Commenting has been a featured element on content-focused websites for several years now. Yet, many publishers are burying the comment feed at the bottom of a page, hoping it won’t distract readers away from the headlined stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ending an article is no problem in print: You get to the bottom and the reader knows to turn the page. A reader’s next step is less defined online. They may stick with you, but it’s more likely they’ll leave. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hot Key Books has acquired world rights in a YA psychological thriller by James Dawson, whose... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookseller Association c.e.o Tim Godfray has renewed his calls to the British government to take... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published books receiving starred reviews from BlueInk this month include a novel about a wisecracking cat that investigates the death of its owner and a memoir of escaping Romania under Soviet rule. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan is publishing the autobiography of actor Patsy Kensit this autumn, with the book to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Danish publisher Lindhardt and Ringhof has acquired Per Kofod Publishers after its founder... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of leading publishers and editors from around the world have met with the Thai Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, to discuss how a free press could be the cornerstone of a flourishing Thai democracy. Twenty-two publishers and editors eng ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has launched an interactive book trailer app in the run-up to the publication of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Augmented reality has had success enhancing content and advertising, but many, including Michela O’Connor Abrams, president of Dwell Media, believe its real value lies in e-comme Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo America's Middle Grade Buzz Books panels previewed five titles editors are most excited about publishing this fall. Expect them to get a big push in bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
For all the activity around “marketing services,” publishers in general still have a lot to learn when setting up a sales operation around this kind of service strategy. The lessons typically center on three core buckets: Culture, market approach and data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg visited the Random House offices on Vauxhall Bridge Road earlier... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Science and Education is opening a new regional office in China, based in Shanghai.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American novelist A M Homes has won the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction for her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some independent booksellers say they've received calls from someone claiming to be an Amazon staff member, asking if they'd be interested in selling Kindle e-readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple enlisted the services of Winnie-the-Pooh in trying to show a court that it did not tinker with ebook prices when it opened its electronic bookstore in 2010, according to the Associated Press.Apple enlisted the services of Winnie-the-Pooh on Tuesday in trying to show a court that it did not... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Members of CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals, have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time Inc.’s All You has added shoppable capabilities to its tablet edition. Starting with the May issue, customers using an iPad or Kindle Fire can tap a “shop now” icon to see where the product is for sale with a direct link to purchase. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Group c.e.o. David Shanks has testified in support of Apple on day two of the anti-trust... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]