Last month Facebook analyzed a user meme looking at '10 books that have stayed with you.' Now the company's data scientists have done another analysis looking at responses from foreign-language users and have found some different results. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A month after its acquisition of digital publisher Byliner, Vook is publishing 'Five Fires,' by Laura Lippman, its first Byliner original ebook. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books are continuing to provide the strongest growth in digital, according to early results of the FutureBook Digital Census, with a majority of respondents expecting the subscriptions model to become the most viable new model to emerge in the marketplace. So far more than 1,000 respondents... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adobe has been under heavy criticism since a report revealed that Adobe Digital Editions is collecting and transmitting unencrypted user data back to Adobe. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster's fledgling science fiction and fantasy imprint, Saga Press, will publish its ebooks without DRM, the company said Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you’re like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it’s there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge.On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising that lets businesses target users... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A “like” on Facebook is worth a lot to advertisers there. Now it’s also worth something to advertisers in other mobile apps.Facebook’s having a coming-out party for its “audience network,” an ad network that lets existing advertisers on Facebook also have their ads placed in a large number of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is taking the wraps off its mobile ad network after saying the early results helped lead to big gains for apps like Shazam and game makers like Glu Mobile, the developer behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The company said today that the Facebook Audience Network is now open to all... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 32nd International Spanish Book Fair (LIBER 2014) was held in Barcelona last week with ebook growth and the problem of getting Spanish-language books translated into English among the topics of discussion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's mobile ad network is officially open for business.Five months after the social network formally launched its Audience Network with a small set of app publishers and advertisers, Facebook is opening up the mobile ad network to any media buyer and seller. The company is also adding a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is no stranger to controversy, nor is the social network unfamiliar with upsetting its users. It seems as though Zuckerberg's baby has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, and it's not all that long since users vented their fury after it was revealed that their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the ebook market develops on a licensed-access model, librarians caution that we are tumbling toward a digital memory hole in which large portions of our literary heritage could one day be lost altogether. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book sales continue to grow in both the U.S. and U.K., but to varying degrees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin, the world's most famous English-language romance fiction publisher, is joining the "Netflixication" of ebooks. For the next year, Scribd will be the exclusive subscription partner for Harlequin and its various imprints. The deal will bring 15,000 titles from the Harlequin backlist to... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google was supposed to uproot digital advertising's foundation. But Facebook may beat the search giant to the punch.Confirming what has become advertising's latest worst-kept secret, Facebook said it will begin applying its user data to ads shown outside the social network through a retooled... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book sales accounted for 23% of unit sales in the first six months of 2014, according to Nielsen Books & Consumer’s latest survey of the nation’s book-buying behavior. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to several sources, the Perseus Books Group has completed negotiations over new ebook terms with Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network has built a formidable group of former journalist and publishing execs to forge partnerships with media companies new and old. The post How Facebook is courting publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online retailers and publishers are pushing back against Facebook Inc. FB -0.20% 's efforts to track users across the Internet, fearing that the data it vacuums up to target ads will give the social network too much of an edge. Web traffic exp ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Whether we like it or not, Amazon nearly always launches its new products and services in the US first. It happened with its Fire-branded tablets, set-top box and smartphone. The same can be said for its all-you-can-read ebook service, Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]