Ben Denckla continues his discussion of the challenges of creating ebooks that incorporate challenging elements present in a wide variety of Jewish books. The post The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 2) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Prior to the launch of its Africa edition, Quartz was still seeing between 100,000 - 150,000 monthly readers originating from the continent. For editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney, that wasn't much of a shock. The digital pure-play's focus on ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ben Denckla outlines the challenges of creating reflowable digital texts that incorporate challenging elements present in a wide variety of Jewish books. The post The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 1) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Press mentions and scoops used to be the coin of the realm for publishers. But with the rise of social media and the ability to measure more, the yardsticks have changed. Six publishers including Quartz, Business Insider and The Daily Dot told us that they look at data like engagement and social... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
National Literacy Trust report also says girls continue to outpace boys in their enthusiasm for reading for pleasureGirls have more firmly embraced digital literacy and formats such as Facebook, email and text message, while boys are more comfortable with traditional printed media such as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tong Zhilei of ChineseAll.com discusses ebooks, UGC, and the evolution of digital publishing in China, growing at 40% each year, and valued at $40 billion. The post The Evolution of Digital Publishing in China and ChineseAll appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is a state of confusion in the Arab world regarding digital publishing, with educational institutions at the forefront, though take up is slow. The post The Arab World Slow to Adopt Digital Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first PW coverage of the India-based digital solutions industry, which was then widely known as “content services,” coincided with the launch of Twitter and Google’s acquisition of a 22-month-old startup called Android Inc. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stream Con NYC will take place from from October 30 to November 1 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Digiday’s Publishing Summit in Vail, Colorado, the big issues crowding publishers’ minds included viewability challenges, mobile and programmatic. So we wondered: What will we be talking about in a year from now that’s not getting much attention now? Publishing execs predicted growing ad... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print book sales showed "continuing resilience" in 2014, with overall spending on print and digital titles increasing across the year. Meanwhile, online book buying overtook in-store book buying for the first time last year. In 2014, sales of print and ebooks stood at £2.2bn, up 4% from the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
[Sponsored Content] What Adobe isn't telling you. The post 5 Ways to Improve Your Digital Publishing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Testing first, remaining flexible, and hanging out on Twitter are all best practices for to online book marketing today, says Derrick Schultz of Atavist. The post 5 Tips for Online Book Marketing Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Already dubbed by the media as a serious contender for Amazon, the new German online bookshop Genialokal.de will finally be launched on March 12th, the first day of the Leipzig Book Fair. The e-commerce platform promotes localism under the banner “fantastically local” and is an initiative of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s what qualifies as an age-old debate in the digital media business: Web or native apps? The question isn’t really either/or — for most news outlets, the answer is “both” — but since the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The future of platforms like Facebook and Twitter is like cable providers, and publishers will be like networks, publishing content directly on platforms -- and relying on the platforms, to a large extent, for monetization. Jon Steinberg, CEO of North America of Daily Mail, sees Snpachat... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joining a slew of other student newspapers nationwide, The Spectrum at the University of Buffalo just released its annual sex edition. You can view it through the popular digital publishing platform Issuu — but only if you sign in first and ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poland's top online bookstore, Merlin.pl, is up for sale, and many believe this is that of consolidation in a saturated Polish online marketplace. The post Poland’s Top Online Bookseller For Sale, Consolidation Looms appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
As it has become harder to censor individual journalists and independent teams, the intimidation, violence and imprisonment has increasedIn a rather dark hotel meeting room, halfway up a Swiss mountain, editors and publishers are having a heated debate about the freedom of the press. This is the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
For many bricks-and-mortar bookstores, 2014 was a banner year, helped by the overall improvement in the sale of print books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]