Aitken Alexander has announced the death of literary agent Brian Stone, who had been suffering from dementia for many years. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 10:25:32 UTC ]
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A lot has happened at Wenner Media over the past 2 years. Perhaps more than in its 50 years prior. The company was founded by Jann Wenner in 1967, when he launched the music weekly Rolling Stone. Thereafter, it grew into a nine-figure annual revenue company. It introduced other familiar... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-06 15:50:33 UTC ]
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We have reached a point at which paid subscription growth, for many media companies, feels unattainable. I both vehemently disagree and, sadly, agree. There are more tools than ever for reaching larger audiences (the disagree part), yet, most of the time, they are not deployed to their full... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-04 19:12:17 UTC ]
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A bit of advice before getting into online publishing’s next big thing. Last year, after nearly a decade of freelance tech journalism, I took a leap of faith and launched a paid subscription newsletter.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-06-01 06:00:38 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has acquired two more YA novels by Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 01:37:52 UTC ]
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In 'Talking to Strangers' (Little, Brown, Sept.), Gladwell goes in search of an answer to the question at the root of his obsession with the case of Sandra Bland: “What happens when we have to deal with the unfamiliar?” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Figures from across the children’s book world have been paying tribute to the “extraordinary” Judith Kerr, following her death at the age of 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 21:54:07 UTC ]
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The aromas that swirl and dance with the salty air of the seaside neighborhood of Venice are guaranteed to take your olfactory system on a Mystic Journey — pun intended for those of you who know the neighborhood’s legendary new-age bookstore of the same name. From the spray-painted graffiti walls... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher and chief revenue officer Andrew Budkofsky is out at Rolling Stone after just one year in the role, parent company Penske Media Corp. (PMC) has confirmed. "Rolling Stone and Andrew have agreed upon a mutual separation," says a rep for PMC, the publisher of Variety and WWD, among... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Ireland has paid tribute to the "wonderful" books publicist Margaret Daly, who has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson c.e.o. John Fallon has paid tribute to employee Dieter Kowalski, who was killed in the Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tributes have been paid to 29-year-old “gifted" Lyra McKee, a journalist and debut Faber author, who was shot while observing rioting in Londonderry's Creggan estate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Professor Brian Cox has written a book on the “most extraordinary and mysterious phenomenon” of black holes for William Collins, with Professor Jeff Forshaw. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 200-year-old German-language publisher has 21 email newsletters, around half of which weekly and half daily. The post How Swiss news publisher NZZ uses newsletters to increase paid subscriptions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vonda N McIntyre’s UK publisher has paid tribute to the award-winning science fiction writer who died this week, aged 70. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acclaimed superhero writer Brian Michael Bendis takes over the writing of Superman in this excerpt from 'Action Comics Vol. 1: Invisible Mafia,' a lively new adventure by the Man of Steel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Health provider Kaiser Permanente paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 to buy about 20,000 copies of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books during a period when the company was seeking a lucrative contract to provide health benefits to city employees. Kaiser confirmed Monday to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The more we know about what other people earn, the more we can understand our own circumstancesI was paid a £12,500 advance to write my book, Open Up. Sharing this publicly, even as the author of a book about our emotional relationship with money, was initially petrifying, but I ended up... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie-driven science fiction tops China's bestseller lists in February, and we have news on the fast rise of 'paid-for content' in China. The post China Bestsellers for February: ‘Paid-For Content’ in the Chinese Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book celebrating the life and career of Anthony Bourdain, the author, chef and television personality who died last June, will be published by Harper Collins imprint Ecco this spring, People magazine reported Monday. "Anthony Bourdain Remembered," which collects tributes and photographs... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wall Street Journal plans to join a new subscription news service run by Apple, even as some other major publishers balked at the terms, two people familiar with the plans said. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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