The New Press Touts a Banner Year

The nonfiction publisher had revenue top $6 million for the second year in a row and saw a number of frontlist titles sell better than expected. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press acquires celeb bake book

Accent Press is publishing a celebrity baking title, with a foreword by "Great British Bake... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Denton: The Banner Ad Era is Closing

There’s something of a revolt in the digital media world against the tyranny of the banner ad. Platforms like Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter aren’t running standard display ads. New-style publishers like Buzzfeed don’t lik ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unintended Consequences' by Edward Conrad: already 'the most hated book of the year'?

'Unintended Consequences' by former Bain Capital managing director Edward Conard argues that economic inequality is a good thing rather than a problem. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital focus for Policy Press

The Policy Press (TPP) has revealed plans to increase its digital focus as the popularity of e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Soho Press Pushes Forward Under Hruska

Soho Press, an independent publisher with a full-time staff of nine, is made up of a band of fiercely loyal book lovers. The press was taken over by publisher Bronwen Hruska in 2010.Juliet Grames, Soho’s senior editor, said, about working with her: “For our first 25 years we were a quality... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taunton Press Promotes EVP/CFO Tim Rahr to President

Enthusiast consumer publisher Taunton Press taps Tim Rahr as its new president. Rahr, who has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer with Taunton since 2005, succeeds Sue Roman. These changes are effective immediately. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Sales Rise But Sees Lower Half-Year Profit

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Pearson PLC (PSON.LN), the publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and Penguin books, Friday produced a healthy rise in first-quarter revenue, but warned profit will be down in the first half of 2012 due to seasonal effects an ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women’s Presses Tweak Their Business Models

Approximately a dozen women’s presses are actively publishing in the U.S. today, down from about 30 during the 1990s, when feminist publishing and bookselling were at their peak. There are, additionally, several women’s presses sporadically publishing, and a few others putting out regional... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fewer new magazines, fewer closures this year

and Matthew Flamm - The magazine industry saw slightly fewer launches in the first quarter of 2012, compared to a year ago, but—on the positive side—there were many fewer closures, according to a survey released Monday by MediaFinder, the online database of U.S. and Canadian publications. Not... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC UK reports three year high

HarperCollins UK and International recorded its highest turnover and best margin for three years... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press CEO Signals Move to 'Digital First'

The chief executive of Johnston Press (JP) has signalled that the local newspaper publisher will adopt a digital-first strategy. Speaking at the Guardian Changing Media Summit, Ashley Highfield, who took over as CEO in November, said "we will fl ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman rewrites Grimm's Tales for Penguin Press

Penguin Press will be publishing a new title by former children's laureate Philip Pullman... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MacLehose Press signs Stead and Bail

Quercus Books imprint MacLehose Press has acquired two new titles by Australasian authors C K... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capra Press Revived

When Noel Young launched Santa Barbara–based Capra Press in 1969 and began to publish a literary who’s who of writers that included Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller, Raymond Carver, Lawrence Durrell, and Ursula K. Le Guin it was a vibrant time for independent bookstores and small presses, the beginning... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A message from the Hearst Corporation: Celebrating 125 years

Since the San Francisco Examiner was published 125 years ago - March 4, 1887 - for the first time bearing on the masthead "W.R. Hearst Proprietor" - Hearst Corporation has been an organization constantly changing, growing, innovating. What st ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press to serve Dinner for Dogs

Ebury Press has acquired a title about cooking for dogs by the founder of petfood brand, Lily... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers welcome "huge news", novel due later this year says Rowling

Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New indie presses plan bold bespoke lists

A central and eastern European specialist, an illustrated publishing-led list and a house... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eventful Year For NBN

In December 2010, National Book Network CEO Jed Lyons made the decision to cut back on the number of distribution clients NBN represented while also realigning its sales and marketing teams. The changes led to the departure of some NBN executives including NBN president Rich Freese, who moved to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paravion Press: Hand-making Books from a Cave in Greece

In a time when digital and print-on-demand technology are streamlining how books are created and delivered, Paravion Press believes there still is a market for well-crafted, hand-made books. “Paravion hopes to keep hold of a patch of turf for the old guard of the printed book—the realm of the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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