Walliams claims number one spot for second week

David Walliams’ Fing (HarperCollins) has claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one for a second week, selling 76,340 copies in its first full week on sale through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cruise settles 'abandonment' claim

Actor Tom Cruise settles a libel legal action with a German publisher which claimed in US magazines that he had "abandoned" his daughter Suri. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsroom Incentives By The Numbers

Newsroom managers are fighting a tough battle between the tidal wave of consumer demands for instant news and financial restrictions cutting production budgets to the bone. Digital or print, magazines are struggling to fill the gap. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC's Lord Patten under pressure over claim Savile inquiry excluded evidence

Despite threat of legal action, Guido Fawkes blog publishes tape of Nick Pollard allegedly admitting omission was a 'mistake'Lord Patten is facing mounting pressure to get to the bottom of an allegation that the internal inquiry into the BBC's handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal may have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boot up: Almunia's warning, Snapchat's numbers, China Mobile + iPhone, and more

Plus Samsung gets overly heavy, Secret Plumber's social error, reasons to use Microsoft Word, and moreA burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamAmicus Brief >> Bob KohnLike all others, Kohn was required to limit his amicus curiae legal brief on what he... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alt-Week 12.7.13: Wormhole short-cuts, watery planets and history as seen by Google Books

Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. Don't pack your bags just yet, but Hubble has found indirect evidence of water on five different planets -- a lot of it, in some cases. Bigger brains ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of December 9, 2013

Swinwood to succeed Hayes at Harlequin and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunday Express critic claims he was fired over gay website images

Mark Shenton says he was accused of bringing the paper into disrepute after bosses found pictures of him on a gay websiteMark Shenton, the chief theatre critic of the Sunday Express, has claimed he was fired after executives discovered naked pictures of him on a gay website.In the daily blog he... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek to print weekly edition again one year after calling it quits

Editor in chief Jim Impoco announced the magazine will begin producing a weekly 'premium' print edition as early as JanuaryAmanda Holpuch Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Doesn't Want to Pay the Feds' E-Book Lawyer $70,000 a Week

Apple lost its antitrust ebook trial this summer. Now it has to pay a court-appointed attorney more than $1,100 an hour to keep tabs on itself. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex Ferguson returns to top spot

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has returned to the top of the UK book charts.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 18, 2013

Follett lays off 570 bookstore employees and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scorsese Spot For Dolce & Gabbana Breaks Out on YouTube

When it comes to brands as publishers on YouTube, it's typically Red Bull or GoPro's world. But not last week.  Instead, a pair of luxury brands proved to be unexpected YouTube stars, thanks to Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey and David Bowie. Last week, an arty, black-and-white... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBG Bright Spot for Lagardere

Total third quarter sales at Lagardere Publishing fell 7.3%, to 580 million euros, but sales at its American subsidiary, Hachette Book Group, rose 11%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid wins charts top spot

Jeff Kinney has notched up the biggest weekly sale for a children's book in over a year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pitchfork Launches “Weekly Magazine” App

Most successful content sites are monetizing with sheer volume now, but Pitchfork is betting there's still a place for lean-back engagement. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBM Takes Aim at Twitter, Claims to Have Patented Online Advertising

IBM is alleging that Twitter has infringed on its patents, including one that would seem to give the computing giant status as an inventor of online advertising.Revealed in a Twitter filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning, IBM is claiming that Twitter has infringed on at... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams and Lumley to star in BBC's Gangsta Granny

Actors Joanna Lumley, Julia McKenzie, Rob Brydon and Miranda Hart are to star in the BBC1... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter spot for Hot Key

Hot Key Books is to publish a debut by 18-year-old Isobel Harrop, after publisher Emily Thomas... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December 'extravaganza' for David Walliams

Children's author David Walliams will appear at the Palace Theatre in London on 7th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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