Facebook says it wants to continue sending traffic to publishers, citing how news stories perform well in the News Feed. Facebook said it would start showing more links to news stories in particular to mobile users. And it would begin resurfacing articles in News Feeds that have attracted... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has altered its newsfeed algorithm, which is turning out to be great news for online publishers. Major sites say the social network has driven more referrals in the past month than ever before.The post A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple lost its antitrust ebook trial this summer. Now it has to pay a court-appointed attorney more than $1,100 an hour to keep tabs on itself. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House India has released the first Hindi ebook by any international publisher in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission's call today for stronger data privacy protections could help the web's biggest data collectors like Google and Facebook fight data requests from the U.S. government.As expected, the Commission published a collection of recommendations for stronger data protections,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
If skyrocketing tablet sales and cute videos of babies that confuse magazines for iPads are any indication, touchscreens are the interface of the future. But there's just one problem with that portentous prediction: If it's true, laptop buyers are stuck with one foot in the past. The market... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nine publishing pros at The Bookseller's Futurebook conference offered their big ideas for the industry, which included publishing faster and publishing less. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Survey finds that 62% of 16 to 24-year-olds prefer traditional books over their digital equivalentsSixteen to 24-year-olds are known as the super-connected generation, obsessed with snapping selfies or downloading the latest mobile apps, so it comes as a surprise to learn that 62% prefer print... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookmate, a Russian ebook subscription service, wants to attract English language publishers to its platform to cater to developing markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The industry is supposedly embracing a digital future, but too scant attention is too often paid to the basics of organising ebooksThe bright hopes of digital publishing are gathered in London for the latest FutureBook conference and the future looks, well, familiar. As the new boss of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has sent unprecedented levels of traffic to publishers across the internet in recent months, a dramatic and unexpected increase affecting a large range of sites serving a wide variety of content. According to data from the BuzzFeed Networ ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collaboration between libraries and publishers in the only way forwards, panellists argued at The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mobile devices are increasingly being used for social reading and recommendation sites, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Touch Press was a major winner at the FutureBook Innovation Awards, scooping a duo of prizes for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The once-explosive growth of ebooks losing some steam, but tech companies like Amazon.com, Apple and Google are still the most influential players in the publishing industry today, said Christopher Kenneally, a panelist at the Miami Book Fair International. The director of business development... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer a judge ruled that Apple arranged a conspiracy with major publishers to raise ebook prices. Now Apple faces a class action lawsuit from plaintiff states and a consumer class. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Germany, where fixed price laws demand a level playing field, Amazon's KDP gave its self-published authors an edge when it came to ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penelope Lively's recent short ebook for Penguin drew criticism for its brevity – but readers should not be put off the genre as a whole"Overpriced", "ridiculous", I feel cheated". Amazon reviewers haven't been wholly positive about a digital short Penelope Lively has written for Penguin... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
I spent the weekend at O'Reilly Media's "News Foo" conference, which brings together journalists, publishers, tech types, and Werewolf players. A lot of the attendees worked for major social networks like Facebook and Twitter, had bui ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller has officially unveiled the final programme for its digital conference, FutureBook... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]