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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Brand publishers are more aware that they’re really just renting social media space on Facebook and are moving resources away from the social network. One agency said its clients are pulling away from Facebook in “dramatic numbers”—reallocating their resources to microsites and alternate social... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book Sales Level OffFor the moment, publishers say that ebook sales in Canada have plateaued. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Apple is a phenomenally successful company. But how has it managed to achieve this from a business that started in a garage? Mostly it hasn’t been by innovation but by taking technology that already existed and turning it into the devices that people want... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author John Curran discusses Christie's writing approach and her never-ending appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three years after co-founding Slicebooks, Jill Tomich reflects on the evolving market for remixed ebooks and content, and how her company has adapted. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The direct-to-consumer ebook platform specializing in ebook special sales, is partnering with Forest Incentives, a public media distribution vendor, to provide bulk orders of bestselling ebooks to public radio and TV stations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A year after its launch, ebook subscription service Oyster, has added tens of thousands of titles, scores of new publishers and appears to be attracting more subscribers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has started using Digimarc Corp.’s watermarking system for ebooks to provide an extra layer of security to the sale of HC’s digital content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A lot of Google services have transitioned to gain the title of "apps", and the same is true of a large number of extensions for the Chrome browser. These online tools are essentially cross-platforms apps that work identically Now Google is taking another step to break out of the confines of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network is testing a feature that allows users to set their published posts to be deleted at a specific time. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook recently revealed some of the books that users picked most often when participating in a meme about what books 'stayed with you.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
What Facebook's news recommendations feature could mean for publishers, advertisers. The post Facebook drops hints that it’s eyeing content recommendation, too appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic UK has acquired three books from debut UK author Gabrielle Kent. Helen Thomas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]