A bonny lad

It is perhaps surprising that a chief executive would choose to describe his own company as "somewhat secretive", conjuring up images of a shadowy publishing underworld and secret handshakes. But many people in the UK might agree with...

Under the microscope

Plus—a secondary exchange for small and mid-size companies—can have its downsides. While non-listed publishers can shrug off the effects of the economic slowdown, Quercus lives the credit crunch fallout far more publicly. The...

Ion in the fire

Ion Trewin learned a most valuable lesson early on in life when he was starting out on a career in journalism.

It was the early 1960s and he was a cub reporter, fresh out of Highgate School in London, working for the Plymouth-based newspaper...

Jolly Roger

"To be honest," Roger Horton says, "it used to irritate me greatly." The Taylor & Francis (T&F) chief executive is talking about how academic publishing is often ignored in the press in favour of the "sexier"...