Months after Apple opened the App Store to game-streaming apps, the iPhone is about to get its first one. Retro gaming platform Antstream will arrive on iOS on June 27. Cult of Mac first reported on the news. Antstream Arcade offers over 1,300 retro games from old-school platforms like Atari... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-21 20:46:18 UTC ]
Spotify has a new plan for US subscribers that keeps you on the old $11 monthly pricing — as long as you don’t mind ditching audiobooks. The new Basic tier includes the music and podcast content you get from Premium but without 15 hours of audiobook access, a recently added feature we suspect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-21 18:36:40 UTC ]
New York City’s improving fiscal situation seemed to foretell an easier path to passing the coming year’s budget, but the City Council and Mayor Eric Adams still disagree on key issues with days left before the deadline to reach a deal.The council’s push to reverse cuts to cultural institutions,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-06-21 17:26:40 UTC ]
Publisher frustration is mounting at AI search startup Perplexity, which is backed by Jeff Bezos and other tech titans, for circumventing attempts to block its crawlers from accessing and serving up media content, potentially cutting publishers out of billions in ad... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-06-21 17:04:46 UTC ]
Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be here soon, which means Prime members will have a ton of sales and deals to sift through during a brief period next month. Prime Day deals typically do not discriminate: everything from clothing to shoes to household essentials can be discounted, and that includes... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-21 17:00:37 UTC ]
The evenhanded scientist is generous to Trump, but you can tell what he really thinks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2024-06-21 15:04:13 UTC ]
Robert Winnett’s departure is the latest of the news outlet’s woes. The Washington Post said Friday that newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in Britain instead, another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-06-21 14:48:23 UTC ]
Get to know the Nebula Awards for science fiction and fantasy writing, with outstanding, must-read examples to pick up right now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-21 11:00:00 UTC ]
Golden Voice narrator Kate Reading joins host Jo Reed to discuss her career in audiobook narration. Her experience with audiobooks began with her first job at the Library of Congress’s Talking Books program, which gave her an education in audiobook narration. In their conversation, Jo and Kate... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-21 08:01:04 UTC ]
Adapt, adopt, assimilate—that is the way digital solutions vendors are going about making technologies, new and proven, work for them and their publishing clients. This method also applies to their stance on three hot industry topics: accessibility, artificial intelligence, and automation.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
At age 83, the bestselling author has written 150 books, travelled the world, and even palled around with Simon and Garfunkel. And she’s just getting warmed up. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke with the writer tapped to adapt Neil Gaiman’s 2005 novel for comics about how he and his collaborators transformed the story into the format—even as Amazon Prime adapted it for streaming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Celadon takes former New York Times editor Jill Abramson’s ExxonMobil Exposé; Dial Press takes Sophie Kinsella’s “deeply personal” novella, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
SDCC is a marathon of panels, signings, meetings, and sightings, and advance planning is essential to survival. If you’re lucky enough to have snagged a ticket—or your company is sending you for the first time—here are a few tips from vets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
In this edition of our monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature mysteries and thrillers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Columbus, Ohio–based children's bookstore, one of the country's oldest, has announced that it was sold to store manager Bryan Loar, a former librarian, in December. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Frustrated by the difficulties of finding and keeping traditional distributors, members of the IBPA came together last week for a webinar led by Microcosm Publishing CEO Joe Biel to discuss the merits of forming their own distribution cooperatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: ALA's president-elect steps aside for health reasons; a new rating system by Midwest Tape is drawing criticism; and a fascinating historical look at the work of Black librarians in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past half-decade, the Read with Jenna Book Club has become a valuable platform for new literary voices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Fans attending the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 can discover genre titles and authors featured across all formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]