Justice Dept. settles e-book case with Macmillan

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 8, 2013
Tags: Hachette, HarperCollins, justice department, lawsuit, publisher, united states

WASHINGTON — The government has reached a proposed settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, one of five major book publishers that allegedly conspired with Apple Inc. to raise e-book prices for consumers, the Justice Department announced Friday. The government is continuing its case against Apple but has now reached agreements with [...]

Jewish Times owner says it has found new investor group

BY: Ben Mook
POSTED: December 4, 2011
Tags: alter communications inc., Bankruptcy, chapter 11, extension, investor, jewish times, owner, publisher

Alter Communications Inc., publisher of the Baltimore Jewish Times, is seeking a second 30-day extension from the court in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, saying that a group of new investors has entered the picture. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge James F. Schneider had given Alter and its former long-time printer, H.G. Roebuck & Son Inc., [...]

Newsweek publisher leaves with 2 top editors

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 14, 2011
Tags: daily beast, editors, Entertainment Weekly, newsweek, publisher, Ray Chelstowski, resigns, The Washington Post Co.

NEW YORK — The publisher of Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast website has left. Ray Chelstowski ended his 11-month reign as publisher Monday. He had come from Entertainment Weekly magazine to oversee an effort to boost ad sales at Newsweek. The 78-year-old magazine’s mounting losses had prompted The Washington Post Co. to sell it [...]

Fired brother sues Hustler publisher for $20M

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 17, 2011
Tags: Business, hustler magazine, larry flynth, lawsuit, pornography, publisher

CINCINNATI — The estranged brother of Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt is suing him in Ohio for $20 million, saying he was wrongly fired from his job at Flynt’s pornography company. Jimmy Flynt says his brother stopped paying him his $250,000 annual salary in 2009 as part of an effort to squeeze him out of [...]

Tribune Co. names Hartenstein CEO

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 6, 2011
Tags: Baltimore Sun, chapter 11, chicago, chicago tribune, Eddy Hartenstein, publisher, randy michaels, tribune co.

CHICAGO — Tribune Co. has selected the publisher of its largest newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, to be its CEO as it tries to end nearly 2½ years in bankruptcy protection. Eddy Hartenstein, the Times’ publisher since 2008, was named to Tribune Co.’s top job Friday. He had been part of a four-member council splitting [...]

Bookworm: How to win daily battle to stay in business

BY: Terri Schlichenmeyer
POSTED: March 6, 2011
Tags: amacom, Army of Entrepreneurs, book, bookworm, Business, Jennifer Prosek, publisher, Terri Schlichenmeyer

These days, it’s a battle to stay in business. From your command post at headquarters, you see the daily skirmish as your employees go hand-to-hand with the competition. Sometimes they capture new clients, and other times, they’re just not strong enough to withstand other forces. Top brass would love to have your people win, but [...]

Fischer-Huettner named Daily Record publisher

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: December 2, 2010
Tags: advertising, chris eddings, daily record, Dolan Company, mark stodder, publisher, Suzanne Fischer-Huettner
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Suzanne Fischer-Huettner has been named publisher of The Daily Record. A 37-year-old Maryland native who has been the newspaper’s associate publisher and vice president, Fischer-Huettner is the first woman publisher in the company’s 122-year history. The announcement was made Thursday night at The Daily Record’s Leading Women event, which recognizes the achievements of Maryland women [...]

Eddings named publishing director for Dolan

BY: Tom Linthicum
POSTED: November 29, 2010
Tags: Baltimore, christopher a. eddings, Dolan Company, maryland, president, publisher, The Daily Record

Christopher A. Eddings, publisher and president of The Daily Record, has been named director of publishing operations for The Dolan Company, owner of The Daily Record. In his new role, Eddings will oversee the company’s business and legal newspaper and electronic publishing platforms throughout the country. He will continue to be headquartered in Baltimore with [...]