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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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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 ]
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 ]
The five finalists for the PitchEd competition, run at FutureBook Live, have been announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wrapping up another year of publishing conferences, FutureBook Live in London will try to move attendees 'out of their comfort zone' amid the uncertainties of the UK market's future. The post FutureBook Live 2018: ‘Putting a Rocket Up the Book Trade’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook says it will stop including some publishers' advertising in its political ad archive following months of criticism from news organizations.Next year the social media giant will no longer require publishers who want to buy ads boosting exposure to their articles on politics to go through... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A former manager at Facebook published a scathing memo on Tuesday criticizing the social media giant for its treatment of its black users and its black employees. Mark Luckie, a former partner manager for global influencers at Facebook who focused on underrepresented voices, wrote in a memo to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Facebook defends its handling of Russian political interference, an ex-employee published another scathing critique of the company's culture. Facebook "has a black people problem," Mark S. Luckie wrote in a lengthy internal memo circulated earlier this month and made public on Facebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]