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| Karen Noble | |
After 45 years at Running Press, some things remain consistent. We're always looking to bring the consumer something special and serve the retailers with quality products available in the quantity they need, when they need it. From the day I started in January 1977—entering individual Barnes & Noble store orders on a database via typewriter!—I've had the exciting opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the publishing process. That's critical to a long, healthy career: Keep learning, keep asking, keep growing, absorb everything. My mission is consumer-focused: Serve them by carefully curating stock levels and balancing frontlist and backlist focus. And I'm still learning, as Running Press expands into new formats with new brands, with bestsellers—that's always fun!—as well as titles that build into tomorrow's evergreen essentials. —Karen Noble, Director, Inventory Management