Issues around publishing freedom and free speech are to be debated at FutureBook Live, with a panel of industry insiders, including publishers, agents and authors to discuss how today's political climate and the rise of social media has changed what is permissible and possible to publish today. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 22:49:03 UTC ]
With an speaking appearance at Sharjah International Book Fair, Dominique Raccah introduced her new 'Sourcebooks International' team at Frankfurt. The post Dominique Raccah, Prior to Sharjah, Introduces a ‘Sourcebooks’ International’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-22 12:10:24 UTC ]
News Corp has reached a deal to let Facebook Inc. feature headlines from The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-21 14:49:53 UTC ]
Nearly 40 MPs have signed a letter calling for the Chancellor to remove VAT on e-books and audiobooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 10:27:19 UTC ]
Facebook is bringing its music and related interactive video features to more markets in Europe. Music publishing business development lead for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Ella Kirby said in a blog post that music on Facebook and Instagram is now available in Denmark, Finland, Iceland,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-10-17 15:45:27 UTC ]
Audio dominates the shortlists for this year’s prestigious FutureBook Awards, with seven podcasts, and seven audiobooks shortlisted along with the campaign for the launch of the Penguin Classics audiobook series, and start-ups NoisyBook and DeepZen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 15:52:38 UTC ]
Facebook provided an update on an initiative it is testing, in which it partnered up digital publishers with creators and public figures with established communities on the social network to create exclusive video content for its Facebook Watch video destination. The test began in the U.S.... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-10-15 16:45:31 UTC ]
The King County (WA) Library System, the nation's top digital-circulating library, has said it will stop buying new release Macmillan e-books once a two-month embargo begins next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The next two panels announced at FutureBook Live 2019 will include speakers ranging from PFD boss Caroline Michel, to advertising guru Dave Buonaguidi, and from author Rose Cartwright to rapper Shauna O’Briain, a.k.a. MC Angel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 07:48:09 UTC ]
Pearson’s chief strategy officer Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan will give insights into the publisher’s new digital-first textbook policy at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller’s publishing conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 10:26:44 UTC ]
Sourcebooks has formed a new international sales group and hired Shawn Abraham as director of the new unit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has launched a child-friendly version of its Kindle ereader -- the Kindle Kids Edition. At $110, this special edition device is slightly more expensive than the cheapest Kindle, but it has one massive advantage that will appeal to parents, kids and others: it is free from ads. But there... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-10-07 15:55:49 UTC ]
Exclusive research into the growing audiobook market conducted by Harris Interactive is to presented at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller's publishing conference. The study, along with panels on audiobook recording, commissioning, new technology, retailing, and podcasting will form the basis... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 08:41:01 UTC ]
Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. The FBI’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-10-03 10:00:00 UTC ]
Baroness Gail Rebuck is to address the issue of women in publishing at FutureBook Live 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 03:33:27 UTC ]
Nada Stirratt, VP of North America at Facebook, sits down with Ad Age Associate Publisher Heidi Waldusky to discuss what storytelling means for Facebook users and advertisers. Plus, the need for brands to personalize messaging at scale—and how Facebook Stories can help. A custom video... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-10-02 21:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Howard, Managing Director of Entertainment, Media, and Tech at Facebook, sits down with Ad Age Associate Publisher Heidi Waldusky to discuss how Facebook Watch is changing the way its 140 million daily users consume content—and how marketers can take advantage of it. A custom... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-10-02 19:52:00 UTC ]
Rupert Murdoch, the executive chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of Fox Corp., who built his fortune in the newspaper Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-01 07:00:50 UTC ]
Orion m.d. Katie Espiner is the latest keynote speaker to be announced for FutureBook Live 2019; she will reflect on her four years at the Hachette-owned publishing business, as well as what it means to be one of the highest profile female leaders in the book sector. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 20:24:57 UTC ]
Facebook is running an experiment to hide "like" counts and other public-facing social scores in select markets. The social network confirmed Friday that it started hiding like, reaction and video view counts in a limited test across the social network as part of an effort to improve the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-09-27 20:39:27 UTC ]