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PE Publishing's B2B business moves to Caspian EXCLUSIVE: PE Publishing (PEP) has offloaded its entire B2B publishing business to Caspian Publishing in a bid to boost its audience across flagship titles including Professional Engineering and Automotive Engineer. www.mediaweek.co.uk
Wave2 adds video to publishing package Software developer Wave2 Media Solutions has launched version 5 of its Wave2 Publishing Platform. www.printweek.com
Reed beats first-half forecasts Publishing and events group Reed Elsevier said underlying revenues returned to growth in the first half beating expectations and lifting its shares as advertising and promotions appeared to stabilise. uk.news.yahoo.com
Charity Commission names sports and recreation charities for last round of public benefit assessments The Charity Commission is publishing the names of the sports and recreation charities that will be involved in its last round of public benefit assessments. This follows assessments on charities advancing religion or education, arts charities and fee-charging charities. www.epolitix.com
A Publishing Play With A Prestigious History Informa looks well placed to prosper from any economic recovery. rss.feedsportal.com
Wylie's Amazon deal brings the end of the publishing world nigh News that power-broking agent Andrew Wylie has bypassed conventional publishers to sell his clients' ebooks direct to Amazon has created panic. Is it curtains for conventional publishing? Publishers came face to face with their own vision of apocalypse yesterday , as Andrew Wylie announced that he and his authors would be cutting publishing houses out of the future and teaming up with Amazon to ... www.guardian.co.uk
Brought to book: Kabul author guilty of 'betraying' a nation Writer of bestselling Bookseller of Kabul ordered to pay punitive damages and faces further lawsuits The author of the publishing sensation The Bookseller of Kabul was found guilty of defamation and "negligent journalistic practices" last week after losing a case brought by a woman who claimed the bestseller depicted her in a humiliating, untruthful way that left her feeling "violated". Legal ... www.guardian.co.uk
US charges scientist with economic espionage Could publishing a paper make you a spy? www.nature.com
Letters: Failing to learn the lessons of Afghan history Like Geoff Simmons ( Letters , 27 July), we applaud WikiLeaks for exposing the bloody war in Afghanistan, and the Guardian for publishing it ( Report, 26 July). The UK affection for US warmongering goes hand in hand with Cameron's further development of a war economy ( Report , 25 July). Is this why the government wants to end universal jurisdiction, which allows the arrest of suspected war ... www.guardian.co.uk
Reed Elsevier leads FTSE higher after better than expected figures On an unusually busy day for company news, Reed Elsevier is leading the market higher after it beat expectations. The publishing group said first half revenues grew by just 1% while operating profit fell 3% to £758m, but both these figures were better than City estimates. Reed is seeing signs of improvement in its exhibitions business while the advertising market is also stabilising. Despite ... www.guardian.co.uk
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