Wakefield indie to shut bricks and mortar bookshop and move focus online

Wakefield indie Rickaro Books will close its bricks and mortar bookshop in March and move its focus to its website selling rare and antique books.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Job Moves: June 26, 2014

Tom Cox has been appointed v-p, adult mass merchandise and distributor sales at Penguin Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GE Becomes Legitimate Online News Publisher

After a very entertaining stunt with Jimmy Fallon, GE, an early adopter of content marketing, has been putting a focus on hard news of late. GE has used sites like The Economist and Quartz for native advertising to promote itself as a supporter of ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Infographic: Overcoming Skips and Other Best Practices for Online Video

 Ad spending for online video is expected to double by 2017, which means publishers and advertisers are placing greater emphasis on not only developing more video content, but tracking user engagement as well. The infographic below, provided by MediaRadar, shows some of the opportunity online... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: June 24, 2014

Patrick Janson-Smith has joined London-based digital publisher Apostrophe Books as editor-at-large. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sarah Waters to tour high street bookshops

Sarah Waters will be going on a two-week tour, largely of high street bookshops, to promote her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: June 23, 2014

Pat Strachan is no longer at Little, Brown and Company, where she had been a senior editor since 2002. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: June 20, 2014

Heather Fain has been appointed senior v-p, director of marketing strategy, a new central marketing function within HBG. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hastings Merger Can Move Forward

A Texas court has cleared the way for Hastings to move ahead with its merger with companies controlled by Joel Weinshanker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: June 19, 2014

Amy Stolls has been appointed director of literature for the National Endowment for the Arts . Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail Online chief in clash with Australian reporter over copyright

Media journalist from Rupert Murdoch paper tried to confront Martin Clarke over alleged lifting of articles from other sitesThe spat between News Corp and Mail Online over copyright in Australia has spilled over to the Cannes Lions advertising festival, with a late night altercation between... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop memories: your pictures and stories

When we asked you to share anecdotes and photos of your favourite independent bookshops, the stories poured in. From romance surrounded by Shakespeare to an encounter with a falconry-loving policeman, here is a selection of your bookshop memoriesSee all the contributions and add your own on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: June 17, 2014

Carolyn Foley has joined the Penguin Random House in-house Legal group as v-p, associate general counsel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp and Mail Online plagiarism spat goes to Cannes Lions festival | Media Monkey

The ongoing Antipodeon spat between News Corp and Mail Online over the latters alleged plagiarism appears to have spilled over onto waterfront at this weeks Cannes Lions advertising festival. The Daily Mail websites publisher, Martin Clarke, never known for half measures, is schmoozing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry gears up for The Great Bookshop Debate

Authors want both online and bricks and mortar retailers to thrive, Louise Doughty has said.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open 'The Southwold Bookshop'

Waterstones has announced the opening of its fourth shop in two months in Southwold, Suffolk.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Beginning to Look Like a Bona Fide Online Ad Network

Now that Facebook will include users’ Web behavior to fine-tune targeting, it’s only a matter of time before it expands its ad network to outside publishers, according to marketing experts. Facebook has said that it will gather Web surfing data on users to help advertisers understand... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: June 16, 2014

Lisa Barnes, formerly Ballantine Bantam Dell assistant director of publicity, has joined the Random House Speakers Bureau as assistant agent director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Job Moves: June 13, 2014

At Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Bob Hetico has been named the new director of sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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'Bookshop boom' under way as Winstone's opens second branch

A mini UK bookshop boom appears to be under way as a fifth new store opening is announced in a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Job Moves: June 12, 2014

At Scholastic Trade, Lizette Serrano has been promoted to director of education/library marketing and conventions, succeeding John Mason who is retiring on July 3 after 28 years at the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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