Shares in Time Inc., owner of People, Sports Illustrated and Time magazines, were off nearly 1% to $23.30 Monday, its first day of trading as a public company.The company's share price had tumbled about 4% after trading began but regained much of the lost ground during the afternoon.Time Inc. is the nation's largest magazine publisher and the only pure-play magazine company to trade publicly after parent Time Warner decided to spin off the underperforming publishing unit. Time Warner now plans to focus on its entertainment properties, including HBO, Turner networks and CNN. Shares of Time Warner were up more than 1% Monday to $68.99. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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From self-publishing and selling out of the trunk of a car to millions of dollars in sales and a blue-sky spot in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the creators of Elf on the Shelf discuss how they packaged up a new American tradition. Innovators often have those “blue sky” moments, times where... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The third National Libraries Day will run on Saturday 9th February 2013. A proposal to shift... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the end of June, Amazon’s Kindle family of reading devices was used to read ebooks by 55% of ebook buyers, according to figures compiled by Bowker Market Research. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurricane Sandy has blown book sales in New York City and several other US East Coast... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime's trifecta of two-day shipping, instant media streaming and monthly Kindle book rentals just became a little more consumer friendly at a slightly higher price. As a Hacking Netflix reader recently noticed, Amazon is now inviting users to buy into Prime for $7.99 a month, bringing... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The United Arab Emirates is punching above its weight in terms of the development of its book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universal shock at the news on Monday (29th October) of a merger between Penguin and Random House... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While many predicted Hurricane Sandy could follow in the footsteps of "Geronimo" and the Arab Spring--a shining moment for social media and citizen-journalism--Time turned to Instagram ahead of the storm. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson shares open higher on news that two of the world's biggest publishers, Penguin and Random House, are in talks about a possible merger. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad revenue at The New York Times Co. declined 8.9% in the third quarter from the quarter a year earlier as print ad revenue dropped 10.9% and digital ad revenue slipped 2.2%, the company said today. Circulation revenue, however, increased 7.4% on the strength of growing digital subscriptions and... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icon Books' title The Horologicon by Mark Forsyth is following in the footsteps of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult and children’s trade titles rose 13.8% in the first six months of 2012, according to statistics released last week by the Association of American Publishers as part of its StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a dip in overall book sales down under, Australian agents and rights managers report a booming business from the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada’s first survey of where Canadians buy books and what types of books they buy found that about 16% of purchases in the first half of 2012 were of ebooks, while paperback remained the most popular format, with a 57% share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madeline L'Engle's classic 'A Wrinkle in Time' has been adapted into a graphic novel by writer and illustrator Hope Larson, the creative force behind the graphic novel 'Mercury.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Company has kicked off an ebook initiative in partnership with Agate Publishing, collecting stories and photos from the Chicago Tribune and two other newspapers and selling them as digital long-form features. Tribune, which has already relea ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The books market in Italy has “deteriorated significantly” in 2011 and the first nine... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sayville, Long Island, October, 2012 – Brainworks Software, the leading provider of newspaper advertising and circulation systems for North America has announced that the Times Publishing Company has selected Brainworks to provide their pro ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samar Yazbek, whose latest book is an account of the Assad regime written inside Syria, will share the Pen Pinter prize with poet Carol Anne Duffy. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. and Quad/Graphics reached an agreement to expand their existing printing partnership, the companies announced today. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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