A visit to the Gwanghwamun branch of Kyobo, Korea’s largest bookstore chain, provides many clues to the country’s present book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A seasoned rights agency knows the answers to the following questions: What kind of title will sell and what will become silverfish fodder in the warehouse? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Consider these figures: This is the country with the fastest Internet speed in the world at 13.3 Mbps (against 8.7 Mbps in the U.S.), and 98% of its households have access to broadband Internet. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a report from BookNet Canada, "Canadian publishers have adapted to the appetite for digital reading and embraced ebook publishing as a new norm." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
In January, CNN announced staggering growth in the number of users accessing their content on mobile devices. For 2013, the company averaged 30 million monthly unique visitors on mobile, an increase of 40 percent over 2012. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital publishers like Politco, Pitchfork, and Pando are reworking their online brands for print, a medium that they were supposed to replace.The post Why so many digital publishers are flocking back to print appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Text-based Web publishers like Business Insider and Vox Media are trying their hands at video. But some are doing a better job of it than others. The post Digital publishers chase video with mixed results appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veteran publishing executive Jack Griffin will be CEO of Tribune Publishing, which is being spun off from Tribune Co. Times Publisher Eddy Hartenstein will chair the board in a non-executive role.Veteran publishing executive Jack Griffin has been named chief executive of the new Tribune... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Online Publisher’s Association (OPA) announced its incoming executive officers for the 2014-2016 term, including FT.com managing director Rob Grimshaw as chairman. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the 2014 Winter Olympics here, many newsrooms are covering the games with their specific readers in mind. Maybe you’re a newspaper in a small town that has a local Olympian, or maybe you’re a niche sports site devoted to cove ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital—readers, advertising, revenue—is growing, but publishers are managing that growth in different ways depending on where their value propositions lie. For a news-driven operation, that could mean emphasizing speed and developing paid products in niche verticals. It could be offering... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackboard, a learning management system that provides the online educational environment for many higher educational institutions, plans to launch an online bookstore for its platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
We used to know what it took to be a writer – you had to publish a book. But electronic publishing is piling pressure on myths of the author's lifeWhat's the difference between making money out of books and writing books that people want to buy? Turns out it's about 40% – if, that is, you... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Numerous experts from the UK publishing scene spoke with The Guardian about what evolution they anticipate for digital publishing in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Industry luminaries scry the spins ahead in the helter skelter revolution at the centre of their businessAnna Rafferty, Penguin digital managing director"I predict more digital for publishers in 2014. I'm not being (completely) facetious, I mean more digitalness in all parts of the industry,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s not news that hard-pressed editors are being stretched in many different directions these days, but no challenges seem as complex and vexing at times as how to divvy up the resources to devout to social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instag ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital media is thriving. Online advertising is growing faster than any other medium. The Web is hot. Except for the fact that the Web has had all sorts of growing pains. And major business challenges. And it changes constantly, sometimes quite radically. It's certainly never boring, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 126-year-old publishing company's new head of digital talks about what kind of content works, balancing legacy with progress, and how to find the "unicorns" to lead your brand where it needs to go.The publishing industry in the digital age is a lawless frontier of fluctuating business... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
After Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post with his spare pocket change earlier this year, I took a look at the growth of the digital publishing industry here in the Seattle area. Booktrope, a digital publishing startup based here in Seattle, was one of the companies I chatted with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the world of online publishing, traffic means little in and of itself. That fact is often overlooked by some in the digital media world. The post The Downside of Digital Media’s Scale Fetish appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]