According to Fortune, the media giant is meeting with a reps from Meredith--but nothing's been confirmed. Could Time Warner be following in the steps of News Corp. and considering spinning off its publishing division? According to a report by Fortune (a Time Inc. publication), the media company has met with reps for a potential buyer to talk about separating People, InStyle, and Real Simple and selling them to an undisclosed buyer. In that plan, Time, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune would stay under the control of Time Warner. The news comes less than a month after Time Inc. laid off 6% of its workforce. But it's not the first time that similar rumors have spread about the publishing arm--and company officials, of course, are not commenting on the record.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An era came to an end last week when Time Warner announced it would be spinning off its storied magazine division by the close of the year, leaving the owner of People, InStyle, Fortune, Sports Illustrated and, of course, Time to fend for itself as a publicly traded Time Inc. The announcement... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back in the 1980s—before bookstores began weighing the addition of cafes, possibly with wine and beer licenses—stores like Louie’s Bookstore Café in Baltimore and Trident Booksellers & Café in Boston aimed specifically to integrate food for the mind and the body. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brenda Peterson is one of the growing number of authors who are working on self-published projects in addition to writing books released by traditional houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will start its new life as a mainly-publishing company with no debt and $2.6bn (£1.7bn) in cash when it is spun off. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp.'s soon-to-be publishing company will begin life with no debt and about $2.6 billion in cash -- illustrating the parent company's attempt to provide the new entity with solid financials and money for acquisitions. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Thursday, Time Warner investors were giving the thumbs up to Wednesday's announcement that the media giant would be spinning off its troubled magazine division—pushing shares up 2% in midday trading, on top of the 6% increase that followed reports last month of a sale of Time Inc.But magazine... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coffee House Press, with two finalists, and Cinco Puntos Press join FSG and Pantheon with titles on the shortlist for this year's prestigious PEN Faulkner Award for fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corporation’s new publishing company will get an infusion of $2.6 billion in cash and will have no debt when it separates from the company’s higher-growth cable channels and Hollywood studio this summer. In a filing with the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Has the romance of publishing the way of liquor-fueled lunches, first-class book tours and boozy book parties? Or is there still enough hope and passion in publishing to sustain it? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legendary literary agent Sterling Lord shares wisdom from his 60 years in publishing and reflects the current business, which he says is more like selling appliances than art. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TunedIn Media, the German company behind the second screen “social TV’ app TunedIn, has been acquired by European publishing giant Axel Springer. The amount isn’t being disclosed, so it’s unlikely to be a home ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the New York Times Co. bought the Boston Globe for $1.1 billion in 1993, many of the nation’s newspaper publishing companies happily would have paid the same price for the same opportunity. With the Globe now on track to be sold for ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A noticeable trend at the 2013 New York International Toy Fair, held at the Javits Center February 10–13, was the continued growth of the arts and crafts category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The stores charge that secret agreements made between the publishers and Amazon give Amazon the advantage in selling ebooks, but some industry observers find flaws in their logic. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning. Two authors -- Margaret Atwood and Kevin Starr -- will also receive special recognition. This post has been updated; see below for details. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four top publishers Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to print and discussed revenue ideas for bolstering their products. The discussion was part of an executive roundtable at the Key Executives Mega Conference in New Orleans. The publishers of ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Science fiction and fantasy publisher Angry Robot, part of the Osprey Group, is the creation of one man and many minds working in tandem across the UK and the Atlantic. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By minimizing the risk of buying a bad book, pay-as-you-read business models could translate into higher prices and higher quality content, but will it drive more sales? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is preparing to publish a novel it has dubbed a "hand grenade tossed into the heart of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mimi Spencer and Dr Michael Mosley's The Fast Diet (Short Books) proved once again the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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