WHS launches share buyback scheme

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 08:15 W H Smith has announced it is embarking on a share buyback scheme worth £50m for the next financial year. It did not disclose reasons for the initiative but it is a similar scheme to one it ran in the 2011 financial year, when it bought back £55m-worth of shares. The retailer said: "The buy back programme will be managed by an independent third party, which makes its trading decisions independently of, and uninfluenced by, the company." Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Cambridge University Press Content Sharing Platform in Pilot Launch

Cambridge University Press launches a selection of journals in its Core content sharing program, which offers subscribers read-only links. The post Cambridge University Press Content Sharing Platform in Pilot Launch appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Wiley launches content sharing across 1,700 journals

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PPC launches junior book publicists’ mentoring scheme

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PRH diversity scheme launches in Manchester and West Midlands

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HarperCollins launches BAME training scheme

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Elbow frontman helps launch library fundraising scheme

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Bookstart celebrates 20th anniversary with sharing scheme

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