Shares of AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. were down Monday as investors didn’t appear thrilled by the proposed mega-merger announced over the weekend. In response to the $84.5-billion deal, Moody’s Investor Service said Monday it had placed AT&T’s credit rating on review for a possible downgrade.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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HarperCollins has signed a deal for two psychological thrillers from debut Canadian author Claire... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 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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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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Independent bookshops have expressed frustration over the relationship between Scholastic Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC has denied "a deal has been done" to sell a majority stake in Lonely Planet,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Denmark’s leading publishers are combining with Rubicon Project to launch The Danish Publisher Network, in order to offer their online inventory and data to advertisers via real-time trading. Publishers including Politiken, Jyllands-Posten, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 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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A debut author who graduated from the celebrated Iowa Writers' Workshop has a seven-figure book deal.HarperCollins announced Wednesday that it will publish Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling, a fantasy trilogy inspired in part by Barack Obama.A person with knowledge of the negotiations said... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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[PRESSWIRE] 14.02.2013 -- Meeting this week in Brussels, Members of the European Publishers Council criticised the deal between Google and French publishers clinched last week to settle the dispute over copyright, remuneration and article sni ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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England footballer Frank Lampard is to write a series of children's books, says publisher Little, Brown. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's publisher Chicken House and the Times are on the way to choosing the title that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The fate of the independent sales representative may be inextricably linked to that of the independent bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the publisher of magazines including Time and Sports Illustrated, has begun eliminating about 6% of its head count—nearly 500 jobs—in the biggest round of cuts at the company since 2008."With the significant and ongoing changes in our industry, we must continue to transform our... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The year 2012 opened in dramatic fashion with magazine media-related deals. From Hanley Wood’s recapitalization to the final sell-off the remaining segments of what once was the massive Ziff Davis, 2012 saw its fair share of deals that involved traditional media brands as well as the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past decade, Christopher Castellani—artistic director of Grub Street in Boston, one of the country’s largest literary centers—has written a trio of novels about an Italian immigrant family, the Grassos, a family much like his own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Books has acquired a military science-fiction thriller, describing it as a “the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that Rupert Murdoch is spinning off News Corp.’s publishing properties into a separate company, media observers have identified the Los Angeles Times as a likely target for acquisition. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Clay Foster, chairman and CEO of Journal Inc. and publisher of the Daily Journal: Today’s paper is the culmination of months of planning and hard work to go live on a new printing press. In challenging economic times this was not an e ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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