Wayne State U Press Appoints New Director

Wayne State University Press, which endured three weeks of internal chaos in February after three senior employees were fired but later reinstated, announced that Stephanie Williams has been appointed director. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Eccleshare appointed children's director of Hay

Journalist and critic Julia Eccleshare right has been appointed children’s director of the Hay Festival. She will programme Hay’s Children’s Festival and the Hay YA programme, succeeding Mary Byrne. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CLA appoints Graf as independent director

CLA, the company that helps simplify copyright for content users, has appointed Philip Graf CBE to its board as senior independent director. Graf is chairman for the Gambling Commission and chair of CfBT Education Trust, a leading education consultancy and service organisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Frank Urbanowski, Former Director of MIT Press, Dies

The former MIT Press director who pioneered the strategy of focused disciplinary specialization, created the first university press website, and published the first interactive ebook died late last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon appoints director of social responsibility

Amazon has appointed a director of social responsibility, Christine Bader, amid criticism over its business practices. The online retailer is facing scrutiny over how its policies affect the outside world, with its cloud services division consistently receiving low grades in Greenpeace’s cloud... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Protests Continue As U of Akron Press Interim Director Named

As protests by authors and others continue, the University of Akron has named an interim director to oversee the transition of its university press into the school's division of libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s appoints licensing director

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has appointed Katie Price, former global director of publishing at HIT Entertainment and Mattel, as licensing director. Price will take up the role at the end of August and will report directly to c.e.o. Hilary Murray Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children’s appoints commercial director

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont appoints new magazine director

Egmont Publishing UK has hired Emma Fogden as the new editorial director of the magazines division. She replaces Sam Robinson, who left the team last month. Fogden, who joins Egmont from content creation company Edenco, will report to Gillian Laskier, m.d. of the magazines division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis appoint global publishing director

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones appoints new e-commerce director

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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University of Wisconsin Press Names New Director

The University of Wisconsin Press has named Dennis Lloyd its new director. He will assume his new position in May Lloyd currently is deputy director for sales, marketing, and acquisitions at the University of Florida Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fogg appointed publishing director at HC

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC appoints Fiona Allen as communications director

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Eric Schwartz Named Editorial Director at Columbia Univ. Press

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Former UC Press Editorial Director Sheila Levine, 65

Sheila Levine, associate director and editorial director of the University of California Press until her retirement in 2011, died September 21 after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wright appointed Hachette group international sales director

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Deacon appointed as Windmill editorial director

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Press regulation: appointments commissioner needs new legal powers

The man responsible for initiating the government's favoured form of press regulation has revealed that he is still awaiting the official green light to kick start the process.Sir David Normington, the commissioner for public appointments (CPA), has also cast light on the part politicians will... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Lisa Campbell appointed as Edinburgh TV Festival director

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