It's official: Time Inc. has not found a buyer -- and is no longer considering offers. In an announcement that put a cap on months of speculation over who would buy the publishing giant and when, Time Inc. said Friday morning that the "Company will continue to pursue its strategic plan."The magazine group, home to brands including Sports Illustrated, People and Time, outlined said strategic plan in corporatespeak that veered from predictable to scary. As any good publisher plan would, it calls for an emphasis on video and "continued growth in digital audiences and digital revenues." It also promised "selective portfolio rationalization" and "continued aggressive reengineering of the cost structure of the Company."These are trying times for magazine publishers. Magazines' print ad revenue, still a crucial source of revenue for the industry, will decline 2% to $12.4 billion this year, according to a recent forecast from eMarketer, and slip another 0.5% next year. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Group representing Donna Tartt, Stephen King and others says Amazon tactics have driven sales down by at least 50%Some of the worlds most famous authors escalated their heated dispute with Amazon on Monday, publishing a letter to retailers board warning of the ugly history of blocking book... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her new cookbook, 'Bitter,' Jennifer McLagan looks at the complexity and balance that bitter flavors can bring to a dish, as well as our how experience of bitterness changes as we age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been a good week for indie bookstores with Maple Street Book Shop in New Orleans celebrating its first half century and two stores announcing successful transitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Joan Rivers' most recent book, 'Diary of a Mad Diva,' saw a 570% increase in sales in the week following her death on September 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the next two weeks until September 26, more than 180 Top Shelf print and digital titles will be offered for as much as 50% off and many more will be priced at $10 or less. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 7% in the first quarter ended August 2, to $1.23 billion, but the retailer cut its net loss to $28.4 million from $87.0 million in the first period of fiscal 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley reported that revenue for the first quarter ended July 31, 2014 rose 6.6%, to $437.6 million, while net income fell to $33.6 million from $35.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram Content Group has partnered with Microgroove, a Seattle software developer, to provide digital tools to give businesses with mobile e-commerce applications the ability to sell physical books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unofficial start of the fall season is beginning with a grand reopening of a bookstore under new ownership and the opening of two stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. will borrow a page from the National Geographic playbook to revive its declining print empire. Joe Ripp, the chief executive of Time Inc., who has unnerved old timers at America’s largest magazine publisher with ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Home of Marie Claire, NME and Whats on TV to become Time Inc UK to provide strategic clarity Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair, ended recent speculation Wednesday when it named former Fairchild Fashion Media President and CEO Gina Sanders to the newly created position of president of global development at Conde Nast.Two weeks ago, Conde Nast sold Fairchild, publisher of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why is it a big deal for publishers to pay to promote their content on Facebook? The post Paying for traffic: the end of the last taboo? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In ‘The Bible’s Cutting Room Floor’, Joel Hoffman makes accessible the books left out of the Bible as we know it today, showing how they can enlighten reading of the Bible and be the source of surprising insight into modern lives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In ‘The Bible’s Cutting Room Floor,’ Joel Hoffman makes accessible the books left out of the Bible as we know it today, showing how they can enlighten reading of the Bible and be the source of surprising insight into modern lives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samuel Fromartz ('In Search of the Perfect Loaf') explains what makes a great baguette, why he’s hot on German bread, and why working in a boulangerie is a total workout. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DoubleDown Interactive, the company behind the popular gambling app DoubleDown Casino, placed its early marketing and media bets on Facebook. It's worked. But as its bettors shift to mobile gambling from desktops, in sync with consumers' migration to mobile devices for all sorts of daily... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the countdown to Labor Day, the pace at many bookstores hasn't slowed. Politics & Prose is readying for tomorrow's National Book Festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher and owner of titles like People and Time, announced another editorial shakeup Wednesday, marking its second masthead move in a week.Hunter Lewis, the executive editor at Time Inc.'s Southern Living magazine, was named editor of Cooking Light on... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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