Say Media told publishers in its ad network that it will begin paying them on a 120-day payment schedule effective Apr. 1, slowing payment from an average of 85 to 90 days.The move is a response to similar slowdowns from marketers and agencies, the company told its publishing partners. Procter... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sequential, the graphic novel retail app that specializes in literary comics, has added a selection of graphic novels from the New York indie comics publisher NBM. NBM will add ten titles to the Sequential list including works by Rick Geary, Stan Mack and Margreet de Heer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time Inc.’s People and WhoSay, a digital-only social magazine powered by the celebrities it features, have teamed to develop a new branding opportunity for stars and advertisers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Publishers Group announced that it has signed 16 new publishers for print and electronic distribution under its IPG Distribution, Trafalgar Square Publishing and IPG Spanish Books units. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A picture book by comedy star David Walliams, his first in the format, is one of 24 titles for children that are in contention for this year's Booktrust Best Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many publishers already have their own native apps, while others are in development. Although they can be expensive to launch, apps have helped some publishers establish a foothold within the mobile frontier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wendy Wong, senior v-p of marketing for The Ken Blanchard Companies, has joined the board of directors at The Berrett-Koehler Group, Inc., the parent company of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marshall McLuhan's famous dictum tells us that the form of a medium is inherently part of the message itself. Content in printed magazine form, for example, dictates many aspects of the story-from its written style and word count to the subtleties of fixed page design. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are claiming that content they share on Facebook pages isn't reaching as many readers as it used to. Adweek reached out to comScore to find out how referral traffic through Facebook has changed from Nov. 2013 to Feb. 2014 for several top properties. For reference, we also tracked the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US Top 20 for week ending 23rd March has a decidedly chilly feel to it, as eight books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Verso Books is launching a new consumer offer, bundling DRM-free ebooks with all print purchases... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher has occupied the NYC office space since 2006 and is now set to remain there through 2026. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
TOC Bologna may be no more, but book fair attendees had a chance to get several perspectives on the ongoing impact of changing technologies on children’s publishing at the fair's first Digital Rights Workshop. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Humanoids, the famed French comics house now based in Los Angeles, has released the Humanoids Comics app for iOS and Android. The app offers retail access to more than 60 Humanoids titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scribd has reached an agreement with Lonely Planet to add hundreds of its travel guides to the Scribd ebook subscription service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its 2013 State of the News Media report released today, Pew found that while digital publishers are clearly growing fast, they're going to need to grow a lot more to make up for the losses elsewhere. The post 5 charts that describe the state of digital publishing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
McClelland & Stewart has recruited three prominent poets for a board intended to reinvigorate its renowned poetry program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
McGraw Hill Professional's Keith Fox will be joining Phaidon Press as chief executive officer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sara Miles, once a war reporter in Central America, didn’t give religion much thought then. Now she is an Episcopal lay liturgist and preacher taking to the streets of San Francisco and finding God there. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion has acquired the rights to a new trilogy by Jodi Ellen Malpas as part of a global deal.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]