If you’re a Kindle user, you’ve undoubtedly come across titles with that Kindle Unlimited logo and an enticing “$0.00” price tag attached. You’re curious, yes? With titles in genres from mysteries and romance to sci-fi and self-help, Kindle Unlimited is an easy and affordable way to sate your... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2019-12-18 11:30:00 UTC ]
Multimedia news publisher Reuters teamed up with the Facebook Journalism Project on an e-learning course aimed at helping newsrooms more easily detect deepfakes and manipulated media. Identifying and Tackling Manipulated Media contains tips on identifying and rejecting manipulated video, images... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-12-17 19:35:26 UTC ]
As librarians gather in Philadelphia for the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the future of digital content in libraries remains uncertain. Librarians must stay engaged. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Late last year, Facebook’s head of news partnerships, Campbell Brown, told any news publisher who would listen that publishers should Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-10 17:16:21 UTC ]
Late last year, Facebook’s head of news partnerships, Campbell Brown, told any news publisher who would listen that publishers should not rely on Facebook to play a major role in their business plans or strategies. Yet for most of this year, Facebook has acted as one of the most predictable... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-12-10 05:01:35 UTC ]
Walker Books has bought world rights to nine picture books by author Smriti Halls, in a deal with Jodie Hodges at United Agents. The first book, Welcome to Your World, described as “a stunning celebration of new life and our precious natural world”, will be published simultaneously in March... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 21:28:42 UTC ]
L.A. County is home to more than 30 library systems, with a growing number of patrons signing up for multiple cards to borrow digital books. But Macmillan Publishers is tightening the rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-09 13:00:55 UTC ]
JPay made ebooks from Project Gutenberg free to incarcerated people who have their tablets last month. But...where did the money they collected for all of those Project Gutenberg books go? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-05 11:39:33 UTC ]
In UK audiobook statistics, Harris Interactive sees younger, higher salaried men leading listeners. Orion's Katie Espiner talks about women in publishing. The post More From FutureBook Live: Harris on Audio, Espiner on Management appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-26 09:30:58 UTC ]
The country's largest educational publishers have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop pirate sites from illegally selling their e-books and have won a temporary restraining order. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
Audio has dominated the FutureBook Awards with Backlisted winning the Podcast of the Year Award, and Ladybird Audio Adventures picking up the FutureBook of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 09:54:03 UTC ]
"We are all more than our labels", Kit de Waal has said, urging publishers to "take a leap of faith" and hire more diversely, on accepting her award as FutureBook Person of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 08:48:24 UTC ]
Seeing Barnes & Noble stores' character 'crushed' by the corporate 'opulence' of American business, James Daunt says the chain must 'rip out the boring.' The post James Daunt at FutureBook Live: Barnes & Noble’s ‘Crucifyingly Boring’ Stores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-25 05:05:12 UTC ]
Events should be used to build long-term audiences for writers and their books rather than just being built around publication dates and sales, a Futurebook panel has heard. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 19:17:49 UTC ]
Look around your office: barely distinguishable from Deliciously Ella’s IG feed, right? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 12:08:42 UTC ]
Author and campaigner Kit de Waal has been named FutureBook Person of the Year, sponsored by Mosaic Search and Selection. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 07:31:44 UTC ]
"When Philip Jones did a call-out for nominations for the 2019 Futurebook Person of the year, just one name leapt to mind." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 05:41:57 UTC ]
William Seymour has won The Future AudioBook Originals competition with his short story "Interviewing". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 17:32:18 UTC ]
The book business punches about its weight in terms of keeping the attention on books, but with today’s busy news agenda, the rise of social media, and other entertainment sectors, led by Netflix, what must the industry do to keep on top? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 17:29:17 UTC ]
With four program tracks, the upcoming 2019 FutureBook Live conference in London includes Barnes & Noble and Waterstones' James Daunt among its keynotes. The post FutureBook Live 2019 Ramps Up: Maintaining ‘the Cultural Caché of Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-12 16:00:23 UTC ]