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Book View, November 2008

PEOPLE Doubleday has eliminated 16 positions across all of the group’s imprints, in the editorial, marketing, publicity, art, and ad promo departments. Those leaving include editor Jennifer Josephy; Janet Silver, Nan Talese, Editor at Large; and from Spiegel & Grau, senior editor Tina Pohlman, Director of Publicity Gretchen Koss, Director of Marketing Megan Walker, and…Continue Reading

How They Do It: The B&N Publishing Empire De-Mystified

Barnes & Noble’s first forays into the publishing business back in the ’40s (when it put out a series of college study guides) and in 1991 (when Len Riggio started publishing under the B&N name) came to pass with little outcry from the industry. As publishers expanded their markets to include non-traditional outlets, Riggio’s response…Continue Reading