Sourcebooks' Put Me in the Story personalised-book series has launched a new 'universal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
2013 hasn't been especially kind to Facebook. The Facebook Home app launcher, announced in April, was poorly received by consumers. Then, in June, the social media service fell under the scrutiny of privacy advocates as information surfaced about Silicon Valley's relationship with the NSA. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Armed with a new name, five employees and $5.3 million in financing, Wilmington-based e-Book subscription service Entitle is open for business this week. Founder Bryan Batten, who left a career in pharma sales to jump off the startup ledge, calls the service “a hybrid of Netflix and a book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is the penetration of ebooks in the US market 'flattening out?' And will bookstores thus have a merrier Christmas? Live Twitter debate December 18, 11 a.m. ET. at #EtherIssue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zed Books' first ebook short is an essay by Elleke Boehmer on Nelson Mandela. The essay,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple will be giving away digital gifts every day for 12 days after Christmas to users of an app released Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's tough to make everyone happy. Can Facebook reconcile its high-minded design ideals with the interests of users and publishers? Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The guy who runs Facebook's most valuable real estate explains why the company just changed its rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
What's the best device if you want to embrace a post-paper reading world? That all depends on whether you want a dedicated reading device or a more versatile tablet. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Figures from world's biggest bookseller trumpeted as sign of how self-publishing and smaller labels are changing the industryAs many as a quarter of the top 100 Kindle books on Amazon.com are from indie publishers, according to data revealed at a trade presentation by the retailer.A chart... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is being more blunt about the fact that marketers are going to have to pay for reach.If they haven't already, many marketers will soon see the organic reach of their posts on the social network drop off, and this time Facebook is acknowledging it. In a sales deck obtained by Ad Age that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite being digitally savvy Taiwanese readers are dedicated to print and ebooks remain just 2% of the market — though change is afoot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books by Sainsbury’s is asking customers to vote for their ‘E-book of the Year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]