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Make sure you receive this newsletter by adding editor@content.bookbusinessmag.com to your Safe Sender, White List or Address Book. SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISING INFO   April 4, 2019       CJK Group to Acquire Assets of Fellow Book Printer Thomson-Shore; Some Workers to Be Rehired by Mark Michelson Someone could easily author a book documenting all of the consolidation that’s occurring within the book manufacturing industry. And now, reports from news outlets in Michigan that Thomson-Shore, located at 7300 W. Joy Rd. in Dexter, filed for…   Macmillan pay gap closes as men's bonuses rise Bookseller News The median gender pay gap at Macmillan Publishing International Limited has closed slightly to 28% in favour of women while the difference in bonus payments for men has risen, according to its new report.   Gender pay gap static at HarperCollins Bookseller News HarperCollins’ gender pay gap has remained broadly static with the publisher saying it is “confident” of change long term after introducing initiatives including enhanced parental leave, balanced shortlists for senior roles and a blind recruitment process.     Featured Resources   Webinar: How Content Structure and Data Extraction Facilitate New Product Development Technology and content are empowering products and ideas that were previously impossible. In fact, content structure and semantics are the building blocks that enable downstream capabilities, such as search engine and database discoverability, consumption through voice interfaces, and new monetization opportunities. In this webinar, we’ll hear how data extraction combined with well-structured content can impact the bottom line for publishers and unlock previously buried information, creating important resources for the world.       Book Depot Buys Kidsbooks PublishersWeekly.com Business Deals Articles Canadian bargain book wholesaler Book Depot has acquired the Chicago children’s book publisher Kidsbooks, its second purchase of a book publisher in two years.       Alien, the Stage Play The Scholarly Kitchen It’s Friday — take a break with this glorious high school stage production of a famous science fiction movie. The post Alien, the Stage Play appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.     New literary festival feeds growing appetite for female-led cultural events Publishing | The Guardian Sandi Toksvig and Helen Lederer lead the drive to tackle gender inequality in the artsFrom this month’s Women of the World gathering on London’s South Bank to many smaller bespoke festivals and competitions, the demand for public events and festivals centred on the female experience is growing across Britain.Now a group of 16 prominent women…   The book industry isn't dead. That's just an excuse to keep salaries low Publishing | The Guardian Poor working conditions for book editors are ingrained. It’s time for that to change – no matter how much we love our jobsBook editors love their jobs, perhaps more than the average worker. We work diligently with motivated and inspiring peers on projects we are proud of. You may not realise that every great book…   The Guardian view on fiction vending machines: attention seekers | Editorial Publishing | The Guardian If they succeed in distracting commuters from their smartphones, short story dispensers will be a welcome addition to the landscapeCan fiction miniatures dispensed through slots lure commuters away from their smartphone apps and social media feeds into the imaginary worlds created by authors including Virginia Woolf and Anthony Horowitz? We are about to find out.…       SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISING INFO Copyright © NAPCO Media All Rights Reserved To advertise in this e-newsletter, please contact Matt Steinmetz at 2152385442 or e-mail msteinmetz@napco.com. Help us help you! Send feedback about this newsletter to webmaster@napco.com Did this edition of Book Business Insight get forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe. Copyright ©2019 | NAPCO Media | All Rights Reserved 1500 Spring Garden Street, 12th Floor | Philadelphia, PA 19130 USA | (215) 238-5300 Privacy Policy   All articles are protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of NAPCO Media.   This edition of Book Business Insight was sent to njsp@sdf.org. Click here to stop receiving Book Business Insight. If you would like to change your e-mail address, please contact our customer service department at magazinecs@napco.com.