HQ has signed a three-book deal with author Sarah Morgan to continue her From Manhattan with Love series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
South Korea becomes the latest country to get the Harry Potter series of seven books and the new 'Cursed Child' playscript in ebook format. This time, they're in both Korean and English. The post Harry Potter Ebooks Released in South Korea appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
As publishers try to figure out how much content to share on Facebook, the social giant is quietly making moves that may leave new publishers feeling as if they have no choice but to share content on it. As of this summer, publishers will no longer be able to sign up for access to Domain... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Walliams’ next picture book is called There’s a Snake in my School, set to be released on 6th October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling is revealing more details about the school of witchcraft and wizardry in new ebooks. The books follow the July debut of the West End play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
J K Rowling is launching new short-form content about the Harry Potter world, called Pottermore Presents, in September, which will be available to sell through online retailers in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is publishing three new books with Hodder & Stoughton, the first of which, Gordon Ramsay Bread Street Kitchen, is due for release in October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling offers additional reading for your commute to Hogsmeade. The post J.K. Rowling Is Releasing 3 E-Books of Secret Hogwarts History appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
360i chairman Bryan Wiener believes publishers shouldn't try to compete head on with Google and Facebook. Instead, they should see what opportunities there are to seize in a large, growing market that Google and Facebook aren't focused on. One place to start is by cleaning up their sites from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A public consultation has formally been launched by the European Commission to address the inconsistency in VAT rates on print and electronically supplied publications. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two days after Facebook came out with its first major crackdown on ad blocking, popular app AdBlock Plus says the social network's ads can still be wiped out. On Tuesday, Facebook said it was reworking its software that loads ads so blockers can't remove sponsored posts or videos. Today,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
SimplyE, a new app from the New York Public Library reduces the once-cumbersome process of checking out library ebooks to three clicks or less. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Entertainment technology developer Neoglyphic Entertaiment has launched a platform that uses data science, gaming and VR technology to create multimedia experiences around traditional novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adblock Plus said on Thursday that its community had already found a workaround to the anti-ad-blocking tech that Facebook announced just Tuesday, though Facebook countered that the fix erases more than just ads.This was just an early counter-strike in what is likely to be a drawn-out contest... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Let publishers take the polite or guilt-trip approach to ad blockers. Facebook is coming down hard, saying it's going to force ad blockers to see ad messages, like it or not. It could be a rallying cry for publishers but will also likely escalate the arms race with tech companies, observers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
S&S was incorrectly named in the original suit, but lawyers told PW that they are planning on filing suit against the book's current publisher, Wiley. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The media industry responded predictably to an announcement from Facebook Thursday that articles using so-called "clickbait" headline tropes will get lower billing in the social giant's all-important News Feed product, which publishers rely on for sweet, sweet referral traffic. (Sponsored posts... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
AsciidocFX is a cross-platform open-source markup editor for building PDF, HTML, ePUB and MOBI ebooks, documents, slides and more. It’s not the easiest package to use, but could still have a lot of appeal for anyone creating academic, technical or scientific documents. Getting started is simple.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Riding the success of its Put Me in the Story book personalization for children, the independent publisher Sourcebooks rolls out an offering on business-inspirational material. The post Trends: Sourcebooks Expands Book Personalization to Business Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has started running tests of mid-roll video ads inside live video broadcasts from top publishing partners, the company confirmed Monday.These are Facebook's first ads that get served directly inside videos on the social network. "We're running a small test where a group of publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]