News and opinion on the changing world of book publishing
October 2011
PEOPLE Rodale’s Publisher, Karen Rinaldi has left the company following a reorganization. She may be reached at karen.rinaldi1@gmail.com. David Zinczenko and Steve Perrine will take over the book group. Top executives Ken Citron and Gregg Michaelson, along with Senior Director Operations Bill Siebert, will also leave the company. Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) has hired Michael [...]
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As the Interactive portion of SXSW winds down and the music crowd takes over just as the rain appears, it’s time to consider what SXSW accomplished this year for publishing types—and whether it’s worth attending going forward. As Richard Nash, a newbie this year, marveled, “If there’s a tech show that is friendly to culture, [...]
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Laura Hazard Owen | March 2009
“Twitter is really the stupidest thing in the world,” Chris Brogan, blogger and social media expert, said in his Blogging and Social Media panel at the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishers conference in February. But he didn’t mean it. At first blush, Twitter does seem like a dumb idea. It describes itself as “a [...]
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June 2007
PEOPLE Susan Reich is re-joining PGW where she had worked as VP Marketing from 1990 to 1995, in the role of President. Most recently she served as the President and COO of Avalon Publishing Group, one of PGW’s clients. She reports to David Steinberger. Reporting directly to Reich are Kevin Votel, Eric Kettunen, Roaxanne Schwartz, [...]
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