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News Corp buys Storyful for £15m

Social news agency distributes video and user-generated content to news organisations such as the BBC and ITNNews Corp has bought Dublin-based social news agency Storyful for €18m (£15m).Rupert Murdoch's global publishing business said Storyful would remain a stand-alone operation that would... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday Catalogs Data and Top 15 Cities, Per Popular iPad App

The turn-the-page Web catalog—tested widely in the 2000s as an alternative to e-commerce sites—once looked like an emerging shopping platform led by now-defunct tech providers such as RichFX. But the concept died on the proverbial vine. With the massive proliferation of tablets, however, the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The "Netflix For Books" Business Model, And How It'll Change The Way You Read

Mark Coker of Smashwords, which recently inked a major content deal with Scribd, weighs in on how the all-you-can-read model changes the way we read, how authors make creative choices, and how everyone gets paid.Is a "Netflix for ebooks" nearing viability? Yesterday, Smashwords, the largest... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK 'will keep federal structure' in unified HQ

Hachette UK has said it will keep its “federal structure” when it moves all seven of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#EtherIssue: Counting Ebooks in a Writer Wonderland

Publishing Perspectives' #EtherIssue debate on the allegedly slowing ebook market reveals apparent contradictions in self-publishing interests. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic News’ “8 Coolest Kids of 2013″

The editors of Scholastic News featured the "8 Coolest Kids We Met in 2013," a roundup of the most inspiring, courageous, and innovative kids featured in the magazines this year. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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6 Media Tech Predictions for 2014

From big data to responsive design to the next iOS, technology has become inextricably linked to publishing. No one has a perfect model for it yet though. In many cases, content has raced ahead of monetization. In other instances, it's reversed. Neither side is stopping to wait for the other to... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty-one new redundancies at Nelson Thornes

Nelson Thornes has confirmed that 31 redundancies have been made today (20th December) as part of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABFFE Defends Right to Sell 'Anarchist,' 'Happy'

Late Thursday afternoon, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression issued a statement defending the right of booksellers to sell The Anarchist Cookbook and Happy Happy Happy. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Has Hit With Scratch, Sniff Wine

A "grocery" as opposed to a "luxury" is how Houghton Mifflin Harcourt refers to wine on the cover of its inventive, playful, and now popular, new book, The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Chinese Publisher in New York

While George Zhu, founder of CN Times Books, the newly launched U.S. subsidiary of Beijing Mediatime Books, is impressed by the “professionalism” of U.S. publishing, he’s also surprised by American inefficiency. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press regulation: appointments commissioner needs new legal powers

The man responsible for initiating the government's favoured form of press regulation has revealed that he is still awaiting the official green light to kick start the process.Sir David Normington, the commissioner for public appointments (CPA), has also cast light on the part politicians will... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Selling Abroad

Books that showed strong on English language bestseller lists in recent months populated the top spots on foreign charts in November. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boot up: Facebook self-censorship, Tufte in brief, developer intention, and more

Plus TV arbitrage, Canada investigates Google over antitrust, ARM server maker shuts, and moreA burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamFacebook self-censorship: what happens to the posts you don't publish? >> SlateWe spend a lot of time thinking about what... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Recommender: Jill Bernstein, Fast Company's Editorial Director (Not Iron Chef Judge)

The three best things Fast Company's Editorial Director found on the Internet this week. More Recommendations Christina Chaey on bygone beers and Beyoncé Jessica Hullinger, Founder/Editor-In-Chief/Ace Reporter At "The Hullinger News" Miles Kohrman, The Cat-Juggling Intern Name: Jill... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Enterprises Gets Extension, Finds Some Assets

The bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 7 proceedings of Good Enterprises has granted the company an extension until January 13 to file various statements and schedules. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knewton Raises $51M for Personalized Learning

Education technology startup Knewton, which makes tools that adapt to each student's learning style, has raised $51 million led by Atomico, along with GSV Capital and existing investors Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, FirstMark Capital and Founders Fund. This... Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsroom Incentives By The Numbers

Newsroom managers are fighting a tough battle between the tidal wave of consumer demands for instant news and financial restrictions cutting production budgets to the bone. Digital or print, magazines are struggling to fill the gap. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Campbell appointed as Edinburgh TV Festival director

Journalist, who has been editor of trade magazine Broadcast since 2007, will take over from Louise Benson on 24 FebruaryLisa Campbell, editor of trade magazine Broadcast, has been appointed director of the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.Campbell has been with the TV... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein dies aged 77

Publisher who helped break down legal barriers against pornography dies in Brooklyn after long battle with illness Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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