Today, people on average spend nearly a third of their day engaging with digital content, according to Adobe's 2018 Consumer Content Survey. Navigating audiences across various platforms is a constant challenge for publishers. At Facebook, we believe in building community for people across... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Another day, another scam doing the rounds on Facebook - although this time, this one is being recycled. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hummingbird Digital Media has reached a non-exclusive marketing partnership with the ABA under which ABA members will have another option to sell ebooks from their websites. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
If an art museum today were to open a group exhibition that featured, without comment, the work of an avowedly racist and anti-Semitic contemporary artist, all hell would break loose. The anger would be justified. Surely stern requests for an explanation would follow, or even furious demands for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Travel plans in the Southeast U.S. were under siege again this week, as Hurricane Michael — the seventh hurricane of the Atlantic season — set its sights on the Florida panhandle. Midweek flights in the region, including at the nation’s busiest airport, Atlanta, were expected to be affected by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Travel plans in the Southeast United States were under siege Wednesday , as Hurricane Michael — the seventh hurricane of the Atlantic season — began bearing down on the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday. The Category 4 hurricane packed winds of 155 mph, which may make it the most powerful storm to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK chief executive David Shelley, spoken-word poet Sophia Thakur, executive digital producer Muki Kulhan, and trends forecaster Tracey Follows, are to headline this year’s FutureBook Live Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds of jobs at risk with parent company owing £6m and administration loomingUnilad, one of the biggest publishers on Facebook, has gone into administration, putting hundreds of jobs at risk and casting doubt on whether outlets that rely on the social media platform for distribution can... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scott Galloway's book "The Four" is about tech giants Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon and how they pose a threat to just about every other business on the planet. But he's mulling a sequel, because he now thinks the first three need to fear the fourth."Amazon is beating up on the other three... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
W F Howes general manager Miles Stevens-Hoare and Enders Analysis’ Joseph Evans are to join radio futurologist James Cridland as the keynote speakers at The Bookseller’s AudioBook conference, held as part of FutureBook Live 2018 (30th November). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) today agreed on a proposal which will allow all member states to give ebooks the same VAT-free status as printed books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new decision allows EU member states to align VAT rates on print books and ebooks if they choose to, instead of a 15% minimum for electronic services. The post European Publishing Welcomes ECOFIN’s Decision on Taxation for Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Data breaches can make us feel helpless, but there are things you can do to protect your online accounts. Since Facebook reported last week that hackers had stolen access tokens to almost 50 million accounts, there have been no signs that the perpetrators leaked any user data online or published... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Union has voted to allow the 28 member states to adjust the value added tax (VAT) rates applied to ebooks and downloadable audiobooks to align with the lower taxes on print books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers like Axel Springer are giving Facebook a harder time after user trust in Facebook dipped following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The post ‘We’re giving them a harder time’: Axel Springer tries to turn up heat on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The deadline for submission for the coveted FutureBook Awards is fast approaching. So far more than 50 companies, individuals and podcasts have been put forward for the accolades that are to be handed out at FutureBook Live on 30th November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is giving brands assurances that their commercials will only run in a thoroughly vetted video environment as part of a new program that focuses on premium content. The new ad offering is also coming down in price since Facebook first started testing the program earlier this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian was among many outlets to write about the huge Facebook vulnerability and attack reported yesterday, and people were understandably keen to share the story on the social network. However, many people found that they were unable to do. Large numbers of Facebook users who tried to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly 50 million Facebook accounts have been affected by a security breach that enabled hackers to take over users’ accounts, the social media giant announced Friday. The new breach comes as Facebook strives to convince its more than 2 billion users that it can be trusted. It is grappling with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is the top social media platform used by book buyers in Canada, according to a new report on social media use by book buyers from BookNet Canada. YouTube is second. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]