Waterstones appoints new e-commerce director

Waterstones is to appoint Hobbycraft's Ed Armitage to head up its e-commerce operation. Armitage, currently head of multichannel at craft and gift retailer Hobbycraft, will take up his position as Waterstones E-Commerce Director from May. Armitage replaces Colm McCrory, former head of e-commerce and digital at Waterstones, who left the retailer last month after working on the relaunch of the Waterstones website, which went live in February. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Waterstones Victoria branch opens

A new branch of Waterstones near Victoria station in London opened its doors yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 20:16:44 UTC ]
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Fox promoted to editorial director at HQ

HQ senior commissioning editor Kate Fox has been promoted to editorial director for non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 09:17:16 UTC ]
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Thunberg and Mackesy triumph in Waterstones Book of the Year

Greta Thunberg has been named Author of the Year by Waterstones, while The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (Ebury) was named 2019’s top book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 04:07:03 UTC ]
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Liz Cross joins David Fickling Books as publishing director

Indie David Fickling Books has appointed Liz Cross as publishing director following her departure from Oxford University Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 15:06:29 UTC ]
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Change to books team at W H Smith as Carrington made trading director

W H Smith's trading director for books, news and impulse Al Aldous will move across to W H Smith's online personalised greeting cards and gifts business next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 00:40:53 UTC ]
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Little, Brown promotes Ahmed to publishing director

Little, Brown has promoted editorial director Ailah Ahmed to the role of publishing director following her "outstanding publishing and acquiring in 2018 and 2019". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 17:29:20 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Fourth Estate to launch The Mirror & The Light gift card

Waterstones and Fourth Estate will team up this Christmas to create a gift card celebrating Hilary Mantel’s eagerly-awaited The Mirror & The Light, the first time the chain has created a gift card for a specific title. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 19:54:20 UTC ]
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Tickets for Elton John Waterstones book signing sell out in 10 seconds

Tickets for Elton John's book signing at Waterstones Piccadilly sold out in less than 10 seconds when they went on sale yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 19:30:23 UTC ]
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Jo Walker joins Pushkin Press as art director

Cover designer Jo Walker is leaving HarperCollins to join Pushkin Press as art director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-11 17:45:25 UTC ]
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Arifa Akbar appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic

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Hay Festival international director awarded honorary OBE

Hay Festival international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche has been awarded an honorary OBE, in recognition of her services to education and culture in Latin America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Waterstones to open new London bookshop

Waterstones will open a new branch in London’s Victoria in the first week of December.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 09:52:11 UTC ]
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Poppy Stimpson joins Pushkin as publicity director

Former Orion publicist Poppy Stimpson will join Pushkin Press as publicity director as long-time Pushkin publicist Tabitha Pelly heads to Doubleday later this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 00:58:47 UTC ]
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S&S publishing director MacGregor to join Headline

Simon and Schuster publishing director Iain MacGregor is joining the Headline non-fiction team as publisher, it has been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Margaret Atwood and Greta Thunberg battle it out for Waterstones Book of the Year

Margaret Atwood’s Booker-winning The Testaments (Vintage) is vying with offerings from Max Porter, Greta Thunberg and Candice Carty-Williams in a bumper shortlist for Waterstones Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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#Merky Books to expand as Lindsay-Prince appointed commissioning editor

Stormzy’s Penguin Random House imprint is set to expand, with Lemara Lindsay-Prince appointed to the newly created role of commissioning editor for #Merky Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Picador reveals raft of promotions with Doyle and Jonathan made editorial directors

Picador’s Kris Doyle and Sophie Jonathan have both been promoted to editorial director while Ansa Khan Khattak and Kishani Widyaratna are also stepping up at the Pan Mac imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S UK promotes White to Scribner editorial director

Simon and Schuster UK has promoted Chris White to editorial director, Scribner.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Waterstones to open two new bookshops in Sussex

Waterstones will open two new bookshops in Sussex later this year, with branches planned for Rustington and Hove. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Vicky Photiou joins Michael Joseph as marketing director

Penguin Random House Children’s head of marketing Vicky Photiou has joined Michael Joseph as marketing director, replacing Louise Jones who moves to Ebury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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