Shoppers will be cautious about returning to the high street but Waterstones will emerge from the coronavirus crisis and eventually have a wider range of shops, the firm's c.e.o. James Daunt has said. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-02 12:12:46 UTC ]
Bookshops need to avoid being “boring” and apply a “bookseller's mind” to data if they want to survive in an era dominated by Amazon, Waterstones m.d. and Barnes & Noble c.e.o. James Daunt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 17:39:21 UTC ]
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With four program tracks, the upcoming 2019 FutureBook Live conference in London includes Barnes & Noble and Waterstones' James Daunt among its keynotes. The post FutureBook Live 2019 Ramps Up: Maintaining ‘the Cultural Caché of Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-12 16:00:23 UTC ]
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After Elliott Advisors’ takeover of Barnes & Noble in August, the firm sought the man who turned Waterstones around to right its US acquisition. But what exactly is in James Daunt’s in-tray in New York? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 05:47:49 UTC ]
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Pete Selby, head of books for W H Smith, has called on the book industry to make the high street more diverse and inclusive for young readers, saying that diversity is going to become a "significant" part of WHS' strategy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-22 19:12:13 UTC ]
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Cultural strategist Akua Agyemfra is announced as the third keynote for FutureBook Live 2019, following Waterstones m.d. James Daunt and Bookstat founder Paul Abbassi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 07:17:19 UTC ]
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James Daunt will give the opening keynote at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller’s annual publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 00:54:13 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has joined forces with more than 50 UK retailers to demand changes to the business rates system in a bid to save the high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 17:07:43 UTC ]
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The US press has been assessing the likely impact of James Daunt as the Waterstones boss prepares to take over Barnes & Noble. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 12:59:50 UTC ]
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Waterstones owners Elliott Advisors have approved a company-wide 4% bonus, following a "pretty good" financial year "driven above all by better book sales", according to m.d. James Daunt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 02:35:31 UTC ]
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With over 2,000 ADA website lawsuits filed last year, digital publishers should consider whether their digital content needs to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Designed to make digital content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, WCAG... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-07-19 15:07:09 UTC ]
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In all the current adulation for James Daunt, current chief executive of Waterstones and incoming chief executive of Barnes & Noble, it is worth recalling that it was not always so. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 21:31:09 UTC ]
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James Daunt will split his time between London and New York after Waterstones' parent Elliott Advisors (UK) announced that it had agreed to acquire the giant US bookseller Barnes & Noble for $683m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 16:19:54 UTC ]
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James Daunt will be chief of both chains after deal hailed as boost for real-world bookshopsThe hedge fund owner of the UK’s largest book chain, Waterstones, has bought Barnes & Noble, the biggest chain in the US, in a $683m (£537m) deal heralded as a boost in their battle to preserve... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-07 14:11:50 UTC ]
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Elliott will pay some US$476 million for Barnes & Noble, having last year bought the UK's main chain Waterstones. James Daunt is to run both companies. The post Elliott Management Agrees to Buy Barnes & Noble, Daunt to Run Both B&N and Waterstones appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-07 12:22:03 UTC ]
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Stephen Clarke is stepping down as group chief executive at W H Smith with high street m.d. Carl Cowling to take on the role, as the group reports strong sales in its latest report. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 07:15:56 UTC ]
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned the business cannot afford to pay the real living wage to its most junior staff and increase the pay of its most experienced booksellers, as nearly 8,000 people backed the campaign calling for the rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Managing director says book chain ‘simply not profitable enough’, as Sally Rooney, Val McDermid and other authors write to protestMore than 1,300 writers including Kerry Hudson, David Nicholls, Sally Rooney, Michael Rosen and Val McDermid have backed a campaign for Waterstones booksellers to be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller will deliver speeches at the Publishing Scotland and BA Annual Scottish Book Trade Conference 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The entry rules for this year’s Goldsmiths Prize have been changed to extend beyond authors born in the UK or Republic of Ireland with competition bosses eager to have a wider range of voices and greater diversity in texts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany’s book market narrowly avoided another major disappointment when a last-minute surge in the high street before Christmas pushed sales marginally ahead of 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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