When Sean Parker crossed California's beach access police over his wedding in Big Sur, the tech billionaire agreed to create a coastal access app for the people. The app launches Thursday after an unusual collaboration between two very different, but very California, worlds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
They're reading an average 73 hours per year, says Canada's big ebook and audiobook service, and Rakuten Kobo sees a lot of US politics on its most-read lists in 2018. The post Rakuten Kobo’s 2018 Bestselling Ebooks and Reading Trends appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bomb threat forced the evacuation Tuesday afternoon of a building on Facebook’s campus in Menlo Park, Calif., authorities said. Bomb detection dogs searched the building at 200 Jefferson Drive and found no suspicious packages or devices, the Menlo Park Police Department said. The incident began... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
First Media decided to join Snapchat after the platform no longer required publishers to share only exclusive content. The post Viral publisher First Media joins Snapchat with repurposed Facebook video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
And Other Stories has secured a five-book deal with award-winning Australian author Gerald Murnane. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
For a second time in two years, the Association of American Publishers cites a rise in ebook revenues, as downloaded audio charges ahead as the main gainer. The post AAP StatShot Monthly Report for October: A Rare Rise for Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook announced several updates to its test of subscriptions to Instant Articles, as well as 26 new publishers that were added to the test group. The social network began testing subscriptions in Instant Articles with 10 publishers in October 2017. The implementation approach for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this year's FutureBook conference in London, attendees from across the U.K. discussed trends in downloadable audiobooks, voice technology, and podcasts, and how publishers could compete with rivaling forms of entertainment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is being accused by U.K. lawmakers of offering access to its users and their data based on the amount of money a prospective partner would spend, following the latest document dump painting its leadership team in a potentially unflattering light.On Wednesday, British lawmaker Damian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following EU directive that allows governments to waive duty on digital publications, calls grow for the UK to end ‘illogical and unfair’ levyThe UK government is being urged to axe the “illogical and unfair” 20% tax currently imposed on ebooks, while print books remain exempt, after European... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook hired Definers Public Affairs to expose links between anti-Facebook groups and billionaire George Soros. Facebook’s head of PR Elliot Schrage defended his company’s decision to use a Washington, D.C., firm with GOP ties to dig for dirt on Facebook critics and opponents. Facebook’s use... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
At both the national and European level, many are welcoming the arrival of the EU's amendment, allowing member markets to tax ebooks and other digital formats at the same rate as print. The post European and UK Publishers Welcome ‘eVAT Day’ for Ebooks’ Taxation appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brexit is set to take place at the end of March 2019. Will the UK's FutureBook Live be able to call itself Europe's largest publishing innovation conference next year? The post The FutureBook’s Breath-Holding Conference: Waiting for Clarity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the daylong FutureBook Live conference in London, one session tried to envision ides of publishing's future beyond book-based models. The post At FutureBook Live, Exploring ‘New Platforms, New Ways of Storytelling’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., told employees to investigate the financial interests of billionaire George Soros in response to his January criticism of the social media giant. Sandberg wanted to know if Soros had a financial incentive to criticize Facebook, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette chief executive David Shelley has called for greater strides in inclusion and diversity in his Futurebook keynote. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
An exhibition that highlights the monumental and another that features paintings inspired by classical mythology. The gallery season may be winding down in the wake of the holiday (and in advance of Art Basel Miami Beach), but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some intriguing exhibitions to see:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
It has been about two weeks since the New York Times published an exposé on Facebook's response to bad press and protests against it over the last couple of years. Since then, an outgoing exec took responsibility for hiring a PR firm, Definers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]