Digital media company Ziff Davis acquired tech publisher CNET from its parent company, Red Ventures, for more than $100 million, according to reporting from The New York Times. The acquisition confirms an Axios report from January, which found that Red Ventures had been quietly approaching strategic buyers to gauge their interest in acquiring the legacy... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2024-08-06 10:53:30 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group will publish Ghostcloud, a middle-grade adventure by debut author Michael Mann. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 18:20:27 UTC ]
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Coronet is publishing an "honest and practical" guide to educating your children at home by Nadia Sawalha of "Loose Women" and her husband Mark Adderley. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 14:37:32 UTC ]
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If there’s one thing that the pandemic has taught the publishing industry, it's that it must be prepared for anything. This was not only true in terms of how publishers were forced to manage their businesses through an unprecedented economic crisis, but also how they planned, produced and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-24 11:00:28 UTC ]
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OverDrive—the digital learning platform for libraries and schools—has announced it is acquiring RBmedia's library business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 09:38:04 UTC ]
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In less than one week, a campaign by a coalition of civil rights groups aimed at encouraging businesses to pause advertising on Facebook's platforms has already achieved some tangible results. Last Thursday, the digital ad agency 360i, a Dentsu Group subsidiary whose clients include Burberry,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-23 18:20:35 UTC ]
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Pushkin Press imprint One is to publish a work of food writing, social criticism and "bold thinking" by Rebecca May Johnson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 05:36:59 UTC ]
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Combining OverDrive's market-leading platform with RBmedia's exclusive content represents a major new wrinkle in the digital library market: RBmedia is a major producer of audiobooks with a catalog of more than 45,000 exclusive titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Being a book publisher comes with a set of tough moral responsibilities. You provide livelihoods for authors and booksellers, your hiring decisions can greatly influence how UK culture is shaped, and you’re also a company with a duty of care towards your staff. Sometimes these duties come into... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 03:23:48 UTC ]
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Frankfurt's program in which publishers and agents can present properties to producers at Cannes this year is playing out in the digital space. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse ‘Sends’ Publishers, Agents to Cannes Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-23 03:05:13 UTC ]
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The UK's first academic study on diversity in trade publishing and fiction has called for the industry to “radically reimagine” its audience and value readers outside the white middle classes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 22:54:17 UTC ]
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Faber and Profile Books are to publish two new Alan Bennett "Talking Heads" monologues, to be published together under the title Two Besides. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 11:52:59 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has acquired Granny Came to England on the Empire Windrush by Patrice Lawrence. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-21 14:26:59 UTC ]
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A federal judge ruled Saturday that former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-06-20 14:56:06 UTC ]
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The movement of protests, riots and direct action that has sparked across the globe following the death of George Floyd has now entered the offices of creative industries such as publishing, and been swallowed up by the yawn-inducing language of “diversity and inclusion” that is all too familiar... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-19 14:06:09 UTC ]
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With home learning a new and potentially long-lasting part of the education picture, a number of thosein the sector believe their freeing of resources during the lockdown will reap long-term gains. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-19 09:32:53 UTC ]
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A survey 'PW' conducted with indies found no plan for immediate return to offices and a trend of strong backlist sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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July 13, 2013 was a heavy day in New York City. The summer swelter hung in the air like steam rising from a hot, damp cloth. Hustling up the steps from the subway, I legitimately could not tell whether the subterranean stifle was stickier than the “relief” awaiting me at street level. If... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 20:01:52 UTC ]
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Independent publishers have expressed their frustration at a lack of communication from Bertrams over unpaid bills, with some owed as much as £15,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 18:47:45 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish a collection of short stories by John Lanchester this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 08:59:04 UTC ]
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A group of B2B publishers and ad tech firms are banding together to curtail the harvesting of publisher-specific data from online ad auctions by third-parties, a practice they argue is an unauthorized breach which places their relationships with their audiences at risk. Referred to as data... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-17 21:29:40 UTC ]
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