Tony Abbott 'consulted Rupert Murdoch over paid parental leave'

Prime minister gave News Corp boss full rundown of scheme before he announced policy to party roomTony Abbott gave Rupert Murdoch a full rundown on his planned paid parental leave scheme before announcing the policy in 2010, in a marked contrast with his decision not to consult the party room, a new book reveals.The then-opposition leaders discussions with the News Corp boss are outlined in a book published on Wednesday about the treasurer, Joe Hockey, by the former News Corp columnist Madonna King. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #tony abbott #full rundown #book reveals #book published

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Tony Abbott 'consulted Rupert Murdoch over paid parental leave''


Mike Richards leaves Egmont

Egmont Books’ marketing director Mike Richards has left the company following a reorganisation of the marketing team. Richards has been in marketing at Egmont for 15 years, promoting authors and brands such as Michael Grant, Lemony Snicket, Jim Smith, Winnie-the-Pooh and Star Wars. He would... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #marketing team #promoting authors #michael grant #lemony snicket #jim smith #star wars


Sunday trading consultation opens today

The government has launched a consultation today (5th August) on plans to give local areas the power to allow large shops to open for longer on Sundays to help compete with online retailers. The government’s department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the reforms would give metro mayors... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #online retailers #local authorities #local people #high streets


Leaving the Cult of Capitalism in Three New Titles

Three new books from religious publishers are casting a critical eye on the economy this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #religious publishers #critical eye


Leaving the New Republic, and What Its Mass Exodus Taught Me About the Future of Magazines

It’s hardly news that the magazine has become an endangered species. It’s a development I had the misfortune of witnessing first-hand during my brief but eventful tenure as assistant literary editor of the New Republic in Was ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Media Monkey: Gillian Tett, Lionel Barber, Jesse Norman, and Tony Hall

How will FT’s Tett chief feature on Nikkei’s index, Andrew Gowers pours oil on troubled waters and BBC’s director general goes jogging in the dark• Gillian Tett is the FT’s US managing editor, the position Lionel Barber occupied before becoming editor 10 years ago. And last week’s Nikkei deal... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #people familiar


Follain to leave Canongate

Canongate’s non-fiction publishing director Katy Follain is to leave the company “to pursue new career opportunities within the industry”. The publisher said she “played a key role within the editorial team”. Among the titles Follain acquired during her time at Canongate were James Rhodes’... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #career opportunities #key role #editorial team #james rhodes #alex bellos


Milton leaves Orion

Orion General m.d. Lisa Milton has officially left the company. Earlier this year, Orion Publishing Group’s parent company Hachette UK announced major changes in senior management at the publisher. Orion c.e.o. David Young will retire at the end of the year, with Little, Brown c.e.o. David... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lisa milton #senior management #david young


Joseph Goebbels' family win legal battle to be paid royalties for diary extracts

Random House Germany had argued against paying to publish Nazi propaganda minister’s diaries in new biography on moral groundsDescendents of Joseph Goebbels, Adolph Hitler’s propaganda minister, are to be paid royalties for extracts from his diaries published in a new biography, following a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #joseph goebbels #adolph hitler #propaganda minister #copyright laws #moral grounds


The Picture Book That Parents Worldwide—And Google Ventures—Can't Put Down

With 600,000 books sold, the startup Lost My Name is redefining personalization in publishing.There's no company sign or logo out front. No indication of any kind that this quiet stretch of Pritchard's Road in East London includes the headquarters of a global publishing sensation. A squat,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #picture book


Kathy Rooney leaves Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Information m.d. Kathy Rooney has left the company as part of a restructure. Rooney, part of the senior management team at the publisher, left at the end of May to pursue other opportunities, beginning with a non-executive role at information management platform Librios. Vafa... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bloomsbury information #non-executive role


Public Library Subsidy cut without consultation

Librarians and library suppliers have expressed concerns that changes to the Public Library Subsidy (PLS) could impact on the availability of government information in libraries. The PLS was originally created in 1924 as a way of helping libraries to purchase government publications such as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #library suppliers #expressed concerns #government information #originally created


Bookseller McKenna Jordan Joins Minotaur as Consultant

St. Martin's imprint Minotaur Books has hired McKenna Jordan, owner of Murder By the Book in Houston, Tex., as a dedicated outside publishing consultant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publishing consultant


'Provocative' book on parenting for Bluebird

Pan Macmillan’s Bluebird has acquired a “provocative, conversation-starting” book which presents a “pioneering new way to think about parenting” by child psychologist Dr Lisa Miller. Carole Tonkinson bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pan macmillan #chris scheina #st martin


Jobs consultation at Connect Books

Connect Books is consulting with 12 people in its Bradford office as the company continues to improve the “efficiency and flexibility” of its library supply service.  Bertrams, which supplies libraries on behalf of Connect Books, has headquarters in Norwich but also an office in Bradford which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #company continues #jobs consultation #connect books #library service


Neil to leave WHS

W H Smith’s book director Michael Neil will be leaving the business at the end of May. Neil joined W H Smith at the beginning of 2014 as its business unit director for books. In this role, he has been responsible for the full books and ebooks offer at WH Smith High Street and has delivered a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #neil joined #ebooks offer


Edwards Leaving Top Post at Orion

Malcolm Edwards has announced that he will step down as deputy CEO and publisher of the British house at the end of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #malcolm edwards


Zoella loses 'editorial consultant'

YouTube star Zoella, real name Zoe Sugg, has revealed she is writing the sequel to her debut novel Girl Online (Penguin) without the help of an “editorial consultant”. Girl Online was written with the assistance of Siobhan Curham, although Curham’s involvement with the book was not initially... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #siobhan curham #editorial consultant #zoe sugg #girl online


Cox to cover Skipper's leave at Waterstones

Waterstones' director of buying Kate Skipper will take maternity leave at the end of the month. In her absence, Melissa Cox, head of range and children's, will assume responsibility for the new titles and publisher liaison teams, while Caroline McNulty, category manager for related products,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #assume responsibility #category manager #related products


Thomson to leave BookBrunch

Liz Thomson, founding editor of BookBrunch, is to step down from her role after the London Book Fair in order to devote more time to her musical interests. Thomson said: "I remain fascinated by the book trade but want to liberate myself from day-to-day news deadline. I've always been more... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #liz thomson #founding editor #book trade #extraordinary people


Bammel to leave IPA

Jens Bammel, secretary general of the International Publishers Association (IPA), is to step down from his role. Bammel has led the IPA since 2003, but will step down ahead of the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #secretary general