E-book start-up Zola Books has secured $5.1m in seed funding, with prominent individual investors... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copies of the Sudanese daily newspaper Al-Tayyar were confiscated by the country's security service on Saturday (5 July).The privately owned newspaper had only been allowed to resume publication last month after it was suspended in June 2012 for publishing a series of investigative articles on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five brands that are encroaching on established publishers' turf by starting their own content sites. The post 5 brands becoming news publishers in their own right appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zola’s Bookish recommendation engine is coming to 67 libraries in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The premise of RSVP, Bon Appétit’s longest-running column, is simple: Readers write in to request recipes for their favorite restaurant dishes, and the magazine’s test kitchen chefs whip up a version that can be easily tackled at home—no commercial equipment or impossible-to-find ingredients... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company hit by launch of Stylist in France and investment in fashion website Never UnderdressedMagazine publisher ShortList Media has reported a loss of almost £1m in its most recent annual accounts after being hit by the tough launch of Stylist in France and investing in fashion site Never... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary Zelko, director and publisher of the Merck Publishing Group since 1982, has retired. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thom Shea, author of "Unbreakable: A Navy Seal’s Way of Life" (Clovercroft Publishing, 9781940262376), will appear on the "Sean Hannity Show" on Thursday, June 5. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week we feature an app from Moonbot Studios, founded by picture book artist William Joyce, and another app approved by the folks at the Smithsonian. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Georgetown University Press celebrates its 50th anniversary this year by offering visitors to its booth (1544) two books that reflect the press’s emphasis on what it calls security studies—books on diplomacy, spies, international affairs, intelligence, history, and related topics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of "World War Z" and "The Harlem Hellfighters" says it's okay to have over 200 drafts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Ledbetter has been promoted to associate editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, we're reading interviews with the likes of Ruth Reichl, Myron Mixon, and Diana Kennedy, as well as about how to have your lasagna and eat it, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Change ahead for Frankfurt Book Fair and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, new Michael Cunningham, a big Michael Jordan biography, and an evil place called the Thickety. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Be generous to your characters: kill them, save them, break their hearts and then heal them." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 fifteen, a premier supplier of consulting services and cloud-based software solutions designed for newspaper and magazine publishers, has appointed Bluefin Technology Partners, a leading provider of online classifieds and self-service advertising s ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its 2013 State of the News Media report released today, Pew found that while digital publishers are clearly growing fast, they're going to need to grow a lot more to make up for the losses elsewhere. The post 5 charts that describe the state of digital publishing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top executives from the Guardian, Time, USA Today, Atlantic Media's Quartz, the Onion and others took part in panel discussions with Digiday editors on a range of topics, such as applying established journalism techniques to the Web, embracing mobile, the rise of online video, and making... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Homeless busker James Bowen was helped in his struggle against addiction by the companionship of a stray cat. Now his books charting their friendship have propelled him into an elite publishing clubSamuel Johnson used to buy oysters for his cat, Hodge; Charles Dickens was so distressed when his... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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