Google has a somewhat tense relationship with the traditional newspaper industry, since publishers like News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch still believe it is depriving them of revenue by “stealing” their content and aggregatin ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
There’s something of a revolt in the digital media world against the tyranny of the banner ad. Platforms like Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter aren’t running standard display ads. New-style publishers like Buzzfeed don’t lik ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has agreed with the majority of its senior secured... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Phoenix Yard Books, which launched in 2011, is to expand its fiction publishing in 2013 with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digs, Meredith Video Studios DIY-centric programs like Ready, Set, Celebrate (instructions for throwing offbeat soirees like a “We Hate the Kardashians Party”), Craft and Burn (a sort-of-scripted series about a destructive crafting habit) and Extreme Craft Challenge (ever wondered how to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The carrier refuses to comply with an order to allow a peek at the personal information of alleged ebook pirates. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The cookbook has been republished after an initial run in 1947, and her great-granddaughter Elizabeth Gilbert ('Eat Pray Love') reintroduces Potter in the forward. The cookbook is insightful and funny, weaving together practical advice and recipes.At Home on the Range Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author wants American Jews to force changes in Israeli policy to protect the democratic legacy of Labor Zionism. He also explains why that's unlikely to happen.Nearly all the considerable attention generated by Peter Beinart's "The Crisis of Zionism" has focused on its final 81/2 pages.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
With ebooks and digital subscription of magazines and newspapers becoming the new hot, many are sending off the message that print is gradually losing or has even already lost to its digital counterpart, while others argue that print is far from dead. Needless to say, being one of the leading... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as president Obama comes out in favor of gay marriage, a new book takes a close look at American same sex couples, from Walt Whitman to Greta Garbo to Jasper Johns. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned that e-lending in libraries will put further pressure on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The educational and trade publisher, financially troubled for several years, has agreed with most of its senior lenders and bondholders to a restructuring that would convert existing long-term debt to equity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has revealed a 14% increase in like-for-like book sales in the UK, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the handsome new coffee table book The Outdoor Museum, stage actress Margery Gray Harnick sets the scene while her husband, Pulitzer-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, provides poetic accompaniment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
To say that Eamon Dolan is glad to be back at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a bit of an understatement: “I suppose I might seem cooler if I kept my heart off my sleeve, but I am compelled to state my exact emotions: it feels simply wonderful to be back home—better even than I’d imagined.” Dolan... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Future plc has launched a new weekly digital magazine, called Cycling News HD, to be sold through Apple’s Newsstand. The first issue is available for free, while subscriptions are priced at $.99 per week, or $42.99 per year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, saved from shutting its doors when the owner's son tweeted a plea to help save it, is now celebrating its 20th birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time magazine's breastfeeding cover story asks: "Are You Mom Enough?" But it might as well ask: "Who Says Print Is Dead?" Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
All the books in the Harry Potter series will arrive in the Kindle lending library – free for Amazon Prime members – on June 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
It might not have had as many lives as your average cat, but Weinstein Books has gone through more than a few reincarnations. The publishing unit tied to Bob and Harvey Weinstein was unveiled in 2001, when the independent film-producing brothers were intent on creating a mini–media empire,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]