APA Publications has promoted Katharine Leck to m.d. following the retirement of Jeremy Westwood, who headed up the company for more than a decade. Leck joined APA, which encompasses the Berlitz and Insight Guides brands, in January this year as publishing director. She previously spent ten years at Random House in a variety of roles across...

Booksellers and distributors selling Berlitz-branded Pocket Maps are expected to receive a letter on Tuesday (22nd April) asking them to withdraw the products from sale within 48 hours. The request forms part of legal proceedings taken against Berlitz's parent company, GeoCenter International, which has been accused by Compass Maps of...

Lonely Planet's Katharine Leck is moving to rival travel publisher APA Publications to take up the role of publishing director. APA comprises Insight Guides and Berlitz.

Leck has been at Lonely Planet for seven years, most recently in the role of global publisher for guidebooks and maps. She previously spent ten years at Random House...