Venning joins TRA in new impact research role

Laura Venning joining The Reading Agency in the newly created role of impact research manager. Venning will lead on developing a framework to help the charity assess the impact of reading for pleasure and reading for information, in a post funded by the Peter Sowerby Foundation. Venning comes to The Reading Agency from Booktrust, where she has been leading their work to provide evidence about the impact of their programmes. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nolan to mix agent/editor roles

The Greenhouse Literary Agency has appointed Polly Nolan, currently associate publishing director... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New analytics role for Pan Mac's Long

James Long, editorial director for digital at Pan Macmillan, is moving to the newly created role... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff role at Hachette for Horner

Hachette UK has appointed Damian Horner to the newly created role of brand development director... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New role for Sedgwick at Sage

Sage's Martha Sedgwick has been appointed executive director of product innovation in the UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barton joins Macmillan Children’s

Macmillan Children’s Books has appointed Stephanie Barton to the new position of pre-school... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lumley joins book festival programme

Actress Joanna Lumley is among the names lined up for the 10th Borders Book Festival in Melrose later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith and Partridge join Scholastic

Scholastic has made two senior appointments in newly created roles. Samantha Smith has joined... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New role for Faber's Savitt

Faber has appointed Sarah Savitt to a full-time editor role, focusing on acquiring new fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New role for Moore at Abaddon

Rebellion Publishing imprint Abaddon has appointed David Moore as new commissioning editor.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop browsing vital for publishing, research finds

The crucial role of physical bookshops to a healthy publishing industry was underlined this week... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcus Rich joins line-up for PPA's Publishing+ conference

The Daily Mail's Marcus Rich is among the executives lined up for the Professional Publishers Association's annual conference, which will examine how to boost digital revenues and explore whether content is still king. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst hires Microsoft's Stephen Edwards for digital role

Hearst Magazines UK has appointed Microsoft ad executive Stephen Edwards to the new role of group digital sales director. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Gets Exclusive Role In New PTA Family Reading Program

Amazon's got a new Kindle promotion vehicle, thanks to the National PTA, which wants to boost kids' reading with their families. Amazon's Kindle is the exclusive sponsor of the new Family Reading Experience program that the National PTA wants to roll out across the U.S. to boost kids' reading... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh join forces

Curtis Brown has bought a 50% stake in fellow agency Conville & Walsh. Conville & Walsh... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in Translation: It’s Time for Others to Join the Fight

The publishers of UK's Stork Books argue that major publishers and the media in the UK and USA underestimate the audience for translated books and are making a big mistake. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mushens joins The Agency Group

Agent Juliet Mushens has joined Jonathan Conway at The Agency Group, as it opens a new UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo Lal joins Watkins

Jo Lal is to join Watkins Publishing Limited, as publisher, Watkins.   Lal will step into... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont UK launches reading research project

Egmont UK has commissioned a new research programme as part of a wider initiative by the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CREATe centre to research digital copyright

A new research centre at Glasgow university will examine "the changing nature of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goul-Wheeker joins Green Star Media

Non-executive chairman of Blackwell's, Trevor Goul-Wheeker, has joined sports publishing firm... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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