Loveland, Colo., May 16, 2012: Interweave announced today several promotions and a restructure in its product marketing division. These leadership changes were announced by Senior Vice Presidents Bob Kaslik and John Bolton and are effective immediately:

– Mary KinCannon, previously Product Marketing Director for the Fiber and Quilt & Paper groups, has been promoted to National Sales Manager of Interweave’s retail sales division. Mary will oversee Interweave’s major sales accounts and the in-house retail sales team, Interweave’s B2B retailer website, as well as Interweave’s e-retailer partnerships and affiliates.

– Christan Humphries has been promoted to Director, Product Marketing—a new position at Interweave.  She will now oversee all market groups at Interweave, which include Quilt and Paper, Yarn and Specialty Fiber, and the Art and Jewelry markets.

– Heidi Hedger has been promoted to Marketing Manager for the Quilt and Paper markets.

– Jessi Zilk has been promoted to Marketing Manager for the Bead and Jewelry markets.

– Annie Bakken will be adding Specialty Fiber to her current responsibilities as Marketing Manager for the Fiber market.

Hedger, Zilk, and Bakken will all report to Humphries following this restructure in the product marketing division, while KinCannon will now report to Senior Vice President John Bolton.

Websites:

www.Interweave.com
www.InterweaveStore.com

About Interweave

Interweave is the world’s largest online and offline resource for  artists and crafters with businesses in magazine and book publishing – both print and digital,  television programming, instructional videos, directories, eCommerce, events and workshops, and online communities.  Interweave also licenses its magazine, book, and video content to media companies internationally. Interweave was acquired by Aspire Media in 2005.  Founded in 1975 by Linda Ligon, she remains with the company as VP and Founder and is a member of Interweave’s board of advisors.  The company is headquartered in Loveland, Colorado, with offices in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York. For more information about Interweave call (970) 613-4616, 800-272-2193 or www.interweave.com.

In addition to being published as printed books, all titles in the Made in Michigan Writers Series are available electronically; the Meijer grant will ensure that e-books in the series are available in the widest number of formats and outlets.

The Meijer Foundation, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was established in 1990 by Fred Meijer. It has supported a number of charitable causes including the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, the Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center, and numerous trail projects throughout Michigan.

Full press release here.

The new service, named Publish, utilizes a free Adobe InDesign™ plug-in that allows businesses to extend the use of their preferred design software to become an end-to-end print workflow solution for high-quality publications.

By allowing orders of a single unit and higher, Publish provides a cost effective solution for smaller volume projects that require rich production values such as client pitches and presentations, highly customized brochures, commemorative publications, look books, corporate capabilities pieces, portfolios, product or exhibition catalogs and other limited edition corporate collateral. Businesses have a growing need for smaller, custom print runs to service specific needs on more immediate deadlines. Publish serves this need by delivering high-quality publications using the industry’s only digital print-on-demand workflow with independent color management in as little as seven days.

To educate U.S. publishers on this year’s BookExpo market of focus, the U.S. Commerce Department has brought together experts to discuss opportunities in the Russia publishing sector. This webinar is a must for any companies interested in learning more about the Russia publishing market and serves as an excellent primer to BookExpo.

This webinar will feature expert speakers from leading publishing companies in Russia and will include a moderated question and answer session. Topics will include:

 -Overview of the Russian Publishing Market

-Trends and Opportunities in the Russian Publishing Sector

-Overview of children’s book publishing

-Digital Publishing and Innovation

If any questions, please contact Vicki Tolefree by email: vicki.tolefree@trade.gov or call 312-353-3748. 

Full press release here with links to registration for the webinar.

The 2012 Book of the Year Awards program is open to all independently and self-published books released in 2012.

Complete Press Release here.

More ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award information here

 (Ann Arbor, MI) – Edwards Brothers Malloy is pleased to announce its support for World Book Night, an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. World Book Night, an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. In one day, April 23, 2012, the organization and its thousands of volunteers went out into their communities to promote books and reading by giving out half a million free paperbacks. Edwards Brothers Malloy donated prepress services, printing, and binding for 35,000 copies of Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger, published by Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.

World Book Night was introduced in 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland to bring attention to books for adult readers and was launched in the United States this year. 

Full Press Release Here

Book entries were judged on typography, jacket/cover design, interior design, format, selection of materials used, and printing and binding production quality.

Winners will be recognized at PubWest 2012, October 25-27, 2012 in Keystone, Colorado, at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center. Contact the PubWest office for details about attending this event. Please contact executivedirector@pubwest.org for any questions regarding the PubWest Design Awards. Full press release.

2012 PubWest Design Award Winner list

The Sheridan Group is a leading provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions to publishers, associations, university presses, and catalogers. Comprised of The Sheridan Press, Dartmouth Printing Company, Dartmouth Journal Services, The Dingley Press, and Sheridan Books, each company within The Sheridan Group has a market specialty that supports scholarly journals, magazines, catalogs, or books. www.sheridan.com.

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