Briefly Noted | Publishers Scramble for Osama bin Laden Books – Dispatch – WSJ

3 May, 2011 · by · in

Publishers Monday scrambled to fill the Osama bin Laden book pipeline, hatching plans for digital titles they could publish almost instantly. Jon Meacham, an executive editor at Random House, is assembling an essay collection about the Al Qaeda leader titled…

The Apple Tablet

The Apple Tablet

19 January, 2010 · by · in ,

photo credit: Jeroen Onstenk Apple has invited a selected group of journalists to a 27 January event where they will launch at least one new product. According to Wired: Apple has sent out press invitations for a product event to…

Barry O'Callaghan Gets Coverage

18 January, 2010 · by · in ,

Following some very positive coverage in the Irish Times last week, Barry O’Callaghan was given a less pleasing covering by the Sunday Independent: BARRY O’Callaghan bet the ranch and lost big time. The Clongowes-educated financier was briefly worth “well north…

Education Media Publishing Group Morning Update

14 January, 2010 · by · in ,

UPDATED: LINKS FOR FRIDAY 15th JANUARY 2010 Barry O’Callaghan (CEO of EMPG) spoke on Morning Ireland this morning. The Audio is at the end of the RTÉ article. Wednesday saw the news leak out slowly and some of the media…

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Owner, EMPG, Is In Financial Restructuring Talks

13 January, 2010 · by · in

UPDATE: For more links and discussion, see the Morning Update post! Education Media Publishing Group, owner of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is in financial restructuring talks that could see shareholders lose most of their equity according to RTÉ.ie and an Fine…