Time Inc. names Jeffrey Bairstow CFO

Time Inc. has named Jeffrey Bairstow as its new chief financial officer.The magazine publisher said Monday that Mr. Bairstow succeeds Howard Averill, who is transitioning into a new role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner. Mr. Bairstow is president of the newspaper chain Digital First Media. It owns chains such as the San Jose Mercury News and the Denver Post.Time Warner announced earlier this year that it would spin off its magazine unit into its own publicly traded company. The company owns magazines such as Time, Sports Illustrated and Real Simple.The company says Mr. Bairstow's knowledge of the digital transformation of media and his financial expertise make him the ideal choice to help guide Time through its transition to a public company. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blurb: Making Books in Real Time

Books, including Blurb books, were always kind of after the fact,” said Eileen Gittins, CEO of Blurb, the fast-growing POD self-publishing platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colin Dickerman named Flatiron editorial director

Colin Dickerman, formerly executive editor at The Penguin Press, has been named as editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 budget laptops for college students: We name the best

So you’re heading back to school and you need a new laptop—but you didn’t manage your finances over the summer. Your bank account is nearly tapped out, and you still need to buy text books and lay in enough ramen noodles to last through the winter. Yeah, we’ve all been there. Fortunately,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet the Man Who is Building a Hyperlocal Aggregation Platform for the Chicago Sun-Times

Newspaper publishers everywhere are trying to do more with less, and the battle for local readers is a big part of their struggle, since it is one area where larger players aren’t as competitive and so theoretically there is a lot of opport ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle for Android app updated with library sorting, keeps a watchful eye on remaining read time

Amazon's Android-flavored reading app is offering up a couple more of its own e-reader's features for those with Google-fied devices. Just like folks with Kindles have already encountered, the Kindle for Android app now keeps tabs on time remaining in both chapter and book should pace be of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Launches Documentary Video Unit

Time Inc. invested heavily in video initiatives under Laura Lang, but even as the company prepares to transfer leadership to new CEO Joe Ripp, the medium remains a priority. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. spinoff delayed until early next year

Time Warner said Tuesday that it won't complete its plan to separate Time Inc. division into an independent company this year as anticipated, prolonging a period of uncertainty at the publishing division just a little bit longer.Executives now intend to complete the spinoff early next year, Time... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Washington Post, Jeffrey Bezos has chance to overhaul newspapers

Jeffrey Bezos buys the Washington Post for $250 million. The Amazon founder is known as a patient leader who is willing to absorb losses as he builds businesses.Amazon.com founder Jeffrey Bezos, who revolutionized the book business, is now aiming to do the same with one of the nation's most... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek Sold to International Business Times

Newsweek, the iconic newsmagazine brand, has been acquired by IBT Media, which publishes the news website International Business Times.  Newsweek has long been financially troubled and the venerable magazine published its last print edition i ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times gains digital subscribers, but ad sales drop

New York Times Co., the newspaper publisher controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as it drew more subscribers for its digital editions.Excluding some items, profit was 14 cents a share, the company said today in a statement.... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspapers in a digital age: moving with the times and charging for it

For most of us the digital revolution started some time ago. Working in journalism for nearly 15 years means that I have seen things change enormously, but even back in the late 1990s it was clear that the web was where it was at -- or where it was going to be. Newspapers and magazines have had... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet XKeyscore: The NSA's Secret Real-Time Internet Snooping System That May Have Already Met You

New documents published in The Guardian reveal that the NSA can snoop on you in real time--and that the agency is building a giant keyword-based database of everything connected to the Internet, including Word and Excel docs on users' hard drives. Sometimes life seems a lot like dystopian... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Could Limited-Time Fixed Book Pricing Boost Backlist Sales?

Could limiting the period for fixed book prices give a needed boost to backlist sales by allowing retailers to discount after the initial buying frenzy is over? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Summit Media Group Names New CEO

Summit Media Group has named Joseph Angel its president and CEO. He takes over for co-founder Lloyd Ferguson who will remain as a consultant after heading the company for 20 years. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Finds Chief Digital Exec at The New York Times

In its second major digital hire of late, Hearst Magazines has hired Todd Haskell from The New York Times as svp and chief digital revenue officer. Haskell will be responsible for driving sales and revenue for Hearst Magazines Digital Media’s 24 sites, including Cosmopolitan.com, Esquire.com... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Rogue By Any Other Name: What Was Learned?

Porter Anderson's wrap-up of Publishing Perspectives' look at literary agents in digital transition pinpoints issues highlighted by The Rogue Reader project. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Times to launch digital magazine

Building on the success of its Pulitzer Prize winning interactive article "Snow Fall," the New York Times will launch what it's calling "an immersive digital magazine experience."Sam Sifton, the former Times food critic-turned national editor, will lead the project. At the same time, he will... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decision Time for Barnes & Noble

Uncertainty has been hovering over Barnes & Noble ever since the retailer first reported that 2012 holiday sales— especially those of its Nook reading devices—were well below expectations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Designer Neil Jamieson Leaves for Studio

Neil Jamieson, a Time Inc. vet and a big figure in the magazine design world, has left to join design studio Joe Zeff Design to be the studio's first creative director. Jamieson most recently was design director of Money, whose tablet edition was a National Magazine Award finalist this year. He... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press Release: William Lynch Out as B&N CEO, New Execs Named

William Lynch has resigned as CEO of Barnes and Noble, while Michael Huseby has been appointed CEO of NOOK Media LLC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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