying for years to force Google to prop up the continent’s’ struggling news publishers. A new deal in Belgium suggests they have finally succeeded. In a blog post on Wednesday, Google said it has resolved a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#finally succeeded