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Apart from three minor acquisitions, DK had grown organically over 25 years to be a publicly listed company with a turnover of £200 million, some 1500 employees, publishing arms across the English language markets, a 50-strong international sales force that dealt with more than 400 publishers, a direct selling business with 30,000 independent distributors, and had expanded its skills for delivering handsomely designed reference books into the new media of videos, CD-ROMs and online educational content. Then a series of catastrophic printing decisions brought the company to its knees, and ultimately into the arms of Pearson.
Christopher Davis is uniquely positioned to tell the story of DK's rise and fall. He joined the company at its foundation and in due course became Group Publisher. The narrative he provides is a dual one, encompassing the visionary genius of Peter Kindersley and the publishing revolution he fomented, and charting the remarkable, sometimes precarious, frequently hilarious, roller-coaster ride as the company grew from a handful of people in a studio in South London to a substantial global business.
In the rapidly changing publishing climate of today, this book is also a nostalgic reminder of a time when creativity could flourish unburdened by the shackles of corporate bureaucracy.
Apart from three minor acquisitions, DK had grown organically over 25 years to be a publicly listed company with a turnover of £200 million, some 1500 employees, publishing arms across the English language markets, a 50-strong international sales force that dealt with more than 400 publishers, a direct selling business with 30,000 independent distributors, and had expanded its skills for delivering handsomely designed reference books into the new media of videos, CD-ROMs and online educational content. Then a series of catastrophic printing decisions brought the company to its knees, and ultimately into the arms of Pearson.
Christopher Davis is uniquely positioned to tell the story of DK's rise and fall. He joined the company at its foundation and in due course became Group Publisher. The narrative he provides is a dual one, encompassing the visionary genius of Peter Kindersley and the publishing revolution he fomented, and charting the remarkable, sometimes precarious, frequently hilarious, roller-coaster ride as the company grew from a handful of people in a studio in South London to a substantial global business.
In the rapidly changing publishing climate of today, this book is also a nostalgic reminder of a time when creativity could flourish unburdened by the shackles of corporate bureaucracy.
Author's note
1. Bad Night At The Union Hotel
2. Spreads On The Bed
3. Mistress of Wine
4. Ashes and Diamonds
5. The Godfathers of East 50th Street
6. Management By Hand Grenade
7. 9 Henrietta Street
8. Sex In The Connaught
9. Never Negotiate With A Husky
10. Name On The Spine
11. Hughes The Money
12. Revolution On The Page
13. Impressionists in the Men's Room
14. Mammoth Sales
15. If You Build It, They Will Come
16. Over and Out
17. Thanks, Bill
18. Home Deliveries
19. This Dog's A Runner
20. Showing What Others Only Tell
21. Publishing Fundamentals
22. Click and Point
23. The Nun's Tale
24. Gandhi in Las Vegas
25. 95 Madison Avenue 26. Complexity and Commitment
27. A Lifetime of Learning
28. Enter The Marketing Man
29. Bring On The Men In White Coats
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Wirtschaft |
| Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 320 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781906659196 |
| ISBN-10: | 1906659192 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Davis, Christopher |
| Hersteller: | Harriman House Ltd |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Christopher Davis |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.07.2009 |
| Gewicht: | 0,466 kg |
Author's note
1. Bad Night At The Union Hotel
2. Spreads On The Bed
3. Mistress of Wine
4. Ashes and Diamonds
5. The Godfathers of East 50th Street
6. Management By Hand Grenade
7. 9 Henrietta Street
8. Sex In The Connaught
9. Never Negotiate With A Husky
10. Name On The Spine
11. Hughes The Money
12. Revolution On The Page
13. Impressionists in the Men's Room
14. Mammoth Sales
15. If You Build It, They Will Come
16. Over and Out
17. Thanks, Bill
18. Home Deliveries
19. This Dog's A Runner
20. Showing What Others Only Tell
21. Publishing Fundamentals
22. Click and Point
23. The Nun's Tale
24. Gandhi in Las Vegas
25. 95 Madison Avenue 26. Complexity and Commitment
27. A Lifetime of Learning
28. Enter The Marketing Man
29. Bring On The Men In White Coats
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Wirtschaft |
| Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 320 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781906659196 |
| ISBN-10: | 1906659192 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Davis, Christopher |
| Hersteller: | Harriman House Ltd |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Christopher Davis |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.07.2009 |
| Gewicht: | 0,466 kg |
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