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WTF is freebooting?

Facebook may be averaging 8 billion video views per day, but some of that consumption is happening on other people's content. The term is “freebooting,” the practice of users uploading directly to Facebook (YouTube) videos they don’t own -- thereby preventing video creators and publishers from... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deputy head aims to bring out girl power

A deputy head teacher is publishing a collection of letters by successful black British women to inspire young black girls. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why The Golden Gate Bridge Is Orange

Dave Eggers partners with illustrator Tucker Nichols on a new children's book detailing the Golden Gate Bridge's surprising color history.Imagine this: It's 1933 and construction has begun on the world's longest and tallest suspension bridge over the Golden Gate Strait, the entrance to the San... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Armchair woodchoppers' make DIY timber guide surprise bestseller

Norwegian Wood, a lavishly illustrated how-to guide for chopping, stacking and burning, sets book charts on fire and cuts Jamie Oliver down to sizeA practical guide to chopping, stacking and burning wood the Norwegian way, detailing everything from the drying time of a birch tree felled in... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nasty Gal, Nars and Others Climb Among Young Women's Top Brands

What brands do young women want? Apparently a pretty steady mix, according to the third annual survey on the subject by Teen Vogue and Goldman Sachs.In a new survey of over a thousand Teen Vogue readers aged 13 to 29, gauging factors including awareness and favorability, the top 20 brands were... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Innovation is the Only Way to Increase Ebook Sales

If publishers hope to grow ebook sales, they must find ways to innovate in actionable, tangible ways that will increase sales, argues Sol Rosenberg. The post Innovation is the Only Way to Increase Ebook Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What’s next for Coke’s branded content site, ‘Journey’

Coke's Journey, the brand publishing site that replaced the brand's corporate site three years ago, is now in 18 markets. Doug Busk, who heads social communications there, wants to make that 36 by next year. And he's feeling the pinch other publishers are too: Decreased Facebook reach has pushed... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egypt’s ALEF Bookstore Chain Opens Shop in London

Egyptian bookstore chain ALEF has opened a shop in London with the aim of “empowering and spreading Arabic literature around the globe." The post Egypt’s ALEF Bookstore Chain Opens Shop in London appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers anticipate Black Friday and inaugural Civilised Saturday

Bookshops are gearing up to hold the first Civilised Saturday, with events and discounts to attract people into stores cited as the "antithesis to Black Friday". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The history of punk was always HIS story’: the women rewriting rock

Music memoirs by artists such as Chrissie Hynde and Viv Albertine have taken the publishing world by storm, satisfying a hunger for less-told rock tales and changing our idea of what it means to be an ‘older woman’In 2010, at a Welsh literary festival, an editor got chatting to a 55-year-old... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Television takes on film in the next chapter of book adaptations

Fungus the Bogeyman and Stick Man are latest book characters to go on the boxAdaptations of children’s and young adult literature are big news right now, both in film and, increasingly, on television. Mockingjay – Part 2, the climax of Lionsgate’s big screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paris terror attacks were plotted by a small extremist cell in Brussels, investigators suspect

Friday night’s terror attacks in Paris apparently began with a small extremist cell in Brussels, where French authorities believe the attacks were planned and the operation financed, according to two U.S. federal law enforcement officials who have been advised about the ongoing French probe. The... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Reasons Books are So Expensive in South Africa

Jeremy Boraine, publishing director of Jonathan Ball Publishers, offers five reasons why books are so expensive in South Africa. The post 5 Reasons Books are So Expensive in South Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winterson warns against further cuts to the arts

Jeanette Winterson has said that as a society "we've got our values all wrong" as she warned against further cuts to the arts ahead of the Chancellor’s autumn statement on 25th November. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: David Cox, digital products director, Taylor & Francis

Describe your role I lead the global digital products team across books and journals at Taylor & Francis. The work of the team ranges from delivering the extensive roadmap for our journals platform, which contains millions of articles, through to managing the relaunch of our video-based... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter and Obioma shortlisted for Guardian First Book award

Andrew McMillan’s series of “hymns to the male body”, Physical (Jonathan Cape), has become the second collection of poetry to be shortlisted for the Guardian First Book award since it was established in 1999. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martyn Goff 'always had a twinkle in his eye'

The late Martyn Goff's life was celebrated at London’s Athenaeum Club this week as family and friends gathered to remember a man who played a singular role in the 20th century book trade. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Barton: Interview

Fiona Barton’s début novel owes much to her journalistic background but she’s found writing fiction much more terrifying. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson investors unclear of company vision as shares tumble

Pearson investors have “little visibility” on what the company may do in the next few months, one analyst has warned, while another has said further restructuring at the academic publisher was “almost inevitable.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany's Thalia 'back on the market'

Speculations are bubbling up again in Germany that a sale of book chain Thalia is on the horizon. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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