Chris Webb

My New Role at Wiley

The official announcement has rolled across the organization, and I’ve been able to reach most of my authors, so I thought it was time to share the news here as well. I will be taking a new position at Wiley, serving as the Associate Publisher of Technology for Wiley’s EMEA Group  beginning July 1.  I will [...]

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Wiley Ranked in Top 20 Best Publishers

The October 2007 issue of Book Business Magazine features a cover story on the best publishing houses as ranked by their employees. While Random House takes the top honors, my publisher John Wiley & Sons ranks in the top 20 (number 14) with a satisfaction score of 8.4 out of 10. As challenging as the [...]

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John Wiley & Sons 10-Q Released

My publisher, John Wiley & Sons, released its 10-Q today. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 of $388.6 million increased 48% from $263.4 million in the prior year’s first quarter, or 46% excluding the favorable impact of foreign exchange. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. (”Blackwell”), which was acquired on February 2, 2007, [...]

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