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— Peter Brantley et al Persona Non Data
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— Kassia Krozser Shimenawa
— Peter Brantley Tools of Change for Publishing
— O’Reilly et al Start With XML
— O’Reilly, Idea Logical, et al Exact Editions
— Adam Hodgkin Brave New World
— Martyn Daniels The Average Joe
— Joe Wikert if:book
— Institute for the Future of the Book Teleread
— David Rothman et al Joho The Blog!
— David Weinberger Lorcan Dempsey’s blog
— Lorcan Dempsey The Digitalist
— Pan Macmillan staff Print is Dead
— Jeff Gomez Galleycat
— Mediabistro
— Peter Brantley et al Persona Non Data
— Michael Cairns BookSquare
— Kassia Krozser Shimenawa
— Peter Brantley Tools of Change for Publishing
— O’Reilly et al Start With XML
— O’Reilly, Idea Logical, et al Exact Editions
— Adam Hodgkin Brave New World
— Martyn Daniels The Average Joe
— Joe Wikert if:book
— Institute for the Future of the Book Teleread
— David Rothman et al Joho The Blog!
— David Weinberger Lorcan Dempsey’s blog
— Lorcan Dempsey The Digitalist
— Pan Macmillan staff Print is Dead
— Jeff Gomez Galleycat
— Mediabistro
PUBLISHERS LUNCH JOB BOARD:
Assistant Manager - Sub Rights
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Publicist
By Workman Publishing, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Sales and Customer Service Executive
By Times International Printing, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Director of Publishing Sales
By Dover Publications, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Editor, Media and Supplements
By WH Freeman & Worth, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Publicity Manager
By Henry Holt & Company, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Senior Editor/Executive Editor
By Basic Books, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Executive Director, Publishing Operations
By DC Comics, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Educational Science and Math Editors/Writers
By Educational Math and Science Textbook Publisher, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director
By NYC-based media company, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Catalog Copywriter
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Publicist
By Workman Publishing, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Sales and Customer Service Executive
By Times International Printing, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Director of Publishing Sales
By Dover Publications, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Editor, Media and Supplements
By WH Freeman & Worth, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Publicity Manager
By Henry Holt & Company, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Senior Editor/Executive Editor
By Basic Books, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Executive Director, Publishing Operations
By DC Comics, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Educational Science and Math Editors/Writers
By Educational Math and Science Textbook Publisher, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director
By NYC-based media company, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST
Catalog Copywriter
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Thursday February 12, 2009, 7:42 AM EST