Michael McLoughlin, the man who heads Penguin Ireland, and Penguin Random House’s Ireland operation, reckons the Irish market is on the up again after a lean post-recession spell - and the figures his list posted in 2016 more than back up his claims. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Canongate is to publish Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Trevor Bradley Greive on Super Thursday (6th October). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The recently launched Cornell Lab Publishing Group was founded to commemorate the Cornell’s Lab’s 100-year anniversary in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The annual AWP conference opened Thursday at the L.A. Convention Center with nearly 11,000 attendees and a record number of exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Life has acquired world rights to a book on the power and joy of learning small, specific skills by author and adventure traveller Robert Twigger. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mike Stoner couldn’t find a publisher for his story of an expat’s dark days in Indonesia – until he looked eastAs soon as I read Mike Stoner’s self-published novel, Jalan Jalan, I had a feeling that it ought to be able to find a commercial publisher. The book was the last winner of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post-merger integrations have yielded improved margins at the world's largest trade publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German media group reiterates plan to increase stake to 70-75% as full-year core profits climb 4.7%Bertelsmann has reported a 4.7% rise in full-year core profit and reiterated its plan to raise its stake in Penguin Random House, the book publisher which helped to drive the earnings increase. The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helped by savings from the further integration of Penguin and Random House, earnings at the world's biggest publisher rose 23.2% last year. 'Girl on the Train' and 'Grey' were among the house's top selling global titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is publishing the memoir of "the most in-demand cricketer of the modern era" - West Indies cricket "legend" Chris Gayle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson reported that its share of adjusted operating profit from Penguin Random House rose 30% in 2015 over 2014, hitting 90 million pounds from 69 million pounds in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is bringing out a new series of classic titles in a "compact, jewel-like format" called Pocket Penguins. The series - dubbed "the future of Penguin Classics" - will launch in May 2016, featuring titles such as Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad, priced... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A package of 100 titles drawn from Penguin's Black Classics series is being aimed at secondary school children, with schools minister Nick Gibb offering his support to the venture. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher responds to challenge from the schools minister to provide schoolchildren with affordable access to great books From Solomon Northrup’s 19th-century memoir about his years in captivity, Twelve Years a Slave, to classic novels such as Gulliver’s Travels and Madame Bovary, schools... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is publishing a follow-up to Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, which will take its message to younger readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher’s attempt to open employment opportunities to more diverse range of candidates follows similar step by Ernst & YoungGlobal publishing group Penguin Random House will no longer require candidates for new jobs to have a university degree, it has announced.The company said it wanted... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what looks to be a response to declining mass market sales, Penguin has merged its Berkley imprint into the unified Putnam and Dutton group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Markus Dohle, CEO of Penguin Random House, added a video component to his annual year-end letter to employees this year which served to highlight the bestselling and award-winning titles the company published this year as well as the progress the company has made in the integration of Penguin... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has been wishing shoppers "seasons readings" with book giveaways in Manchester and London as part of a new Christmas campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carl L. Jolley, a longtime Penguin Group (USA) distribution executive who retired in 2009 as v-p, corporate director, distribution, passed away on Monday, December 14, at his home in Pennsylvania. He was 70. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Testing Penguin Random House's "Hotline" for a personalized list of book suggestions for gift givers, our correspondent comes away impressed. The post Looking for the Perfect Book Present? Try the Penguin Hotline Really. appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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