Washington Post Co. Renamed Graham Holdings Company to Mark Sale of Newspaper

The Washington Post Co. announced Monday that it will change its name to Graham Holdings Company, acknowledging the Oct. 1 sale of the company&rsquo;s flagship newspaper and several other publishing businesses to Amazon.com founder Jeffrey P. Bez ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You’d have to be crazy to start a media company, right?

Media startup founders apparently didn't get that memo that now's a pretty bad time to be in the publishing business. So, are they crazy? The post You’d have to be crazy to start a media company, right? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black confirms 'strategic review, potential sale' at Osprey

The chairman of the Osprey Group has confirmed the company is undergoing a “strategic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pew: 54,200 Newspaper, Magazine Jobs Axed Since 2003

The decade-long devastation of the print news business, crushed by the sagging economy, the evaporation of classified and display advertising, and a reader shift to digital media, has cost at least 54,200 newsroom jobs in newspapers and magazines a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hard Choices' Print Sales Top 85,000 in First Week

Hillary Clinton’s "Hard Choices" sold 85,721 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manderson Steps Down as Hachette U.K. Restructures Sales

Hachette UK has restructured its sales operation, creating two sales teams, resulting in the loss of a respected and much-loved director and up to 20 jobs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley sees print sales drop in 2014

Wiley is positioned to “become a solutions leader in professional learning and development... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK merges sales teams

Hachette UK is to create a new sales structure, merging the teams of Little, Brown and Orion, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor in Chief Craig Marks: Print 'Stands in the Way of Where Spin Needs to Be'

It's time to let go of the idea that music outlet Spin is meant to be a print magazine, according to newly appointed editor in chief Craig Marks. "It's very, very hard to break up with print," he said. "But to hold onto print and to have an even kind of romantic relationship with it probably... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Up in Fiscal '14 at Wiley

John Wiley & Sons reported that revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 rose 1%, to $1.78 billion, and operating income increased 4% to $206.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Responsible for Huge Share of Hachette Ebook Sales

Amazon is responsible for 78% for Hachette ebook sales in the UK, and 60% in the United States — which makes the company especially vulnerable. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown Interviewed by NPR at Mark Twain House Benefit

Dan Brown, author of “The Da Vinci Code” and current bestseller “Inferno,” was interviewed June 7 by NPR's John Dankosky at a benefit for the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Conn. The conversation turned to religion and science, topics Brown has dealt with in his novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales up 7% at The Works

The Works has seen a 7% boost in sales following unprecedented growth in its e-commerce arm.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany sees physical sales boost

Germany’s overall book sales rose slightly (0.2%) in 2013 to €9.54bn (£7.7bn),... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Has digital publishing changed everything? post your questions now

The digital publishing boom of the last few years has changed the book business for ever, or has it? As a three-day conference begins to debate 'literary values in a digital age', we'll be reporting, live from 9.40am on Friday June 12, the views of editors, activists, writers, doubters and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year

18m titles bought by readers in 2013, to a value of £300m, as print sales' decline continuesSelf-published books' share of the UK market grew by 79% in 2013, with 18m self-published books bought by UK readers last year, according to new statistics.With print sales falling by 10% last year, and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April Bookstore Sales Fell 1.3%

According to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday morning, April bookstore sales fell 1.3%, to $684 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon pulls Warner Bros movies from sales as trade dispute expands

Already in fracas with publisher Hachette, retailer pulls pre-orders such as The Lego Movie to pressure the studio over pricingFirst they came for Harry Potter's author, and now they have come for your Lego. Amazon has expanded its trade dispute with publisher Hachette by adding Warner Bros to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette reveals Amazon digital sales share

Amazon has a 78% market share of Hachette Livre ebook titles in the UK and a 60% share in the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Up at EDC, Earnings Fall

Revenues at Educational Development Corp. rose 2% in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, hitting $26.1 million, although accounting items dropped net earnings to $357,600 from $802,900 in fiscal 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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