Ziff Davis valuation is way up in the clouds. The tech-centric publisher has been sold to j2 Global, Inc., a business cloud services company, for $167 million, the companies announced today. The cash purchase is expected to yield j2 $60 million in 2013 revenues, said officials. Formerly a print powerhouse, Ziff Davis had reinvented itself in recent years as a digital publisher/e-commerce-oriented brand. As recently as 2008, Ziff still published PC Magazine in print. But after shutting down that magazine, Ziff found itself buried under heavy debt. In 2010, former Time Inc. executive Vivek Shah, with help from investment firm Great Hill Partners, purchased Ziff Davis for an undisclosed amount. Ziff is still focused on publishing; the company’s assets include PCMag.com, ComputerShopper, ExtremeTech, Toolbox.com and Geek.com. But CEO Shah has looked to reorient the company into a publisher that helps advertisers connect with customers, and preferably sell products. During Shah's tenure, Ziff rolled out BuyerBase, a tech targeting audience network, while acquiring the shopping site LogicBuy and the IT-driven lead generation company Focus Research. J2 said it plans to continue to operate Ziff Davis as a stand-alone company. The firm is not a stranger to the ad world. J2 currently sells and manages digital advertising via services like eFax Free and Campaigner. This acquisition brings scale to this effort with a top leadership team deeply committed to building the business... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The film rights to YA debut novel Half Bad by Sally Green have been snapped up by Fox 2000, hard... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight publishers worldwide will team up for a near-simultaneous release of the as-yet-untitled... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Research is showing that book sales around the world are in general decline and in some countries people are said to have simply stopped reading. What's to blame? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is to be sold by BBC Worldwide to US-based media company NC2... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo increased its global e-ink device sales by 150% in December, making it the "biggest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, with its new Just Great Reads promotion, is running what it is calling the "first ever" global marketing campaign targeted expressly at readers who favor devices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOL's Advertising.com Group has named Allie Savarino Kline global cmo as the former Internet-access giant continues to shift its brand toward digital advertising. Savarino, a b-to-b marketing vet, will come over from 33Across after serving in the same role for the Washington D.C.-based social... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher Davis died on December 2nd, at home in his sleep. Though he wasn't Dorling, or Kindersley, Christopher was central to everything DK was, from its inception until its final integration into Penguin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former colleagues have paid tribute to Dorling Kindersley stalwart Christopher Davis, who has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill has signed an agreement to sell its education business, McGraw-Hill Education, to investment firm Apollo Global Management for $2.5 billion. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the biggest-selling hardback books in the UK has topped the Kindle chart, selling for just... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biographer Anne Sebba is to take over as chair of the Society of Authors, succeeding Lindsey... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As more readers turn to social media and mobile for their news, video is emerging as the latest tool for print journalists. The Wall Street Journal recently launched WSJ WorldStream (wsj.com/worldstream), a global publishing platform for short-form v ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wade Davis has won the £20,000 Samuel Johnson prize for Non-Fiction for his book about... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rise of easy-to-use ebook publishing platforms that distribute globally, the inherent speed of digital publishing, and the low cost and ever-rising demand for ebooks in both the developing world, as well as from developed but remote economies like Australia, offer the potential of vibrant... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensal Rise Library will be sold for flats, after its owner, All Souls College, Oxford, decided... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is to undergo a restructure in the new year, creating two separate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new global book classification system that aims to reduce cross-border confusion about subject... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will introduce a “globally integrated system” for its editorial,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers can buy a digital copy of James Herbert’s latest novel for only 20p, despite the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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