Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, extended its long-standing collaboration with Stewart, announcing it will be releasing three new books by Stewart slated for publication through 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
What would you like to see happen next in the library ebook market? Take the ReadersFirst survey and have your voice heard. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is finally letting publishers build paywalls inside Instant Articles, but only on Android phones.On Thursday, the social network announced its latest remedy for publishers that while able to tap into large audiences on Facebook, are afraid to give away their content too cheaply. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A long-awaited test to let publishers sell subscriptions through Facebook has been complicated by Apple. The post Publishers are caught in the crossfire of the Facebook-Apple fracas appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The idea of subscriptions in Facebook's Instant Articles has been bandied about for quite some time, and an official test is finally underway. Head of news partnerships Campbell Brown, head of news product Alex Hardiman and product manager Sameera Salari announced in a Facebook Media blog post... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
America’s Test Kitchen, the Boston-based publisher and multimedia company best known for its eponymous public television show, is partnering with Sourcebooks to launch a line of children's books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Drawn from an 'eclectic mix of innovation' and from 10 countries, the 2017 FutureBook Award shortlists showcase work in traditional and startup publishing. The post FutureBook Award Shortlists Reflect Diversity in Publishing Innovation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 40 people, platforms and products have been shortlisted for this year’s coveted FutureBook Awards, with the winners to be announced at the FutureBook Conference on 1st December. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Culture secretary says internet firms may have legal status changed amid concerns about copyright and extremist materialKaren Bradley, the culture secretary, has said the government is considering changing the legal status of Google, Facebook and other internet companies amid growing concerns... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twitter's approach to promoting and monetizing live video is winning fans among publishers. The post As Facebook Live video dreams fade, publishers look again to Twitter appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government wants firms such as Facebook and Twitter to publish annual reports on abuse. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Patricia Hodgson says she believes sites could be classified as publishers, as businesses face pressure over fake newsThe chairman of the media regulator Ofcom has said she believes internet businesses such as Google and Facebook are publishers, raising the prospect that they could eventually... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook made much ado about bringing on third-party fact-checkers to curb fake news. However, it has faced accusations that the fact-checkers themselves are biased -- allegedly, too many of them skew to the left. And it appears that Facebook wants... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s Mark Zuckerberg’s business model that allows Facebook to be manipulated by political activists – no wonder he’s in denial about itOne of my favourite books is The Education of Henry Adams (published in 1918). It’s an extended meditation, written in old age by a scion of one of Boston’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The platform said it's still committed to the fast-loading articles feature and is about to test new features to help publishers. The post With Facebook’s focus on video, publishers hear less about Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is still working out how to reduce the reach of fake news and misinformation on its site and today, it starts testing a new feature that sounds like it might be pretty useful. When an article link is shared in someone's News Feed, there will... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some publishers show more pop-ups, autoplay ads and content recommendation ads to flyby readers. The post Some publishers give Facebook and Google visitors a worse user experience appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the problems with Facebook -- and the internet in general -- is that it has been incredibly democratizing in terms of who is able to publish news and other messages online. Democratization of anything is usually perceived as a good thing, but as the genuine problem of "fake news" (i.e.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over half of Liberation's mobile revenue comes from Facebook Instant Articles, which accounts for 10 percent of its mobile pageviews. The post French publisher Liberation now gets half of mobile ad revenue from Facebook Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's still testing mid-roll ad breaks with a limited number of publishing partners -- and, yes, the dollars are still low. The post Pivot to pennies: Facebook’s key video ad program isn’t delivering much money to publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]