Elliott Advisors, a U.S. investment firm, has agreed to buy U.K. bookstore chain Waterstones for an undisclosed sum. James Daunt will remain CEO. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Albert Camus’s “The Plague” and J.M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace” deliver variations on a timely theme. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-13 09:24:29 UTC ]
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DK and Walker have unveiled new initiatives to support families, readers, authors and illustrators during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 14:35:29 UTC ]
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Ingram says it has ramped up its cleaning routines to remain open for business during the Covid-19 pandemic, and has seen a rise in use of its print-on-demand programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 17:19:09 UTC ]
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On Monday, Hearst UK CEO James Wildman would typically address the 1,000-person strong company from the stage at the Odeon Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-23 18:30:59 UTC ]
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Hearst CEO James Wildman has set recruited a healthcare professional to answer staff questions about the virus and started sending out daily company updates. The post ‘Revenue will fall away quite quickly’: Hearst UK CEO James Wildman on navigating crisis appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-03-23 04:01:21 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Blackwell's have both announced today (Sunday 22nd March) that they will close all their physical bookshops on a temporary basis due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-21 18:23:19 UTC ]
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While total sales have fallen slightly since the outbreak of the new coronavirus at Barnes & Noble, company CEO James Daunt is confident the bookstore chain can continue to be a profitable venture with one provision—that it is allowed to keep its stores open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After two decades as a division of Atlantic Media, GovExec is going independent. Atlantic Media owner David Bradley has sold a controlling stake in Government Executive Media Group (GEMG), a portfolio of media brands serving the public sector, to Growth Catalyst Partners, a Chicago-based... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-17 14:43:03 UTC ]
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“Stay home, if you can,” they told us in the beginning. And I could. I run a small publishing house from my home and at home is where I have always spent the majority of my time. I was not afraid. I can do it, I told myself. This changes nothing. Then the advice became […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-16 08:49:55 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light (Fourth Estate) has held the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction top spot for a second week, the same week the eagerly awaited title sold 95,141 copies across all print editions through Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 16:43:19 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_126319" align="alignright" width="150"] Linda Thomas Brooks[/caption] Just two months after concluding her four-year term as president and CEO of MPA, The Association of Magazine Media, Linda Thomas Brooks is taking on a new role: interim managing director of Connectiv,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-03 22:07:16 UTC ]
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Trade professionals are predicting business much as usual at the London Book Fair, despite attendees from China and surrounding countries pulling out over the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 19:44:34 UTC ]
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Waterstones is seeking alternative premises for its Camden branch after failing to agree a new lease with the landlord, forcing it to close at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 19:18:04 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_154421" align="alignright" width="275"] Diane Anderson-Minshall[/caption] Diane Anderson-Minshall has spent nearly her entire career in the LGBTQ media space as a writer, editor and content strategist. Recently, her commitment was rewarded when she was promoted to to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-04 18:56:22 UTC ]
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The annual meeting of BISG in April will hear Barnes & Noble and Waterstones' James Daunt in a keynote address around supply chain issues. The post US Book Industry Study Group Announces James Daunt Keynote appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-14 15:25:18 UTC ]
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An indie bookshop which was the official bookseller of the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival has been replaced by organisers in favour of Waterstones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 03:02:58 UTC ]
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Staff at Waterstones’ Camden branch were locked out of the store last week in an “unprecedented” action by its landlord during lease negotiations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 15:18:24 UTC ]
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Former Waterstones events manager Rosie Beaumont-Thomas has joined the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) to lead events programming for its 200th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 16:46:33 UTC ]
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Waterstones has posted flat sales for December, with bad weather and the general election causing a "distraction" in the middle of the key trading period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 10:17:07 UTC ]
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