Hearst Corp. had record revenue and profits in 2013, when it marked the fourth year in a row of growth on both fronts since the 2008 recession, Steven Swartz said in a New Year’s letter to employees recapping the year he took over as chief executive. Swartz, formerly the head of Hearst’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Smashwords founder Mark Coker reports that the distributor of ebooks for self-publishers added about 25,000 authors in 2013 and that its total title count is now 276,100, up from 190,600 at the end of 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The survival of print books depends on producing physical books you want to own as well as read. One fine example: J.J. Abrams' and Doug Dorst’s bestseller 'S.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Value of film and TV downloads, streams and subscriptions rises to £621m, and number of tracks streamed doubles to 7.4bnAfter five years of decline, sales of entertainment products such as music, films and video games were growing again last year because of booming digital services such as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rob NormanNewspapers and news magazines' print editions are fading. Their readers are literally dying. Other industries have new demography and geography to conquer, but no new generation is acquiring a breakfast-table habit that has persisted for 200 years -- even in Myanmar, where 12 daily... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic book blockbuster Iron Man 3 was the highest-earning film of 2013 around the world, ahead of Despicable Me 2 and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a strongly-worded brief, attorneys questioned Apple’s conduct, and again suggested that the company is trumping up concerns over the court’s external monitor, Michael Bromwich. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The solicitor responsible for leaking the fact that J K Rowling was the writer behind the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Anthony Horowitz and K M Peyton have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones marketing manager Jon Woolcott is leaving the chain after seven years. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
A feud between Apple Inc. and a lawyer appointed by a federal court judge to monitor the company's ebook pricing reform became even more acrimonious Monday. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sir Alex Ferguson's My Autobiography (Hodder & Stoughton) has retained pole position in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bad weather and flooding hit Christmas and post-Christmas trade for some, but many... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Michael Rosen has said sex in teenage fiction can help young people deal with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners fighting for libraries in Sheffield to remain open have gathered ... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Desert Sun and Gannett Publishing Services [GPS] have selected Harland Simon to replace EAE press control system on a Goss Headliner press and communications to two KBA Towers, plus associated Reelstands at their facility in Palms Springs ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Magazines saw combined ad units for print and tablet products grow 6 percent in 2013, according to a joint study by Kantar Media and the MPA—The Association for Magazine Media. Measuring 69 publications that have both print and tablet products, the report found tablet unit sales up 16 percent... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The two stories were written in 1958 while the late writer was working at a Detroit-based advertising agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers are pushing ebooks and physical books with a series of discounts and offers in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ad units in magazines' iPad editions climbed 16% in 2013, according to a report out Monday by MPA-The Association of Magazine Media and Kantar Media.The report, which looked at 69 magazines with monitored print and iPad editions, is a hopeful sign for traditional publishers stymied by secular... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]