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Lonely Planet launches multi-format publishing platform
Lonely Planet has launched its Shared Publishing Platform, which allows for faster production of guidebooks. The platform, which began development two years ago, allows authors to create content...
Wheelers acquire Canongate's shares in Text Publishing
Text Publishing has announced that Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler have acquired Scottish publisher Canongate's shareholding in Text Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Text publisher a...
BBC Worldwide books $50 million write down of Lonely Planet
BBC Worldwide has revealed a £33.8 million (approximately A$50.6 million) write down of Lonely Planet in its latest financial results. In its annual report for the 2010-11 financial year, w...
Lonely Planet to create up to 30 new jobs in London
Lonely Planet has confirmed that it will create up to 30 new jobs in the UK as part of the restructure of its web operations, announced last month. As previously reported by the Weekly Book Newsletter...
Lonely Planet to cut up to 70 jobs, move web operations to UK
Lonely Planet informed staff at its Melbourne office last week that as many as 70 jobs will be lost as part of a restructure that will result in the publisher relocating a substant...
Wheelers sell remaining share in Lonely Planet
As reported by the Weekly Book Newsletter last week, Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler have sold their remaining 25% stake in the guidebook business to BBC Worldwide. Crikey reported the...
Lonely Planet to expand to India
Lonely Planet has announced today that it plans to establish operations in India in the next 12 months to 'develop local content written by Indian authors for Indian travellers across print and digita...
Lonely Planet trials website for bookshops in Europe
A beta version of Platinum Planet, a website aimed at helping independent booksellers, is being trialed by Lonely Planet Europe and UK for booksellers in that region. Described as a 'virtual sales rep...
Lonely Planet confirms staff changes
Lonely Planet has confirmed it has made some changes to its print and digital teams. ‘We have been very open saying we are moving from traditional book publishing to a multi-media t...
New head for Lonely Planet TV
Lonely Planet has announced the appointment of Sue Norton as senior vice-president and head of Lonely Planet Television, to be based in the BBC Worldwide Productions office in Los Angeles. Reporting t...
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