Plus what Windows 9 needs, Network Solutions and the lost art of opting in, Samsung promises Tizen at MWC, and moreA burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamOn the Matter of Why Bitcoin Matters >> The Magazine on MediumGlenn Fleishman responds to Marc... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon Fox's company closed two tablet editions recently, but at the least the regional publisher is trying to make digital workThis week brought sad news for fans of Business Daily, the Birmingham Post's online tablet e-edition, which Trinity Mirror closed after just seven months.It makes you... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Claiming famous artists operated under the auspices of modern scientific thought ignores what art is all about."Art does not have winners." This is the argument William Deresiewicz makes as he skewers political scientist Michael Suk-Young Chwe's latest book, Jane Austen, Game Theorist in The New... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
I had the luck to have two books published by Tom Rosenthal. He combined the sharpest of editorial eyes and a penetrating critical intelligence with warm encouragement and support. Working with him, I got to know and love an exceptional personality. But, as I discovered, beneath his powerful,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Making the rounds in the tech world this week is a scientific paper published online by a pair of Princeton researchers. Using a model adapted from epidemiology, the paper predicts that Facebook is about to go the way of Myspace. Specifically, the authors conclude, “Facebook will undergo a rapid... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
If Winter Institute is any indication, as ABA president Steve Bercu noted at the conference opening, "independent bookselling is strong, vital, and growing." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Myrmidon has acquired the rights to Queen of Bedlam, a self-published debut novel by Laura... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
3M Library Systems has announced that Cloud Library eBook Lending System will now launch in Canada—3M’s first international expansion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time and The New York Times Magazine put Hillary Clinton on the cover this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, UK-based Chinese writer Xiaolu Guo attacked English literature as overrated, while Jhumpa Lahiri praised translation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Less than a week after announcing disappointing holiday sales and expectations of a significant loss, U.K.-based Quercus has placed itself up for sale. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Library has bought Hanif Kureishi's personal archive, made up of more than 50... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Getty Publications has introduced a virtual library that will provide free online access to more than 250 backlist titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is testing mobile ads that appear on apps other than its own, the company said. In a post today, Facebook says the test is for a mobile ad network it is creating. It marks an important step for the social network, showing its sponsored content outside its own properties is key to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Tuesday, Jan. 21 Google introduced AdSense Direct, an ad solution for publishers looking to initiate their own direct ad sales. Publishers will need to establish their own deals with advertisers, but once they do the transaction is as simple as sharing a link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Traditional book publishing has met its match in the founder of Blackprint press.Yaba Blay has no problem confessing that she is a "recovering overachiever." Which is not surprising since she is also currently a professor of Africana Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, co-director of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man look truly stunning following a traditional, Pacific Northwest makeover.We all know Batman when we see him, but he always looks a little different, depending on the artist. Whereas in the hands of Dick Sprang, Batman is a barrel-chested 1920s strong man, in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Graham has been appointed as publishing consultant at Anova Books Group Ltd. Graham was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has said its physical book sales in the UK grew by 4.3% in value in 2013. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital division housed in separate company from loss-making print business which owners have been looking to sellThe Lebedevs, owners of the Independent titles, are keeping the papers' website in a separate company in a move that could allow a lucrative future sale of digital assets potentially... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]