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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Simon & Schuster Children’s has acquired three more books by picture book duo Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-14 03:41:36 UTC ]
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In a new venture in assisted self-publishing in political books, RealClearPolitics and Gotham Ghostwriters are working with 'hybrid' publisher Amplify. The post New Imprint RealClearBooks Aims ‘To Disrupt’ the Political Market With Self-Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-13 05:50:40 UTC ]
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Appointment comes months after walkout by former CEO Louise Adler and five MUP board members in protest over university’s new strategyFive months after the dramatic exit of its former CEO Louise Adler and five board members, Melbourne University Publishing have announced Nathan Hollier will take... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-13 01:22:23 UTC ]
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Longtime Christian publishing executive Dave Lewis reflects on 43 years in the book business and discusses what he calls the changing but promising future for the industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Software mogul, golf equipment manufacturer, movie-streaming service, mattress maker, actress, social media behemoth: It seems everyone wants to get into the magazine-publishing business these days. Everyone, that is, except for “real” magazine-media publishers. Whenever a well-known... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-06-11 15:31:24 UTC ]
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There’s a difference between a publisher and a trashy ad stream – but the digital media industry still hasn’t defined what it is. One thing is clear: It all comes down to quality content. The post How quality content separates publishers from ad streams appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-06-11 04:03:29 UTC ]
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MVB US is offering a special promotion to independent booksellers who want to take advantage of the company's Pubeasy and Pubnet services for direct ordering and communication with publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The News Media Alliance today published findings from a new study that analyzes how Google uses and benefits from news. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-10 15:10:50 UTC ]
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Vox Media staffers reached a tentative labor agreement with the online publisher Friday after a marathon 29 hours of negotiation Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-10 15:08:23 UTC ]
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Regulators are coming after Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, and it could get ugly. The companies would benefit by acting pre-emptively. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-06-10 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookshops and wholesalers Gardners are adopting a new technology to help book-buyers discover which physical copies are located in bookshops near them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 10:34:50 UTC ]
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More de-platforming? The great de-platforming of 2019 continues.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-06-10 08:25:29 UTC ]
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Publishers surveyed Digiday this May predominately see social platforms as a way to grow their brand awareness rather than generate referral traffic of revenues. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are the three platforms respondents said best helped them achieve those goals. The post Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-06-10 04:02:14 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a “dazzlingly original” book from frieze magazine editor Jennifer Higgie on the history of female artists through their self-portraits. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 14:37:49 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired a memoir by “Emily Doe”, the woman sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, telling the story of the attack, trial and her recovery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 13:48:02 UTC ]
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PRH imprint Hamish Hamilton will publish Jonathan Safran Foer’s "urgent and compelling work" of non-fiction We Are The Weather: Saving The Planet Begins At Breakfast later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 12:53:45 UTC ]
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It's a new--wait for it--chapter for bookseller Barnes & Noble, which will be acquired by U.K. investment firm Elliott Advisors in an all-cash deal worth $683 million. Barnes & Noble joins a portfolio that also includes U.K. bookseller Waterstones, which Elliott acquired in June 2018.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-06-07 20:03:20 UTC ]
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Antitrust action alone won’t solve all the problems posed by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-06-07 18:39:40 UTC ]
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On the first tour to Cannes of publishers and literary agents, Norway's Thomas Mala says the experience was worthwhile. He's ready to go again next year. The post Books to Film: Frankfurt’s Cannes Program Takes Publishers, Agents to France appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-07 05:56:09 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has posted the winning bid to acquire the book publishing assets of F+W Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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