Industry Leadership
March 25, 2016 at 8:30 am
CHICAGO — March 24, 2016 — R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company(Nasdaq:RRD) announced today the appointments of the Board leadership and Chief Executive Officers of LSC Communications, Inc., Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company to be effective as of the consummation of the previously announced spinoff transactions which the Company…
March 24, 2016 at 12:05 pm
Steven Inchcoombe, previously managing director of Nature Research Group, has been appointed to the newly created role of chief publishing officer for Springer Nature. The appointment follows the departure of chief scientific officer Annette Thomas earlier this month. When Thomas' exit was announced, it was revealed that Inchcoombe would henceforth share responsibility for her existing…
March 16, 2016 at 9:19 am
The technology blog The Digital Reader has reported that “massive layoffs” have hit Safari Books Online, a digital subscription service specializing in technical and business content. According to the report, the company's CEO Andrew Savikas is among those who have been cut. Savikas confirmed that he is leaving Safari in a post on Medium. SBO…
February 18, 2016 at 2:12 pm
It’s sometimes said, nowadays, that lifetime employment is a thing of the past, that rising through the ranks in a company is over, that publishing is a doomed enterprise, that the novel is dead (was it ever really alive?), and that poetry is deader still. By this reckoning, Barbara Epler’s career should not exist. But…
February 12, 2016 at 2:28 pm
Disney Publishing Worldwide has named Mary Ann Naples as v-p and publisher of its Disney Book Group. Naples was most recently senior v-p and publisher at Rodale, and she will be succeeded there by Gail Gonzales, who is being promoted from within, having been v-p and associate publisher at the house. In her new role,…
January 18, 2016 at 2:18 pm
Penguin Random House UK has stopped requiring college degrees of job applicants. There's a rule of thumb in employment and recruitment that job requirements and salary are set just high enough to get applicants who are good enough to meet one's needs. If one has an excess of qualified applicants, one can raise the requirements…
January 12, 2016 at 12:17 pm
Scribd is committed to connecting readers to high-quality content in a meaningful way. Last year, we hit many milestones: We introduced content from all of the “Big Five” publishers to our subscription service and launched two new verticals – comic books and sheet music. Our focus for…
January 11, 2016 at 3:43 pm
Much like the book industry, magazine publishing has experienced near-constant change for the past decade. As new platforms for engaging readers and building community around like-minded people have emerged, the magazine business has had to quickly evolve. To that end, Book Business has developed a robust website, launched a daily e-newsletter, presented countless in-depth webinars,…
January 8, 2016 at 1:06 pm
NEW YORK—January 8, 2016—In a letter to employees, Open Road CEO Jane Friedman announced the promotion of several key executives and the hiring of two new people to leadership posts. The personnel shifts are part of a restructuring that Friedman said “will ensure our place as the leading e-book publisher in the field, and move…
December 10, 2015 at 2:12 pm
SEATTLE—December 9, 2015—Shelf Awareness, the e-newsletter company that produces Shelf Awareness Pro and Shelf Awareness for Readers, has hired Matt Baldacci as Director of Business Development. "I am very happy to be joining the Shelf and to have the opportunity to help bring books and readers together," Matt said. "Throughout my career, I have focused…
