Yahoo announced a new ad partnership today with Mocean Mobile. Both companies are looking to rev up their mobile ad businesses through the new Mocean Mobile Marketplace. “Mocean Mobile will work with Yahoo to help advertisers and publishers efficiently buy and sell premium mobile inventory,”... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
London-based independent publisher Saqi Books is examining its strategy as it seeks an investor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Facebook is positioning Paper as a way for publishers to better reach -- and, hopefully, monetize -- mobile readers, Paper may make publishers too dependent on Facebook for traffic. The meteoric rise of sites like Elite Daily, Upworthy and Viral Nova shows how social-savvy publishers can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's Publishing Perspective's #EtherIssue looks at the debate about quality and changing perceptions of the self-publishing community in the broader market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Footlights, the screen legend's unseen prequel in prose to the film Limelight, reflects his sadness at declining stardomRead an extract from Footlights by Charlie ChaplinThe only work of prose fiction ever written by Charlie Chaplin, a dark, nostalgic novella which was the root of his great... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Committee says final decision on plurality issues should rest with regulator rather than secretary of stateA Lords committee has called for politicians to be stripped of the power to have the final say on large media deals, following the heavily criticised process surrounding News Corporation's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author 'really thrilled' that American Gods and Anansi Boys will finally reach the screenTwo Neil Gaiman books are to hit the small screen at last – his 2001 novel American Gods and the sort-of follow-up Anansi Boys.Gaiman confirmed on his journal that American Gods – which up to last November... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview conducted by 'Potter' actress Emma Watson, Rowling said she's wondered whether she should have paired two of the characters, Ron and Hermione, romantically. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys (Headline Review) is to be made into a television series for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Good Housekeeping is a monster brand for parent company Hearst. The 129-year-old magazine is among its largest in terms of revenue, with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Consumers place enormous trust in the Good Housekeeping Seal. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview conducted by 'Potter' actress Emma Watson, Rowling said she's wondered whether she should have paired two of the characters, Ron and Hermione, romantically. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Icon Books has added to its autumn list with three diverse titles covering the North American... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Who are the Beatles?" The question ricocheted across Twitter during the 2014 Grammy Awards, where Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited to perform.It's an absurd question, even from those barely old enough to tweet. The Beatles' official Twitter account has more than 2 million followers. Paul... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fifth annual Festival Neue Literatur begins in NYC on February 28 with a series of readings and discussions with German-language authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Are brands the new celebrity weeklies? A tweet announcing the news and first pic of the birth of pop singer Kevin Jonas' daughter came not from People or OK! Magazine but a non-media source altogether: the detergent maker Dreft. The Jonas Brothers singer and his wife Danielle teamed up with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
O'Reilly Media and Safari Books Online are donating over $100 million in "educational content and tools" to K-12 schools across the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at Indigo Books & Music rose 3.0% in the third quarter ended December 28, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber has bought a new book by John Lanchester about the language of money. Julian Loose,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson won the 2014 Grand Prix, the top prize at the 41st annual Festival International de la Bande Desinée in Angoulême, France. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cengage Learning has reached an agreement with its major creditors to reduce its outstanding debt... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]